Christoph Monschein (born 22 October 1992) is an Austrian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Club career

Early years

Monschein began his footballing career with hometown club SC Brunn am Gebirge. In 2014, he moved to ASK Ebreichsdorf. In January 2016 he joined his first professional club Admira Wacker Mödling. He made his

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debut on 7 February 2016 in a 2–1 loss to Red Bull Salzburg, when he came off the bench in closing stages for Lukas Grozurek.

Austria Wien

On 1 July 2017, Monschein joined

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for a reported fee of €600,000. He signed a three-year contract. During his time in

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he made 116 Bundesliga appearances, scoring 36 goals.

LASK

In the summer of 2021, he joined

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on a three-year contract. On 27 January 2022, Monschein was loaned to Rheindorf Altach until the end of the season.

SV Ried

Monschein joined

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on 13 June 2022, signing a two-year contract with an option for an additional year.

First Vienna

In summer 2023, Monschein signed with

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, on a two-year contract.

International career

In August 2020, Monschein was called up for the Austria national team for the first time by national team coach

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. He made his debut in September 2020 when he came on as a substitute in the 81st minute for Florian Grillitsch in a

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against

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Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Monschein, Christoph 1992 births Living people Austrian men's footballers Austria men's international footballers Admira Wacker players FK Austria Wien players LASK players SC Rheindorf Altach players SV Ried players First Vienna FC players Austrian Football Bundesliga players 2. Liga (Austria) players Men's association football forwards People from Mödling District Footballers from Lower Austria 21st-century Austrian sportsmen