Thomas Kofler (born 7 July 1998) is an Austrian professional

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who plays as a

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for

Regionalliga Tirol The Regionalliga Tirol is a fourth-tier division of Austrian football introduced in the 2019–20 season as one of the successor of the ''Austrian Regionalliga West''. It covers the Austrian state of Tyrol and is one of five leagues at this lev ...

club SC Imst.

Career

Kofler is a product of the youth academies of Innsbrucker and AKA Tirol. In 2016, he began his senior career with Wacker Innsbruck II, and in 2019 was promoted to their senior team

FC Wacker Innsbruck FC Wacker Innsbruck was an Austrian association football club from Innsbruck, Tyrol. History The ''Fußball-Club Wacker'' ("Valiant") ''Innsbruck'' was established in 1915 by Jakob Hanspeter, Benedikt Hosp, Josef Leitner, Josef Albrecht and o ...

. He made his professional debut with Wacker Innsbruck II in a 1–0 2. Liga loss to

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on 5 October 2018. On 13 July 2021, he transferred to

Hartberg Hartberg () is a city in Styria, Austria and the district seat of Hartberg-Fürstenfeld District. As of January 1st 2024, it has a population of 6,713 in an area of 21.58 km2. About 68 km up the A2 Autobahn is the large Styrian capital o ...

in the

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, signing a 3-year contract. On 15 January 2023, Kofler moved to SC Imst in the third-tier

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kofler, Thomas 1998 births Living people Austrian men's footballers FC Wacker Innsbruck (2002) players TSV Hartberg players Austrian Football Bundesliga players 2. Liga (Austria) players Austrian Regionalliga players Men's association football fullbacks 21st-century Austrian sportsmen