Kai Stratznig

Kai Lukas Stratznig (born 15 April 2002) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for First Vienna.[3]

Kai Stratznig
Personal information
Full name Kai Lukas Stratznig
Date of birth (2002-04-15) 15 April 2002
Place of birth Spittal an der Drau, Austria[1]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 First Vienna
Number 28
Youth career
2007–2016 SC Mühldorf
2016–2020 Wolfsberger AC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 Wolfsberger AC II 32 (0)
2020–2022 Wolfsberger AC 44 (0)
2023– First Vienna 11 (0)
International career‡
2021 Austria U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 October 2021

Club career

Born in Spittal an der Drau, Stratznig grew up in Mühldorf and began his career at the local club SC Mühldorf.[1] Ahead of the 2016–17 season, he joined the academy of Wolfsberger AC. In March 2019, he made his debut for the reserve team in the Austrian Regionalliga against FC Wels.[4] By the end of the 2018–19 season, he had made 11 appearances at the third level.[2]

In June 2020, Stratznig was included in the first-team squad for the first time for the match against Sturm Graz. He made his Bundesliga debut the same month when he came on as a substitute for Romano Schmid in the 75th minute of a 4–2 loss to TSV Hartberg on 10 June.[5] He made his first appearance in the starting eleven on 21 June in a 2–2 draw against Red Bull Salzburg.[6]

He suffered an ankle injury in a game against Red Bull Salzburg in February 2022, ruling him out for an extended period.[7] Stratznig left Wolfsberger AC as his contract expired at the end of the 2021–22 season, after declining an extension offer by the club.[8] On 23 February 2023 he joined Second League club First Vienna FC.

International career

In March 2021, Stratznig made his international debut for the Austria U21 team against Saudi Arabia.[9]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 20 February 2022[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wolfsberger AC II 2018–19 Regionalliga 110––00110
2019–20 Regionalliga 170––00170
2020–21 Regionalliga 30––0030
Total 310000000310
Wolfsberger AC 2019–20 Bundesliga 400000—410
2020–21 Bundesliga 230207[lower-alpha 1]01[lower-alpha 2]0330
2021–22 Bundesliga 17040——210
Total 440607010580
Career total 750607010890
  1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearance(s) in Europa Conference League play-offs

References
  1. Tiefling, Peter (24 November 2020). "Sport/Fußball: WAC rückblickend die beste Wahl". meinbezirk.at (in German).
  2. Kai Stratznig at Soccerway
  3. Kai Stratznig at Soccerway
  4. "Wels vs. Wolfsberger AC II - 29 March 2019 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  5. "Wolfsberger AC vs. Hartberg - 10 June 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  6. "Salzburg vs. Wolfsberger AC - 21 June 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  7. Blaas, Mathias (23 February 2022). "Knöchelverletzung: WAC-Profi Stratznig fällt wochenlang aus". Sky Sport Austria (in German). Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  8. Sebestyen, Markus (6 April 2022). "Angebot abgelehnt: Der WAC verliert U21-Teamspieler Kai Stratznig ablösefrei | Kleine Zeitung". Kleine Zeitung (in German). Archived from the original on 8 April 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  9. "Österreich U21 - Saudi Arabien U21". oefb.at (in German). Retrieved 19 November 2021.
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