Jakob Jantscher (born 8 January 1989) is an

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n professional

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who plays as a winger or striker for 2. Liga club ASK Voitsberg.

Club career

Born in

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, Jantscher started his career at SC Unterpremstätten und LUV Graz in the Styrian league and 2003 at the age of 14 he moved on to Sturm Graz. On 20 October 2007, he gave his debut in the first team coming on for Thomas Krammer in a match against Red Bull Salzburg. He scored his first goal on 24 November 2007 in a match against

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. On 3 June 2010, Jantscher signed with FC Red Bull Salzburg for four years. On 6 September 2012, he joined

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on one-year loan deal, while Dynamo Moscow secured an option to sign him permanently, which they choose not to.Homepage FC Red Bull Salzburg (en)
/ref> On 1 September 2013, Jantscher signed for Dutch

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club

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, where he stayed only one season as the club was relegated at the end of the season. On 24 June 2016, Jantscher made a transfer to Turkish side

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. On 9 May 2018, Jantscher played as Sturm Graz beat Red Bull Salzburg in extra time to win the 2017–18

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.. On 30 August 2023, Jantscher joined

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club

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. In June 2024, Jantscher returned to Austria to sign with recently promoted 2. Liga club ASK Voitsberg.

International career

Jantscher played five times for the

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, under-19 and under-20, and twice for Austria U21. His made his debut for

on 6 June 2009 in a

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against

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. His first goal was in a friendly match against

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, where he scored the only goal for Austria in a 5–1 defeat. He represented the national team at

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Career statistics

International goals

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

Honours

Red Bull Salzburg *

Austrian Football Bundesliga The Bundesliga ( , "Federal League"), also known as Admiral Bundesliga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Austria and the highest level of the Austrian football league system. The competition decides the A ...

: 2012 *

: 2012 Sturm Graz *

: 2010, 2018 Kitchee *

Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield The Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield (), known commonly as the Senior Shield, is the Association football, football Single-elimination tournament, knockout inter-club competition held in Hong Kong and the List of oldest football competitions, fo ...

: 2023–24 * HKPLC Cup: 2023–24 Individual *

Austrian Bundesliga The Bundesliga ( , "Federal League"), also known as Admiral Bundesliga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Austria and the highest level of the Austrian football league system. The competition decides the A ...

Player of the Year: 2021–22 *

Top assist provider: 2021–22 *

Team of the Year: 2021–22

References

External links

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Voetbal International profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jantscher, Jakob Living people 1989 births Men's association football midfielders Men's association football forwards Austrian men's footballers Austria men's international footballers UEFA Euro 2016 players Austrian Football Bundesliga players 2. Liga (Austria) players Russian Premier League players Eredivisie players Swiss Super League players Süper Lig players Hong Kong Premier League players SK Sturm Graz players FC Red Bull Salzburg players FC Dynamo Moscow players NEC Nijmegen players FC Luzern players Çaykur Rizespor footballers Kitchee SC players Austrian expatriate men's footballers Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Austrian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Hong Kong Expatriate men's footballers in Hong Kong Footballers from Graz