Julian Jakob Baumgartlinger (born 2 January 1988) is an Austrian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Career Growing up in the Austrian market town of Mattsee, Baumgartlinger began playing football at local USC Mattsee at age five. In 2001, he left Austria to join the renowned youth academy of 1860 Munich. There he ran through all the youth teams and eventually was called to their first team in 2007. After having played 13 times, mostly as substitute, in the 2007–08 and 2008–09 seasons, he accepted a call from Austrian club Austria Wien to return to his homeland after eight years.
In Vienna, Baumgartlinger spent two successful years, becoming a regular for his club as well as for the Austria national team. This attracted the attention of Bundesliga team Mainz 05, which acquired his services for a transfer fee estimated at €1.1 million. On 19 May 2016, it was announced Baumgartlinger had signed a four-year contract with Bayer Leverkusen.
On 16 August 2022, Baumgartlinger joined Augsburg on a one-season contract. He made his debut against Mainz 05 on 20 August 2022.
Baumgartlinger announced his retirement from professional football on 24 July 2023.
International career
He represented the national team at UEFA Euro 2016, and UEFA Euro 2020.
Career statistics Club + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals1860 Munich II2006–07Regionalliga Süd101——1012007–08Regionalliga Süd170——1702008–09Regionalliga Süd100——100Total371——3711860 Munich2007–082. Bundesliga5010—602008–092. Bundesliga8000—80Total13010—140Austria Wien2009–10Austrian Bundesliga300309Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League04202010–11Austrian Bundesliga3114052403Total61170142823Mainz 052011–12Bundesliga26030103002012–13Bundesliga32041—3612013–14Bundesliga9010—1002014–15Bundesliga26000202802015–16Bundesliga31220—332Total1242101301373Mainz II2013–14Regionalliga Südwest21——21Bayer Leverkusen2016–17Bundesliga220206Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League03002017–18Bundesliga22120—2412018–19Bundesliga21020402702019–20Bundesliga2723010Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League04022020–21Bundesliga17220512432021–22Bundesliga60100070Total11551202511526Augsburg2022–23Bundesliga16010—110Total1601000110Career total3681031142344114
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and year National team Year Apps GoalsAustria 2009 4 0 2010 4 0 2011 10 0 2012 7 0 2013 4 0 2014 5 1 2015 8 0 2016 11 0 2017 6 0 2018 7 0 2019 8 0 2020 8 0 2021 2 0 Total 84 1
Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Baumgartlinger goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Julian Baumgartlinger No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 3 June 2014 Andrův stadion, Olomouc, Czech Republic 2–1 2–1 Friendly
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