Christoph Baumgartner (born 1 August 1999) is an Austrian professional

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who plays as a

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and

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for

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club

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and the Austria national team.

Club career

TSG Hoffenheim

In January 2019, Baumgartner was promoted to the first team squad of

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. He made his debut for Hoffenheim in the

on 11 May 2019, coming on as a half-time substitute for

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in the 0–1 home loss against

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RB Leipzig

On 23 June 2023,

announced the signing of Baumgartner on a five-year contract.

International career

Youth

Baumgartner appeared for the various Austrian youth national teams, from the under-15 to under-19 selections. In April 2016, he was included in Austria's squad for the

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in Azerbaijan. He scored both goals in Austria's 2–0 win in their opening match against

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, with the team managing to reach the quarter-finals before losing to

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. He made his under-21 debut on 10 November 2017, coming on as a substitute for Mathias Honsak in the 87th minute of the

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match against

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, which finished as a 1–3 home loss.

Senior

In August 2020, Baumgartner was called up for the Austrian senior team for the first time. On 4 September, he started his first match in a 2–1 away win over

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during the

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. Three days later, he scored his first goal in a 3–2 home defeat against

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. On 24 May 2021, he was named in Austrian squad for the

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. On 21 June, he scored the only goal for Austria in a 1–0 win over

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, to help his national team to reach the knockout stages of the competition for the first time in their history. On 23 March 2024, Baumgartner scored what is believed to be the fastest goal in the history of international football, scoring after only six seconds in a 2–0 friendly victory over

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. Later that year, on 7 June, he was named in the 26-man squad for the

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. On 21 June, he scored his country's second goal in a 3–1 victory over

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during the group stage.

Personal life

Baumgartner's older brother,

Dominik Dominic, Dominik or Dominick is a male given name common among Roman Catholics and other Latin-Romans. Originally from the late Roman-Italic name "Dominicus", its translation means "Lordly", "Belonging to God" or "of the Master". The most promi ...

, is also a professional footballer and former youth international for Austria.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Baumgartner goal''

References

External links

Profile
at the RB Leipzig website * * *
ÖFB profile

{{DEFAULTSORT:Baumgartner, Christoph 1999 births Living people People from Horn, Austria Footballers from Lower Austria Austrian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II players TSG 1899 Hoffenheim players RB Leipzig players Bundesliga players Regionalliga players Austria men's youth international footballers Austria men's under-21 international footballers Austria men's international footballers UEFA Euro 2020 players UEFA Euro 2024 players Austrian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Germany 21st-century Austrian sportsmen