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Stefan Ilsanker

For the German luger, see Stefan Ilsanker (luger).

Stefan Ilsanker
Ilsanker with Eintracht Frankfurt in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-05-18) 18 May 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Hallein, Salzburg, Austria
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
0000–2005 1. Halleiner SK
2005–2007 Red Bull Salzburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2010 Red Bull Juniors Salzburg 76 (4)
2009–2010 Red Bull Salzburg 0 (0)
2010–2012 SV Mattersburg 50 (0)
2012–2015 Red Bull Salzburg 89 (4)
2015–2020 RB Leipzig 105 (1)
2020–2022 Eintracht Frankfurt 51 (3)
2022–2023 Genoa 16 (0)
Total 387 (12)
International career
2007–2008 Austria U19 12 (0)
2008–2010 Austria U21 9 (0)
2014–2022 Austria 61 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stefan Ilsanker (born 18 May 1989) is an Austrian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

A product of the Red Bull Salzburg academy, Ilsanker's professional career spanned 15 years, where he also played for SV Mattersburg, RB Leipzig, Eintracht Frankfurt and Genoa. During his active career, he also represented Austria at the Under-19 European Championship and was also a member of the under-21 team. He was a full senior international between 2014 and 2022.

Club career

Ilsanker began his career in the youth squad of 1. Halleiner SK as goalkeeper but soon switched into the midfield. In 2005, he signed with Red Bull Salzburg, where he played in the Red Bull Juniors team.

On 4 April 2009, Ilsanker was called up to the first team bench for a league game. His first game for Red Bull Salzburg was a national cup match on 15 August 2009.[2] On 25 August 2009, he played his first international game for Red Bull Salzburg in the UEFA Champions League qualifier versus Maccabi Haifa.

At the end of the 2009–10 season Ilsanker signed with SV Mattersburg.[3] In 2012, he came back to Red Bull Salzburg. In the meantime, he was a regular of the starting team of the club. On 26 February, the club announced, that his contract was extended till 2018.

Stefan Ilsanker was sent-off on 19 December 2018 against Bayern Munich.[4]

On 31 January 2020, Ilsanker joined Eintracht Frankfurt on a deal lasting until 2022.[5][6] On 3 June 2020, Ilsanker came off the bench against Werder Bremen and scored twice in the final 10 minutes of the match to secure a 3–0 victory.[7]

On 23 June 2022, Ilsanker joined Italian club Genoa.[8]

He announced his retirement from football on 6 January 2024, after being without a club for six months following his release from Genoa.[9]

International career

Stefan Ilsanker with the Austria national football team, 2014

Ilsanker has won over 40 caps for Austria since his debut in 2014. Ilsanker represented his country at Euro 2016, where Austria finished last in Group F.[10] Ilsanker played in two matches for Austria at the tournament, their 0–0 draw with eventual champions Portugal[11] and 2–1 loss to Iceland.[12]

Personal life

Stefan Ilsanker is the son of Herbert Ilsanker, the goalkeeper coach of Red Bull Salzburg.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[13]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Red Bull Salzburg (A) 2006–07 Austrian First League 0 0 3 0 — 3 0
2007–08 26 2 — — 26 2
2008–09 23 0 1 0 — 24 0
2009–10 27 2 — — 27 2
Total 76 4 4 0 — 80 4
Red Bull Salzburg 2009–10 Austrian Bundesliga 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 0
Mattersburg 2010–11 Austrian Bundesliga 26 0 4 0 — 30 0
2011–12 24 0 2 0 — 26 0
Total 50 0 6 0 — 56 0
Red Bull Salzburg 2012–13 Austrian Bundesliga 26 0 4 0 1 0 31 0
2013–14 32 4 6 1 13 0 51 1
2014–15 31 0 5 0 9 0 45 0
Total 89 4 15 1 23 0 127 4
RB Leipzig 2015–16 2. Bundesliga 26 1 2 0 — 28 1
2016–17 Bundesliga 33 0 1 0 — 34 0
2017–18 21 0 1 0 6 0 28 0
2018–19 19 0 4 0 11 0 34 0
2019–20 6 0 1 0 0 0 7 0
Total 105 1 9 0 17 0 131 1
Eintracht Frankfurt 2019–20 Bundesliga 12 2 2 0 4 0 18 2
2020–21 27 1 2 0 — 29 1
2021–22 12 0 0 0 2 0 14 0
Total 51 3 4 0 6 0 61 3
Genoa 2022–23 Serie B 16 0 0 0 — 16 0
Career total 387 12 40 1 47 0 473 13

Honours

Red Bull Salzburg

Eintracht Frankfurt

References

  1. ^ "Stefan Ilsanker". Eintracht Frankfurt. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Stefan Ilsanker - ÖFB Cup 2009/2010". weltfussball.at (in German). World Football. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Erste Neuverpflichtungen bei Mattersburg" [First signings at Mattersburg]. UEFA.com (in German). Union of European Football Associations. 20 May 2010. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Ribery lässt die Bayern im Verfolgerduell jubeln". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  5. ^ "RasenBallsport Leipzig - Abgang-Ilsanker". redbulls (in German). Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Vertrag bis 2022: Stefan Ilsanker wird ein Adlerträger" (in German). Eintracht Frankfurt. 31 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Ilsanker brace for Eintracht keeps Bremen in drop zone". ESPNFC. 3 June 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  8. ^ "Stefan #Ilsanker è un nuovo giocatore del Genoa" (in Italian). Genoa. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  9. ^ "Mit 34 ist Schluss: Ilsanker beendet Karriere". kicker (in German). 6 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  10. ^ "Euro 2016: Full squads for every country". BBC. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  11. ^ "Cristiano Ronado hits upright with 79th-minute penalty". UEFA. 18 June 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  12. ^ "Iceland scored a dramatic injury-time winner in a pulsating match to eliminate Austria and set up a last-16 tie against England in Nice on Monday". BBC. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  13. ^ "Stefan Ilsanker » Club matches". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
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