Benedikt Pichler Explained

Benedikt Pichler
Birth Date:1997 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Salzburg, Austria[1]
Height:1.87 m
Position:Forward
Currentclub:Holstein Kiel
Clubnumber:9
Youthyears1:2006–2010
Youthclubs1:USK Gneiss
Youthyears2:2010–2014
Youthclubs2:USK Anif
Years1:2014–2016
Clubs1:Grödig II
Caps1:40
Goals1:13
Years2:2016–2018
Clubs2:Grödig
Caps2:49
Goals2:15
Years3:2018–2019
Caps3:22
Goals3:8
Years4:2019–2021
Clubs4:Austria Wien
Caps4:49
Goals4:13
Years5:2019–2021
Clubs5:Austria Wien II
Caps5:12
Goals5:5
Years6:2021–
Clubs6:Holstein Kiel
Caps6:59
Goals6:18
Years7:2023–
Clubs7:Holstein Kiel II
Caps7:1
Goals7:0
Club-Update:22 May 2024

Benedikt Pichler (born 20 July 1997) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Holstein Kiel.

Career

Pichler was born in Salzburg, Austria, and began his youth career with local club USK Gneiss. In 2010, he joined the academy of the USK Anif. Ahead of the 2014–15 season, he moved to the amateurs of Grödig, making his debut in the Salzburger Liga in August 2014, when he was substituted for Marinko Sorda in the 58th minute on the first matchday of that season against his former side USK Anif. In the same month, he scored his first goal in the fourth division in a 4–2 victory against the Salzburger AK 1914.[2]

In July 2016, he made his debut for Grödig's first team in the Austrian Regionalliga when he came off the bench at half-time for Julian Feiser on the first matchday of the 2016–17 season against FC Kufstein.[3] Pichler scored his first goal in the Regionalliga in September 2016 in a 2–0 win against TSV St. Johann im Pongau.[4]

For the 2018–19 season, he moved to the 2. Liga club Austria Klagenfurt.[5] He made his competitive debut in July 2018, when he was in the starting eleven on the first matchday of the season against Austria Lustenau.[6]

For the 2019–20 season, he moved to the Austrian Bundesliga club Austria Wien, where he signed a four-year contract.[7] In two years with the Viennese, he made 43 Bundesliga appearances, in which he scored eleven goals.

Pichler moved to 2. Bundesliga club Holstein Kiel from in August 2021, having agreed a four-year contract.[8] On 11 May 2024, he scored a goal in a 1–1 draw against Fortuna Düsseldorf, securing his club's promotion to the Bundesliga for the first time in their history.[9] [10]

Notes and References

  1. News: Andonov . Aleksandar . Benedikt Pichler wechselt von Austria Wien zu Holstein Kiel . Salzburg24 . 30 August 2021 . de.
  2. News: Grödig Amateure siegten beim SAK mit 4:2 . Fußball Salzburg - Ergebnisse, Tabellen und Torschützen von allen Sbg Ligen. ligaportal.at . 17 August 2014 . de-de.
  3. Web site: Aufstellung FC Kufstein - SV Grödig 0:3 (Regionalliga West (-2019) 2016/2017, 1. Spieltag) . Sport . 26 February 2022 . de.
  4. Web site: Aufstellung TSV St. Johann - SV Grödig 0:2 (Regionalliga West (-2019) 2016/2017, 11. Spieltag) . Sport . 26 February 2022 . de.
  5. Web site: Rosenzopf . Christian . Neues Trio bei der Austria - News - SK Austria Klagenfurt - geomix Vereinshomepage . SK Austria Klagenfurt . 26 February 2022 . de.
  6. Web site: SK Austria Klagenfurt - Austria Lustenau 1:1 (2. Liga 2018/2019, 1. Round) . WorldFootball . HEIM:SPIEL . 26 February 2022.
  7. Web site: Austria Wien verpflichtet Benedikt Pichler . FK Austria Wien . https://web.archive.org/web/20190605140711/http://www.fk-austria.at/de/n/news/2019/06/austria-wien-verpflichtet-benedikt-pichler/ . 5 June 2019 . de . 5 June 2019 . dead.
  8. Web site: Benedikt Pichler verstärkt Kieler Offensive . Kieler Sportvereinigung Holstein von 1900 e. V. . 30 August 2021 . de . 30 August 2021.
  9. Web site: Erster Aufsteiger fix - Ekstase in Kiel . Sport1 . de . 11 May 2024 .
  10. Web site: Holstein Kiel promoted to the Bundesliga for first time! . Bundesliga . 11 May 2024 .