Philipp Offenthaler (born 03 March 1997) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Austrian Football Second League club SKU Amstetten.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1997-03-03) 3 March 1997 (age 25) | ||
Place of birth | Amstetten, Austria | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | SKU Amstetten | ||
Number | 15 | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2011 | TSV Grein | ||
2011–2012 | AKA St. Pölten | ||
2012 | TSV Grein | ||
2012–2014 | SG Waidhofen/Ybbs | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2016 | SCU Ardagger | 38 | (4) |
2016–2017 | SV Wacker Burghausen | 11 | (0) |
2017–2018 | SKN St. Pölten II | 30 | (2) |
2019– | SKU Amstetten | 76 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:09, 22 July 2022 (UTC) |
Offenthaler began his career at TSV Grein in Austria,[2] joining AKA St. Pölten from 2011 to 2012,[2] before returning to Grein.[2] Later in 2012 he moved to SG Waidhofen.[2]
At the start of the 2014–15 he moved to SCU Ardagger,[2] debuting in April 2015; while at SCU Ardagger he was nominated[3] and then named the 2016 Austrian amateur player of the year.[4][5][6]
For the 2016–17 season, Offenthaler moved to SV Wacker Burghausen[4][7][8] who play in the Regionalliga Bayern in Germany; he made his debut playing against TSV 1860 Munich II.[9]
He returned to Austria for 2017–18, playing for SKN St. Pölten II.[2][10][11]
In the 2018–19 season he joined SKU Amstetten[12] where his coach in an interview stated that Offenthaler only lived fifteen kilometres from the club, which mostly featured local players.[13] During his first season, he played seven times for the club at league, with his first start on 5 August 2018, against FC Wacker Innsbruck.[14]
On 26 October 2020, Offenthaler scored his first goal for the club in a 3–3 draw against FC Juniors OÖ after an assist by Daniel Scharner.[15]