| Christoph Baumgartner | |
| Full Name: | Christoph Baumgartner |
| Height: | 1.80 m[1] |
| Birth Date: | 1999 8, df=yes[2] |
| Birth Place: | Horn, Austria |
| Position: | Attacking midfielder, forward |
| Currentclub: | RB Leipzig |
| Clubnumber: | 14 |
| Youthyears1: | 2005–2012 |
| Youthclubs1: | SV Horn |
| Youthyears2: | 2012–2017 |
| Youthclubs2: | AKA St. Pölten |
| Youthyears3: | 2017–2018 |
| Youthclubs3: | TSG Hoffenheim |
| Years1: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs1: | TSG Hoffenheim II |
| Caps1: | 14 |
| Goals1: | 5 |
| Years2: | 2019–2023 |
| Clubs2: | TSG Hoffenheim |
| Caps2: | 121 |
| Goals2: | 27 |
| Years3: | 2023– |
| Clubs3: | RB Leipzig |
| Caps3: | 32 |
| Goals3: | 5 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2014 |
| Nationalteam1: | Austria U15 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2014–2015 |
| Nationalteam2: | Austria U16 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 12 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 5 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2015–2016 |
| Nationalteam3: | Austria U17 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 4 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2016–2017 |
| Nationalteam4: | Austria U18 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 2 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2017–2018 |
| Nationalteam5: | Austria U19 |
| Nationalcaps5: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 4 |
| Nationalyears6: | 2017– |
| Nationalteam6: | Austria U21 |
| Nationalcaps6: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals6: | 0 |
| Nationalyears7: | 2020– |
| Nationalteam7: | Austria |
| Nationalcaps7: | 42 |
| Nationalgoals7: | 16 |
| Club-Update: | 21 May 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 2 July 2024 |
Christoph Baumgartner (born 1 August 1999) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a attacking midfielder and forward for Bundesliga club RB Leipzig and the Austria national team.[3]
In January 2019, Baumgartner was promoted to the first team squad of TSG Hoffenheim.[4] He made his debut for Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga on 11 May 2019, coming on as a half-time substitute for Nadiem Amiri in the 0–1 home loss against Werder Bremen.[5]
On 23 June 2023, RB Leipzig announced the signing of Baumgartner on a five-year contract.[6]
Baumgartner appeared for the various Austrian youth national teams, from the under-15 to under-19 selections.[7] [8] [9] [10] [11] In April 2016, he was included in Austria's squad for the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Azerbaijan.[12] He scored both goals in Austria's 2–0 win in their opening match against Bosnia and Herzegovina,[13] with the team managing to reach the quarter-finals before losing to Portugal.[14]
He made his under-21 debut on 10 November 2017, coming on as a substitute for Mathias Honsak in the 87th minute of the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against Serbia, which finished as a 1–3 home loss.[15]
In August 2020, Baumgartner was called up for the Austrian senior team for the first time.[16] On 4 September, he started his first match in a 2–1 away win over Norway during the UEFA Nations League.[17] Three days later, he scored his first goal in a 3–2 home defeat against Romania.[18]
On 24 May 2021, he was named in Austrian squad for the UEFA Euro 2020.[19] On 21 June, he scored the only goal for Austria in a 1–0 win over Ukraine, to help his national team to reach the knockout stages of the competition for the first time in their history.[20]
On 23 March 2024, Baumgartner scored what is believed to be the fastest goal in the history of international football, scoring after only six seconds in a 2–0 friendly victory over Slovakia in Bratislava.[21] Later that year, on 7 June, he was named in the 26-man squad for the UEFA Euro 2024.[22] On 21 June, he scored his country's second goal in a 3–1 victory over Poland during the group stage.[23]
Baumgartner's older brother, Dominik, is also a professional footballer and former youth international for Austria.[24]
| Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| TSG Hoffenheim II | 2018–19 | Regionalliga Südwest | 14 | 5 | – | – | – | 14 | 5 | ||||
| TSG Hoffenheim | 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 7 | |||||
| 2020–21 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | – | 41 | 10 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 31 | 7 | |||||
| 2022–23 | 33 | 7 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 36 | 7 | |||||
| Total | 121 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 31 | |||
| RB Leipzig | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 32 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 5 | |
| Career total | 167 | 37 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 192 | 41 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 2020 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 12 | 4 | ||
| 2022 | 8 | 1 | ||
| 2023 | 9 | 4 | ||
| 2024 | 8 | 5 | ||
| Total | 42 | 16 | ||
Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Baumgartner goal.
| + List of international goals scored by Christoph Baumgartner | No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 7 September 2020 | Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt, Austria | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B | |||
| 2. | 7 October 2020 | Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt, Austria | align=center | 2–1 | align=center | 2–1 | Friendly | |
| 3. | 28 March 2021 | Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria | align=center | 2–1 | align=center | 3–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 4. | 21 June 2021 | Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 1–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 | |
| 5. | 1 September 2021 | Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 2–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 6. | 4 September 2021 | Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa, Israel | align=center | 1–3 | align=center | 2–5 | ||
| 7. | 25 September 2022 | Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria | align=center | 1–1 | align=center | 1–3 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League A | |
| 8. | 24 March 2023 | Raiffeisen Arena, Pasching, Austria | align=center | 4–1 | align=center | 4–1 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | |
| 9. | 20 June 2023 | Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria | align=center | 1–0 | align=center rowspan=2 | 2–0 | ||
| 10. | align=center | 2–0 | ||||||
| 11. | 21 November 2023 | Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria | align=center | 2–0 | align=center | 2–0 | Friendly | |
| 12. | 23 March 2024 | Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 2–0 | ||
| 13. | 26 March 2024 | Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria | align=center | 5–1 | align=center | 6–1 | ||
| 14. | 4 June 2024 | Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria | 2–0 | 2–1 | ||||
| 15. | 8 June 2024 | Kybunpark, St. Gallen, Switzerland | 1–0 | 1–1 | ||||
| 16. | 21 June 2024 | Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany | 2–1 | 3–1 | UEFA Euro 2024 |