David Affengruber (footballer, born 2001)

David Affengruber
	Affengruber in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth	19 March 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Scheibbs, Austria
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Elche
Number	22
Youth career
2007–2013	SC Wieselburg
2013–2019	Red Bull Salzburg
Senior career*
Years	Team
2019–2021	FC Liefering
2021	Red Bull Salzburg
2021–2024	Sturm Graz
2024–	Elche
International career‡
2019–2020	Austria U19
2021–2022	Austria U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 November 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 June 2022

David Affengruber (born 19 March 2001) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Segunda División club Elche.

Club career

Affengruber began his career at SC Wieselburg. In September 2013 he moved to the youth team of Red Bull Salzburg. From the 2015–16 season he played in all age groups in the academy at Red Bull Salzburg.

For the 2019–20 season he was promoted to FC Liefering. He made his debut for Liefering in the second division in July 2019. He started against SKU Amstetten on matchday one of that season. In the game he also scored his first second division goal.

In January 2021 he made his Bundesliga debut for Red Bull Salzburg against TSV Hartberg. In February 2021 he received a contract in Salzburg that ran until May 2022. ^[1] By the end of the season he had made five appearances for Salzburg in the Bundesliga.

On 11 June 2021, Affengruber signed a three-year contract with Sturm Graz.^[2] On 28 August 2024, he moved abroad for the first time in his career after joining Spanish Segunda División side Elche.^[3]

International career

Affengruber made his debut for the Austrian U-19 team against Latvia in September 2019. He made his U-21 debut against Norway in September 2021.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 5 May 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
FC Liefering	2019–20	2. Liga	28	2	—		—		—		28	2
	2020–21	2. Liga	23	3	—		—		—		23	3
	Total		51	5	—		—		—		51	5
Red Bull Salzburg	2020–21	Austrian Bundesliga	5	0	1	0	—		—		6	0
Sturm Graz	2021–22	Austrian Bundesliga	30	1	3	1	8	0	—		41	2
	2022–23		27	4	5	1	8	0	—		40	5
	2022–23		28	2	5	1	12	0	—		45	3
	Total		85	7	13	3	28	0	—		126	10
Career total			141	12	14	3	28	0	0	0	183	15

Honours

Red Bull Salzburg Youth

Jugendliga U18: 2019^[4]

FC Liefering

Austrian Football First League runner-up: 2021

Red Bull Salzburg

Austrian Bundesliga: 2021
Austrian Cup: 2021

References

^ FC Red Bull Salzburg Homepage
^ "STURM GRAZ VERPFLICHTET DAVID AFFENGRUBER" (in German). Sturm Graz. 11 June 2021. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
^ "Affengruber, un refuerzo de lujo para cerrar la defensa del Elche CF" [Affengruber, a luxury signing to complete the defense of Elche CF] (in Spanish). Elche CF. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
^ "Summary - Jugendliga U18 - Austria - Results, fixtures, tables and news". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 September 2019.

Other websites

David Affengruber at WorldFootball.net
David Affengruber at Soccerway

[1] FC Red Bull Salzburg Homepage

[2] "STURM GRAZ VERPFLICHTET DAVID AFFENGRUBER" (in German). Sturm Graz. 11 June 2021. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2021.

[3] "Affengruber, un refuerzo de lujo para cerrar la defensa del Elche CF" [Affengruber, a luxury signing to complete the defense of Elche CF] (in Spanish). Elche CF. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.

[4] "Summary - Jugendliga U18 - Austria - Results, fixtures, tables and news". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 September 2019.

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