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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Raphael Lukas Sallinger | ||
| Date of birth | 8 December 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Klagenfurt, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hibernian | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2007 | FC Kärnten | ||
| 2007–2012 | FC Welzenegg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | SC Kalsdorf | 8 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern II | 20 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Wolfsberger AC | 6 | (0) |
| 2018–2025 | TSV Hartberg | 90 | (0) |
| 2025– | Hibernian | 33 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Austria U20 | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 March 2015 | |||
Raphael Lukas Sallinger (born 8 December 1995) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Scottish Premiership club Hibernian.
Club career
[edit]He made his Austrian Football Bundesliga debut for Wolfsberger AC on 29 April 2017 in a game against SV Mattersburg.[1]
After seven years with TSV Hartberg, Sallinger signed for Scottish Premiership club Hibernian in June 2025.[2] He was regarded to have established himself as a regular starter while playing for the club.[3] He kept six clean sheets in his first seventeen league appearances while playing for them.[4]
International career
[edit]Sallinger is an Austria youth international. He played for the Austria national under-20 football team.[5] .
Personal life
[edit]Sallinger has been in a relationship with Austria nutritionist Darinka Stock.[6]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 28 May 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Welzenegg | 2012–13 | Kärntner Liga | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| SC Kalsdorf | 2012–13 | Austrian Regionalliga Central | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| FC Kaiserslautern II | 2013–14 | Regionalliga Südwest | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Regionalliga Südwest | 11 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | Regionalliga Südwest | 9 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Total | 20 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||||
| FC Kaiserslautern | 2014–15 | 2. Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Wolfsberger II | 2016–17 | Kärntner Liga | 17 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| Wolfsberger AC | 2016–17 | Austrian Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017–18 | Austrian Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| TSV Hartberg | 2018–19 | Austrian Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | Austrian Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Austrian Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Austrian Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Austrian Bundesliga | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Austrian Bundesliga | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | |
| Total | 61 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 116 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 0 | ||
References
[edit]- ↑ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 29 April 2017.
- ↑ "Hibs sign goalkeeper Sallinger from Austria". BBC Sport. 5 June 2025. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
- ↑ "Hibs star reveals head for heights as mountain-climbing No.1 plots route to summit during Easter Road stay". Edinburgh Evening News. 18 October 2025. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
- ↑ "Sallinger: "Das war mit Abstand das Beste, was ich als Profi je erlebt habe"" [Sallinger: "That was by far the best thing I have ever experienced as a professional"] (in German). Kicker. 8 January 2026. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
- ↑ "Hibs new signing Raphael Sallinger's career so far". The Edinburgh Reporter. 7 June 2025. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
- ↑ "Sallinger: "Es hat schon die eine oder andere Frage aus Graz gegeben"" [Sallinger: "There have already been one or two questions from Graz"] (in German). 90minuten.at. 22 October 2025. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
External links
[edit]- Raphael Sallinger at Soccerway
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