Lukas Wallner (born 26 April 2003) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for 2. Liga club Liefering.
![]() Wallner with Liefering in 2021 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (2003-04-26) 26 April 2003 (age 19) | ||
Place of birth | St Johann im Pongau, Austria[1] | ||
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Liefering | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Youth career | |||
2009–2013 | TSV St. Johann | ||
2013–2015 | Liefering | ||
2015–2020 | Red Bull Salzburg | ||
2020–2021 | Liefering | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021– | Liefering | 33 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2017–2018 | Austria U15 | 4 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Austria U16 | 10 | (1) |
2019 | Austria U17 | 5 | (1) |
2021 | Austria U18 | 1 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Austria U19 | 11 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:33, 12 August 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:33, 12 August 2022 (UTC) |
Wallner started his football career with hometown club TSV St. Johann. In 2013, he moved to the academy of Liefering the reserve team of Red Bull Salzburg.[3] He was promoted to the academy of the main team in 2015.[3]
Ahead of the 2020–21 season, Wallner was included in the Liefering first-team squad competing in the second-tier 2. Liga. He made his professional on 7 March 2021, when he came on as a substitute for Bryan Okoh in the 84th minute of a 6–2 victory against SV Horn.[4] He scored his first goal for the club 2 April, opening the score in a 2–1 win over Grazer AK.[5]
On 20 December 2021, Wallner signed a contract until 2025 with Red Bull Salzburg, as he continued gaining experience at the second level with Liefering.[1]
Wallner would gain his first cap for an Austrian national youth team in October 2017, appearing for the under-15s.[6] In September 2019, he made his debut for Austria U17 against England.[7]
In September 2021, he made his debut in the under-19 team against Turkey.[8] With the under-19s, he took part in the 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. During the tournament he appeared in all four games, which saw Austria eliminated in the group stage.[9]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Liefering | 2020–21 | Austrian Second League | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | |||
2021–22 | Austrian Second League | 20 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||||
2022–23 | Austrian Second League | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
Career total | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
FC Liefering – current squad | |
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