Michael Steinwender
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 May 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Eisenstadt, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | VfL Bochum | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2011 | ASK Baumgarten | ||
| 2011–2013 | Rapid Wien | ||
| 2013–2014 | SV Mattersburg | ||
| 2014–2017 | AKA Burgenland | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | SV Mattersburg II | 64 | (5) |
| 2018–2020 | SV Mattersburg | 4 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | SKN St. Pölten | 31 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | TSV Hartberg | 62 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | IFK Värnamo | 17 | (1) |
| 2025–2026 | Heart of Midlothian | 40 | (1) |
| 2026– | VfL Bochum | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2017 | Austria U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018 | Austria U19 | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 August 2026 | |||
Michael Steinwender (born 4 May 2000) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for German 2. Bundesliga club VfL Bochum.
Club career
[edit]Steinwender is a product of the youth academies of ASK Baumgarten, Rapid Wien, SV Mattersburg and AKA Burgenland. He began his senior career with the reserves of Mattersburg in 2017. He made his professional debut with Mattersburg in a 2–0 Austrian Football Bundesliga win over SKN St. Pölten on 20 June 2020.[1] On 19 August 2020, he transferred to St. Pölten, signing a three-year contract.[2] On 31 August 2021, he moved to TSV Hartberg, again signing a three-year contract.[3]
On 21 January 2025, Steinwender joined Scottish Premiership club Heart of Midlothian on a three-and-a-half year contract for an undisclosed fee.[4]
On 23 June 2026, Steinwender signed a three-year contract with VfL Bochum in Germany.[5]
International career
[edit]Steinwender is a youth international for Austria, having represented the Austria U18s and U19s.[6]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 7 August 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Mattersburg II | 2017–18 | Austrian Regionalliga East | 21 | 2 | — | — | — | 21 | 2 | |||
| 2018–19 | Austrian Regionalliga East | 29 | 1 | — | — | — | 29 | 1 | ||||
| 2019–20 | Austrian Regionalliga East | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | 14 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 64 | 5 | — | — | — | 64 | 5 | |||||
| SV Mattersburg | 2019–20 | Austrian Bundesliga | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| SKN St. Pölten | 2020–21 | Austrian Bundesliga | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Austrian Bundesliga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |||
| TSV Hartberg | 2021–22 | Austrian Bundesliga | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Austrian Bundesliga | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 23 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | Austrian Bundesliga | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| Total | 62 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 69 | 1 | ||||
| IFK Värnamo | 2024 | Allsvenskan | 17 | 1 | — | — | 2[b] | 0 | 19 | 1 | ||
| Heart of Midlothian | 2024–25 | Scottish Premiership | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | |
| 2025–26 | Scottish Premiership | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1[c] | 0 | 35 | 1 | |
| Total | 40 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 2 | ||
| VfL Bochum | 2026–27 | 2. Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 219 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 237 | 9 | ||
References
[edit]- ↑ "Mattersburg vs. St. Pölten - 20 June 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ↑ Ringsmuth, Daniel (19 August 2020). "Michael Steinwender wechselt zum SKN St. Pölten!". Bundesliga | ligaportal.
- ↑ "Hartbergs Luckeneder-Ersatz kommt vom SKN". www.laola1.at.
- ↑ "Steinwender signs – Hearts". www.heartsfc.co.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
- ↑ "VfL verpflichtet Michael Steinwender" [VfL signed Michael Steinwender] (in German). VfL Bochum. 23 June 2026. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
- ↑ "Michael Steinwender vertraut aufs Dragovic-Rezept". Kronen Zeitung. 4 November 2021.
External links
[edit]- Michael Steinwender at Soccerway
- Michael Steinwender at ÖFB (in German)
- Michael Steinwender at ÖFB (in German) (national team)
- 2000 births
- Footballers from Eisenstadt
- Living people
- 21st-century Austrian sportsmen
- Men's association football central defenders
- Austrian men's footballers
- Austria men's youth international footballers
- SV Mattersburg players
- SKN St. Pölten players
- TSV Hartberg players
- IFK Värnamo players
- Heart of Midlothian F.C. players
- VfL Bochum players
- Austrian Football Bundesliga players
- 2. Liga (Austria) players
- Austrian Regionalliga players
- Allsvenskan players
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- Austrian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
- Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland
- Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Germany