_by_Sandro_Halank%25E2%2580%2593114.jpg) Burgstaller withSchalke 04 in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1989-04-29)29 April 1989 (age 35) | ||
| Place of birth | Villach,Carinthia, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rapid Wien | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2008 | FC Kärnten | 33 | (2) |
| 2008–2011 | Wiener Neustadt | 81 | (12) |
| 2011–2014 | Rapid Wien | 85 | (24) |
| 2014–2015 | Cardiff City | 3 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 63 | (33) |
| 2017–2020 | Schalke 04 | 95 | (24) |
| 2020–2022 | FC St. Pauli | 53 | (29) |
| 2022– | Rapid Wien | 64 | (30) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007 | Austria U19 | 4 | (3) |
| 2008 | Austria U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Austria U21 | 11 | (0) |
| 2012– | Austria | 26 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 October 2023 | |||
Guido Burgstaller (German pronunciation:[ˈɡu̯iːdoˈbʊɐ̯kʃtalɐ]; born 29 April 1989) is an Austrian professionalfootballer who plays as astriker forRapid Wien.
On 23 May 2014, Burgstaller joinedCardiff City on a three-year deal asOle Gunnar Solskjær's second signing of the summer, afterJavi Guerra. Burgstaller said "My decision to join Cardiff City was never in question when the club first contacted me, it has always been a dream for me to play in this country. I've followed Cardiff in the Premier League last season and I'm very proud and honoured to be given the chance to wear the Cardiff City jersey – I'm a big admirer of the passion of the fans."[1]
He made his debut in theChampionship on 8 August, replacingKenwyne Jones for the last 20 minutes of a 1–1 draw atBlackburn Rovers on the opening day of the season.[2] Five days later, he scored within four minutes of his first start as Cardiff won 2–1 away toCoventry City in the first round of theLeague Cup.[3]
On 26 January 2015, Burgstaller left Cardiff by mutual consent,[4] joining2. Bundesliga sideNürnberg on an undisclosed deal four days later.[5]
On 12 January 2017, Burgstaller joinedSchalke 04 for an undisclosed fee. At the time, he was top scorer in the 2. Bundesliga with fourteen goals, and was signed as theRoyal Blues had only one fit striker inEric Maxim Choupo-Moting.[6] On 21 January, he scored on his debut, the only goal of the match in a win overIngolstadt.[7] Afterwards, Burgstaller had an inconsistent run in terms of goalscoring in the Bundesliga, but braces againstAugsburg,[8]Wolfsburg[9] andBayer Leverkusen[10] helped him become Schalke's top scorer with nine goals.
In Burgstaller's first full season as a Schalke player, he was named asDomenico Tedesco's top striker, following the departures of Choupo-Moting andKlaas-Jan Huntelaar. His first goal of the season came againstStuttgart,[11] and in October, he scored in three consecutive matches, including in a DFB-Pokal second round tie againstWehen Wiesbaden.[12] On 25 November, he netted the first goal in a 4–4 draw againstBorussia Dortmund, in a match where Schalke were 4–0 down at halftime.[13] On 7 February 2018, Burgstaller scored the only goal of the match in a win over Wolfsburg, taking them to the DFB-Pokal semi-finals for the first time since the 2010–11 season.[14]
In September 2020, having terminated his contract with Schalke 04, Burgstaller moved to2. Bundesliga clubFC St. Pauli. He agreed a three-year contract with FC St. Pauli.[15][16]
In June 2022, Burgstaller returned toRapid Wien, for which he played from 2011 to 2014, signing a two-year contract.[17] On 14 December 2024, Burgstaller was attacked after an argument in downtownVienna. He suffered abasilar skull fracture and was ruled out for months.[18]
Burgstaller debuted for theAustrian senior squad on 29 February 2012, playing the last five minutes of a 3–1 friendly victory overFinland as a replacement forAndreas Ivanschitz.[19] He scored his first goal for Austria on 6 October 2017, netting the 1–1 equalizer in a 3–2 win againstSerbia.[20]
Burgstaller retired from the national team on 26 August 2019,[19] but came back on 16 October 2023 in a 1–0 away victory againstAzerbaijan in theUEFA Euro 2024 qualifying after being called up by national coachRalf Rangnick.[21] In this match, he came on as a substitute in the 82nd minute and was sent off in stoppage time with a second yellow card.[21]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Kärnten | 2006–07 | Austrian 2. Liga | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 1 | ||
| 2007–08 | Austrian 2. Liga | 29 | 1 | – | – | – | 29 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 2 | ||||
| Wiener Neustadt | 2008–09 | Austrian 2. Liga | 26 | 7 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 30 | 8 | ||
| 2009–10 | Austrian Bundesliga | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 0 | |||
| 2010–11 | Austrian Bundesliga | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 5 | |||
| Total | 81 | 12 | 8 | 1 | – | – | 89 | 13 | ||||
| Rapid Wien | 2011–12 | Austrian Bundesliga | 23 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 25 | 7 | |
| 2012–13 | Austrian Bundesliga | 32 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 8[a] | 0 | – | 44 | 8 | ||
| 2013–14 | Austrian Bundesliga | 30 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 9[a] | 1 | – | 40 | 12 | ||
| Total | 85 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 1 | – | 109 | 27 | |||
| Cardiff City | 2014–15 | Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2[b] | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
| 1. FC Nürnberg | 2014–15 | 2. Bundesliga | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 6 | ||
| 2015–16 | 2. Bundesliga | 33 | 13 | 3 | 1 | – | 2[c] | 0 | 38 | 14 | ||
| 2016–17 | 2. Bundesliga | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 14 | |||
| Total | 63 | 33 | 5 | 1 | – | 2 | 0 | 70 | 34 | |||
| Schalke 04 | 2016–17 | Bundesliga | 18 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 5[a] | 3 | – | 25 | 12 | |
| 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 32 | 11 | 5 | 2 | – | – | 37 | 13 | |||
| 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 24 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6[d] | 1 | – | 33 | 5 | ||
| 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 21 | 0 | 3 | 2 | – | – | 24 | 2 | |||
| Total | 95 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 4 | – | 119 | 32 | |||
| FC St. Pauli | 2020–21 | 2. Bundesliga | 22 | 11 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 11 | ||
| 2021–22 | 2. Bundesliga | 31 | 18 | 4 | 2 | – | – | 35 | 20 | |||
| Total | 53 | 29 | 4 | 2 | – | – | 57 | 31 | ||||
| Rapid Wien | 2022–23 | Austrian Bundesliga | 31 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 6[e] | 1 | – | 43 | 25 | |
| 2023–24 | Austrian Bundesliga | 20 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3[e] | 1 | – | 27 | 9 | ||
| 2024–25 | Austrian Bundesliga | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11[f] | 6 | – | 24 | 8 | ||
| Total | 64 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 6 | – | 94 | 42 | |||
| Career total | 477 | 154 | 47 | 14 | 48 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 576 | 182 | ||
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| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 2012 | 5 | 0 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 26 | 2 | |
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 6 October 2017 | Ernst-Happel-Stadion,Vienna, Austria |  Serbia | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 7 June 2019 | Wörthersee Stadion,Klagenfurt, Austria |  Slovenia | 1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
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