Christoph Monschein (born 22 October 1992) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a forward for First Vienna.

Club career Early years Monschein began his footballing career with hometown club SC Brunn am Gebirge. In 2014, he moved to ASK Ebreichsdorf. In January 2016 he joined his first professional club Admira Wacker Mödling. He made his Austrian Football Bundesliga debut on 7 February 2016 in a 2–1 loss to Red Bull Salzburg, when he came off the bench in closing stages for Lukas Grozurek.

Austria Wien On 1 July 2017, Monschein joined Austria Wien for a reported fee of €600,000. He signed a three-year contract. During his time in Vienna he made 116 Bundesliga appearances, scoring 36 goals.

LASK In the summer of 2021, he joined LASK on a three-year contract.

On 27 January 2022, Monschein was loaned to Rheindorf Altach until the end of the season.

SV Ried Monschein joined SV Ried on 13 June 2022, signing a two-year contract with an option for an additional year.

First Vienna In summer 2023, Monschein signed with First Vienna FC, on a two-year contract.

International career In August 2020, Monschein was called up for the Austria national team for the first time by national team coach Franco Foda. He made his debut in September 2020 when he came on as a substitute in the 81st minute for Florian Grillitsch in a UEFA Nations League against Romania.

Career statistics

+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsASK Ebreichsdorf2015–16Austrian Regionalliga East16821——189Admira Wacker2015–16Austrian Bundesliga11220——1322016–17Austrian Bundesliga2810563Appearances in the UEFA Europa League0—3616Total39127630—4918Austria Wien2017–18Austrian Bundesliga32730104—45112018–19Austrian Bundesliga28732——3192019–20Austrian Bundesliga35172320—39202020–21Austrian Bundesliga24532—2Appearances in the Bundesliga Playoff for spot in the UEFA Europa Conference League1298Total119361171242114448LASK2021–22Austrian Bundesliga61304Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League1—132Rheindorf Altach (loan)2021–22Austrian Bundesliga14300——143SV Ried2022–23Austrian Bundesliga25353——306Career Total2196328171952126886

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