Konrad Laimer (born 27 May 1997) 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

Red Bull Salzburg

A youth product of Red Bull Salzburg, Laimer made his

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debut with the reserve team and breeder club

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on 2 May 2014 against

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

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. He replaced

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in added time.

RB Leipzig

On 30 June 2017, Laimer moved to Germany and joined

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

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and

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with Leipzig. On 3 June 2023, despite their victory in the 2023 DFB-Pokal, Laimer announced his decision to depart from RB Leipzig.

Bayern Munich

On 9 June 2023, Bayern Munich announced that they had signed Laimer on a free transfer until 30 June 2027. On 8 August 2023, Laimer changed his number in Bayern Munich from 24 to his favorite number 27 as the number's previous owner

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left the club. On 26 September, he scored his first goal in a 4–0 away win over

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in the

International career

In September 2017, Laimer received his first call-up to the Austrian senior squad for

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matches against

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and

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in September 2017. On 7 June 2019, he debuted as a starter in a

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against

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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 *

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: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17 *

Austrian Cup The Austrian Cup (), known as UNIQA ÖFB Cup for sponsorship purposes, is an annual football competition held by the Austrian Football Association, the ÖFB. During the 2008–09 season, Austria Wien won the tournament for a record 27th time. Wo ...

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

: 2021–22,

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, runner up:

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Bayern Munich *

: 2024–25 Individual *

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Team of the Season: 2021–22

References

External links

Konrad Laimer at FC Bayern Munich
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Konrad Laimer at Eurosport
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