Kai Stratznig

Kai Stratznig
Personal information
Full name Kai Lukas Stratznig
Date of birth (2002-04-15) 15 April 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Spittal an der Drau, Austria[1]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 First Vienna
Number 28
Youth career
2007–2016 SC Mühldorf
2016–2020 Wolfsberger AC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 Wolfsberger AC II 32 (0)
2020–2022 Wolfsberger AC 44 (0)
2023– First Vienna 14 (0)
International career‡
2021 Austria U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 October 2021

Kai Lukas Stratznig (born 15 April 2002) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for First Vienna.[3]

Club career

Born in Spittal an der Drau, Stratznig grew up in Mühldorf and began his career at the local club SC Mühldorf.[1] Ahead of the 2016–17 season, he joined the academy of Wolfsberger AC. In March 2019, he made his debut for the reserve team in the Austrian Regionalliga against FC Wels.[4] By the end of the 2018–19 season, he had made 11 appearances at the third level.[2]

In June 2020, Stratznig was included in the first-team squad for the first time for the match against Sturm Graz. He made his Bundesliga debut the same month when he came on as a substitute for Romano Schmid in the 75th minute of a 4–2 loss to TSV Hartberg on 10 June.[5] He made his first appearance in the starting eleven on 21 June in a 2–2 draw against Red Bull Salzburg.[6]

He suffered an ankle injury in a game against Red Bull Salzburg in February 2022, ruling him out for an extended period.[7] Stratznig left Wolfsberger AC as his contract expired at the end of the 2021–22 season, after declining an extension offer by the club.[8] On 23 February 2023 he joined Second League club First Vienna FC.

International career

In March 2021, Stratznig made his international debut for the Austria U21 team against Saudi Arabia.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 20 February 2022[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Wolfsberger AC II 2018–19 Regionalliga 11 0 – – 0 0 11 0
2019–20 Regionalliga 17 0 – – 0 0 17 0
2020–21 Regionalliga 3 0 – – 0 0 3 0
Total 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 0
Wolfsberger AC 2019–20 Bundesliga 4 0 0 0 0 0 — 4 10
2020–21 Bundesliga 23 0 2 0 7[a] 0 1[b] 0 33 0
2021–22 Bundesliga 17 0 4 0 — — 21 0
Total 44 0 6 0 7 0 1 0 58 0
Career total 75 0 6 0 7 0 1 0 89 0
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Europa Conference League play-offs

References

  1. ^ a b Tiefling, Peter (24 November 2020). "Sport/Fußball: WAC rückblickend die beste Wahl". meinbezirk.at (in German).
  2. ^ a b c Kai Stratznig at Soccerway
  3. ^ Kai Stratznig at Soccerway
  4. ^ "Wels vs. Wolfsberger AC II - 29 March 2019 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Wolfsberger AC vs. Hartberg - 10 June 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Salzburg vs. Wolfsberger AC - 21 June 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  7. ^ Blaas, Mathias (23 February 2022). "Knöchelverletzung: WAC-Profi Stratznig fällt wochenlang aus". Sky Sport Austria (in German). Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  8. ^ Sebestyen, Markus (6 April 2022). "Angebot abgelehnt: Der WAC verliert U21-Teamspieler Kai Stratznig ablösefrei | Kleine Zeitung". Kleine Zeitung (in German). Archived from the original on 8 April 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  9. ^ "Österreich U21 - Saudi Arabien U21". oefb.at (in German). Retrieved 19 November 2021.