Julian Baumgartlinger

Julian Baumgartlinger

Baumgartlinger with Austria in 2012
Personal information
Date of birth	(1988-01-02) 2 January 1988 (age 29)
Place of birth	Salzburg, Austria
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Bayer Leverkusen
Number	15
Youth career
1996–2001	USC Mattsee
2001–2006	TSV 1860 München
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2009	TSV 1860 München II	37	(1)
2007–2009	TSV 1860 München	13	(0)
2009–2011	FK Austria Wien	61	(1)
2011–2016	1. FSV Mainz 05	124	(2)
2016–	Bayer Leverkusen	12	(0)
National team‡
2003–2004	Austria U16	2	(0)
2004–2005	Austria U17	4	(0)
2005–2006	Austria U18	2	(0)
2006–2007	Austria U19	15	(0)
2008	Austria U20	3	(0)
2007–2009	Austria U21	17	(1)
2009–	Austria	52	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 February 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 November 2016

Julian Baumgartlinger (born 2 January 1988) is an Austrian footballer playing for Bayer Leverkusen and the Austrian national team.

Growing up in the Austrian market town of Mattsee, Baumgartlinger started playing football at local USC Mattsee at the age of five. In 2001 he left Austria to join the renowned youth academy of TSV 1860 München. There he ran through all the youth teams and eventually got appointed for their first team in 2007. After having played 13 times, mostly as substitute, in the seasons 2007–08 and 2008–09 he accepted a call from Austrian FK Austria Wien to return to his homeland after eight years.

In Vienna he spent two successful years, he became a regular for his club as well as for the Austrian national team. This attracted the attention of Bundesliga team 1. FSV Mainz 05 which ensured his services for a transfer fee of a presumed €1,100,000. On 19 May 2016, it was announced that Baumgartlinger had signed a four-year contract with Bayer Leverkusen.