Konrad Laimer (born 27 May 1997) is an Austrian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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and the Austria national team.

Club career

Laimer is a youth exponent from Red Bull Salzburg. He made his

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debut with the reserve team and breeder club Liefering in 2 May 2014, against

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. He made his first team debut at 28 September 2014 against Rapid Wien. He replaced

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in added time. On 30 June 2017, Laimer moved to Germany and joined

on a four-year deal. Laimer's deal was due to run out in 2021, but he later signed a contract extension until 2023.

International career

Laimer got his first call up to the senior

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side for

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qualifiers against

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and

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in September 2017. He made his debut on 7 June 2019 in a Euro 2020 qualifier against Slovenia, as a starter.

Career statistics

Club

International

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

Honours

Red Bull Salzburg *

Austrian Bundesliga The Austrian Football Bundesliga (german: Österreichische Fußball-Bundesliga, italic=no , "Austrian Football Federal League"), also known as Admiral Bundesliga for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the Austrian football league system. The ...

: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17 *

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: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17 RB Leipzig *

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: 2021–22 Individual *

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Team of the Season: 2021–22

References

External links

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Eurosport profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Laimer, Konrad 1997 births Living people Footballers from Salzburg Association football midfielders Austrian footballers Austria youth international footballers Austria under-21 international footballers Austria international footballers FC Red Bull Salzburg players RB Leipzig players FC Liefering players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Bundesliga players UEFA Euro 2020 players Austrian expatriate footballers Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate footballers in Germany