Kevin Stöger

Kevin Stöger
Stöger in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-08-27) 27 August 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Steyr, Austria
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 VfL Bochum
Number 7
Youth career
1998–2007 ATSV Steyr
2007–2009 SV Ried
2009–2011 VfB Stuttgart
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 VfB Stuttgart II 51 (4)
2012–2015 VfB Stuttgart 0 (0)
2013–2015 → 1. FC Kaiserslautern (loan) 36 (3)
2013–2014 → 1. FC Kaiserslautern II (loan) 6 (0)
2015–2016 SC Paderborn 25 (1)
2016–2018 VfL Bochum 37 (5)
2018–2020 Fortuna Düsseldorf 42 (1)
2020–2022 Mainz 05 42 (4)
2022– VfL Bochum 35 (6)
International career
2008–2009 Austria U-16 4 (0)
2009–2010 Austria U-17 8 (0)
2010 Austria U-18 1 (1)
2011–2012 Austria U-19 9 (0)
2012–2014 Austria U-21 17 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 September 2023 (UTC)

Kevin Stöger (born 27 August 1993) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club VfL Bochum. He is the younger brother of fellow footballer Pascal Stöger.

Club career

Stöger was born in Steyr, Austria.

On 22 January 2011, Kevin Stöger had his debut for VfB Stuttgart II in the 3. Liga against FC Carl Zeiss Jena.[1]

For the 2012–13 season he was promoted to the first team of VfB Stuttgart.[2] Stöger made his debut for VfB Stuttgart on 31 October 2012 during the second round of the 2012–13 DFB-Pokal in a 3–0 home victory against FC St. Pauli.[3]

In July 2013 Stöger was loaned out to 1. FC Kaiserslautern until June 2015.[4]

He moved to SC Paderborn 07 on 26 August 2015.[5]

He moved to newly promoted Fortuna Düsseldorf on 28 May 2018. He was given the number 22.[6]

On 7 October 2020, Stöger signed for Mainz 05 on a free transfer, on a two-year deal.[7][8]

On 10 June 2022, Stöger signed for Bochum on a free transfer, on a two-year deal.[9]

International career

At the age of 17 years Stöger was called up into the Austrian squad for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[10]

Career statistics

As of 4 January 2021[11][12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
VfB Stuttgart II 2010–11 3. Liga 6 0 — 6 0
2011–12 23 2 — 23 2
2012–13 22 2 — 22 2
Total 51 4 0 0 51 4
VfB Stuttgart 2012–13 Bundesliga 0 0 1 0 1 0
1. FC Kaiserslautern II 2013–14 Regionalliga Südwest 6 0 — 6 0
1. FC Kaiserslautern 2013–14 2. Bundesliga 6 1 1 0 7 1
2014–15 30 2 3 0 33 2
Total 36 3 4 0 40 3
SC Paderborn 2015–16 2. Bundesliga 25 1 1 0 26 1
VfL Bochum 2016–17 2. Bundesliga 7 1 1 2 8 3
2017–18 30 4 2 0 32 4
Total 37 5 3 2 40 7
Fortuna Düsseldorf 2018–19 Bundesliga 25 1 3 1 28 2
2019–20 17 0 2 1 19 1
Total 42 1 5 2 47 3
Mainz 05 2020–21 Bundesliga 19 3 1 0 20 3
2021–22 23 1 2 0 25 1
Total 42 4 3 0 45 4
Career total 239 18 18 4 227 22

References

  1. ^ "Official match report: Carl Zeiss Jena - VfB Stuttgart II 1:1 (0:0)". German Football Association. 22 January 2011. Archived from the original on 2 July 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Many unforgettable moments". VfB Stuttgart. 10 May 2012. Archived from the original on 7 December 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Official match report: VfB Stuttgart - FC St. Pauli 3:0 (3:0)". German Football Association. 31 October 2012. Archived from the original on 11 February 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
  4. ^ "Kevin Stöger released on loan". VfB Stuttgart. 1 July 2013. Archived from the original on 7 December 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  5. ^ "Kevin Stöger makes move to Paderborn". VfB Stuttgart. 26 August 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  6. ^ Wozniak, Krystian (28 May 2018). "Kevin Stöger wechselt vom VfL Bochum zu Fortuna Düsseldorf". Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  7. ^ "KEVIN STÖGER WIRD MAINZER" (Press release) (in German). Mainz 05. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Official: Kevin Stöger joins Mainz on a free transfer".
  9. ^ "Kevin Stöger zurück "anne Castroper"" (Press release) (in German). Bochum. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Stöger participating in the World Championships in Columbia". VfB Stuttgart. 7 July 2011. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  11. ^ "Kevin Stöger" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  12. ^ Kevin Stöger at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 June 2022.

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