Simon Piesinger

Simon Piesinger (born 13 May 1992) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Austrian Bundesliga club Wolfsberger AC.

Simon Piesinger

Piesinger in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth	(1992-05-13) 13 May 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Linz, Austria
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s)	Centre-back, defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Wolfsberger AC
Number	8
Youth career
1998–2006	SK St. Magdalena
2006–2010	LASK
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2011	LASK (A)	21	(1)
2011–2012	Blau-Weiß Linz	28	(0)
2012–2014	Wacker Innsbruck	43	(1)
2013–2014	Wacker Innsbruck II	5	(0)
2014–2017	Sturm Graz	60	(11)
2017–2019	Rheindorf Altach	34	(2)
2019–2022	Randers	84	(4)
2022–	Wolfsberger AC	48	(3)
International career
2012–2014	Austria U21	11	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2024

Club career

Piesinger, whose father is former professional footballer Gerald Piesinger, started playing football with his twin brother Markus at SK St. Magdalena.^[2] From 2006 to 2010, he played for the Football Academy Linz and also for the youth teams of LASK. He then started his professional career with LASK Linz Juniors playing in the Austrian Regional League. He afterwards moved to Blau-Weiß Linz to play in the Austrian Football First League. In the summer of 2012, he was transferred to Austrian Bundesliga side FC Wacker Innsbruck. On 10 July 2014, he signed with SK Sturm Graz.^[3]

In June 2019, Piesinger signed a two-year contract with Danish Superliga club Randers FC.^[4] During the 2020–21 season, Randers achieved a significant milestone in their history by securing a place in the championship playoffs of the Danish Superliga via a fifth-place finish in the regular season. Moreover, the club claimed victory in the Danish Cup after defeating SønderjyskE 4–0 in the final at Ceres Park in Aarhus, with Piesinger contributing with a goal.^[5] On 14 June 2021, he extended his contract until 2023.^[6]

On 3 June 2022, Randers announced that they had sold Piesinger to Wolfsberger AC, marking his return to Austria.^[7] He signed a three-year contract.^[8]

International career

He made his debut for the Austria under-21 team in 2012.

Style of play

Piesinger started his career as a defensive midfielder, and during his time at Sturm Graz he was described someone with his strengths being his ability to pass the ball with precision, his tireless work ethic, and his leadership qualities.^[2] After joining Randers in 2019, he was increasingly utilised as a centre-back under head coach Thomas Thomasberg in a four-man defense next to Erik Marxen.^[9][7]

Honours

Randers

• Danish Cup: 2020–21^[5]

References

1. "Simon Piesinger". RZ Pellets WAC (in German). Archived from the original on 24 August 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
2. Klimkeit, Peter (10 December 2014). "Sk Sturm: Simon Piesinger: Sympathisch und ruhig – aber gefährlich". Kleine Zeitung (in German). Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
3. "Sturm Graz verpflichtet Simon Piesinger" (in German). Retrieved 12 September 2014.
4. "Randers FC henter Simon Piesinger" (in Danish). Retrieved 25 June 2019.
5. Kjær, Christian (13 May 2021). "Randers ydmyger SønderjyskE og er pokalmester". TV 2 Sport (in Danish). Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
6. Fredslund, Kristian (14 June 2021). "Simon Piesinger forlænger". Randers FC (in Danish). Retrieved 6 June 2022.
7. Andersen, Kristian Fredslund (3 June 2022). "Simon Piesinger solgt til Wolfsberger AC". Randers FC (in Danish). Retrieved 6 June 2022.
8. "Defensiv-Verstärkung | RZ Pellets WAC". Wolfsberger AC (in German). 3 June 2022. Archived from the original on 3 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
9. Hoffskov, Ole (9 October 2019). "Randers FC hentede en midtbanespiller, men har nu en midtstopper". Tipsbladet (in Danish). Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2023.

External links

• Player profile at Hagmayr Sportmanagement
• Simon Piesinger at Soccerway