Niklas Hoheneder (born 17 August 1986) is an Austrian footballer who plays for Chemnitzer FC as a defender. He previously played for LASK Linz, Sparta Prague, Austria Wien, Karlsruher SC, RB Leipzig, SC Paderborn 07 and Holstein Kiel.
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Hoheneder in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | (1986-08-17) 17 August 1986 (age 36) | ||
| Place of birth | Linz, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Chemnitzer FC | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992–1995 | Union Lembach | ||
| 1995–1998 | SK VÖEST Linz | ||
| 1998–2003 | LASK Linz | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2009 | LASK Linz | 136 | (6) |
| 2009–2011 | Sparta Prague | 31 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Austria Wien (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Karlsruher SC | 11 | (0) |
| 2012–2015 | RB Leipzig | 82 | (5) |
| 2015–2016 | SC Paderborn 07 | 24 | (1) |
| 2016–2018 | Holstein Kiel | 35 | (0) |
| 2018– | Chemnitzer FC | 79 | (5) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006–2007 | Austria U19 | 7 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Austria U21 | 17 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:35, 22 December 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 May 2016 | |||
Hoheneder was born in Linz, Austria. He started his career at LASK Linz and made around 120 appearances for the club between 2005 and 2009.[2]
He joined Sparta Prague in the summer of 2009.[3] In January 2011, Hoheneder joined Austria Wien on a half-season loan, with Wien having the option to sign him on a permanent basis.[4] After making 6 appearances in the Austrian Bundesliga, Hohender did not join Austria Wien on a permanent basis and returned to parent club Sparta Prague.
Having made 47 appearances in all competitions for Sparta Prague,[2] in June 2011, 2. Bundesliga side Karlsruher SC announced the signing of Hoheneder from Sparta Prague on a two-year contract.[5] During the first half of the 2011–12 season, Hoheneder made 13 appearances in the 2. Bundesliga, though did not score.[2]
He joined RB Leipzig on 31 January 2012 on a one-and-a-half-year contract.[6] Hoheneder made 11 appearances for RB Leipzig during the 2011–12 season, the majority of which as a substitute, scoring once.[2] In April 2013, he signed a two-year contract extension with RB Leipzig, keeping him at the club until 30 June 2015.[7] Hoheneder was a regular player for RB Leipzig in the 2012–13 and the 2013–14 season, but made just 10 appearances for RB Leipzig during the 2014–15 season.[2]
After his contract at RB Leipzig expired, Hoheneder joined SC Paderborn 07 on a two-year contract.[8] He was a regular player at Paderborn, making 24 appearances and scoring 1 goal in the 2. Bundesliga.[1]
In the summer of 2016, Hoheneder joined 3. Liga side Holstein Kiel on a two-year contract.[9] He suffered a ligament injury in December 2016, being injured for around a month as a result.[10] He made 28 appearances for Kiel in the 2016–17 season as part of the Holstein Kiel team that was promoted to the 2. Bundesliga.[1] He made just 7 appearances during the 2017–18 season and left Kiel in the summer of 2018.[1][11]
On 6 July 2018, Höheneder signed for Regionalliga Nordost club Chemnitzer FC.[12] He made 32 appearances for Chemnitz, scoring twice, as Chemnitz were promoted to the 3. Liga.[1]
Chemnitzer FC – current squad | |
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