.jpg) Lienhart in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1996-07-11)11 July 1996 (age 28)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Lilienfeld, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | SC Freiburg | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2015 | Rapid Wien | ||
| 2014–2015 | →Real Madrid (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | Rapid Wien II | 28 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | →Real Madrid C (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Real Madrid B | 53 | (1) |
| 2015–2018 | Real Madrid | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | →SC Freiburg (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2018– | SC Freiburg | 173 | (12) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Austria U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Austria U19 | 10 | (0) |
| 2015 | Austria U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2015–2019 | Austria U21 | 30 | (2) |
| 2017– | Austria | 31 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:27, 12 April 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:10, 23 March 2025 (UTC) | |||
Philipp Lienhart (born 11 July 1996) is an Austrian professionalfootballer who plays as acentre-back forBundesliga clubSC Freiburg and theAustria national team.
Born inLilienfeld,Lower Austria, Lienhart joinedSK Rapid Wien's youth setup in 2008, aged 12. He made his senior debut for theirreserve team on 16 April 2013, coming on as a latesubstitute in a 3–3 away draw againstFC Admira Wacker Mödling Amateure for theRegionalliga championship.
In August 2014, after being regularly used, Lienhart was loaned toReal Madrid.[2] He competed withtheir youth team inthe season'sUEFA Youth League, playing seven matches and scoring in a 3–2 loss away to Liverpool in the group stage on 22 October, and also appeared withthe C-side inTercera División.
At the end of his first season, Lienhart was signed permanently for €800,000,[3] and was subsequently promoted tothe reserves by managerZinedine Zidane.[4] He made his debut for the B-team on 30 August 2015, playing the full 90 minutes of a 2–1 win atCF Rayo Majadahonda.[5]
On 3 October 2015, Lienhart scored his first Castilla goal, equalising for a 1–1 draw atSestao River Club by heading inMartin Ødegaard'scorner kick.[6] Two weeks later, amid an injury crisis, he was included in the main squad for the first time by managerRafael Benítez, for aLa Liga match againstLevante UD;[7] he was unused in the 3–0 win at theSantiago Bernabéu Stadium. He made his first team debut on 2 December 2015, replacingJames Rodríguez in a 3–1Copa del Rey away win againstCádiz CF.[8]
On 5 July 2017, Lienhart was loaned toSC Freiburg for one year.[9] In June 2018, the club announced they had signed him permanently from Real Madrid. The transfer fee was estimated at €2 million plus bonuses.[10]
Lienhart representedAustria at theunder-18,under-19,under-20 andunder-21 levels.
Lienhart got his first call up to the seniorAustria side afterSebastian Prödl withdrew through injury for2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers againstWales andGeorgia in September 2017.[11] He made his debut playing the full 90 minutes of the final match of the qualifying campaign, a 1–0 win againstMoldova in October.[12]
His first goal forAustria came during aUEFA Euro 2024 qualifying match againstEstonia on 16 November 2023.[13]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rapid Wien II | 2012–13 | Austrian Regionalliga East | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | Austrian Regionalliga East | 22 | 0 | — | — | — | 22 | 0 | ||||
| 2014–15 | Austrian Regionalliga East | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
| Real Madrid C (loan) | 2014–15 | Tercera División | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Real Madrid | 2015–16 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Real Madrid B | 2015–16 | Segunda División B | 27 | 1 | — | — | 3[a] | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17 | Segunda División B | 26 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 53 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 56 | 1 | ||
| SC Freiburg (loan) | 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
| SC Freiburg | 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 34 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 4 | |||
| 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 32 | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 5 | |||
| 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 29 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6[b] | 0 | — | 39 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5[b] | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 1 | |||
| Freiburg total | 184 | 12 | 22 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 219 | 13 | ||
| Career total | 268 | 14 | 23 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 307 | 15 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 10 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 31 | 3 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 16 November 2023 | Lilleküla Stadium,Tallinn, Estonia |  Estonia | 2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
| 2. | 10 October 2024 | Raiffeisen Arena,Linz, Austria |  Kazakhstan | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2024–25 UEFA Nations League B |
| 3. | 13 October 2024 | Raiffeisen Arena, Linz, Austria |  Norway | 3–1 | 5–1 | 2024–25 UEFA Nations League B |
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