Christoph Knasmüllner

Christoph Knasmüllner
	Christoph Knasmüllner (2014)
Personal information
Full name	Christoph Knasmüllner
Date of birth	30 April 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Vienna, Austria
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Youth career
1999–2002	FC Stadlau
2002–2008	FK Austria Wien
2006–2008	FSA Austria Wien
2008–2009	Bayern Munich
Senior career*
Years	Team
2009–2011	Bayern Munich II
2011	Internazionale
2011–2014	FC Ingolstadt 04
2014–2018	Admira Wacker
2018	Barnsley
2018–2023	Rapid Wien
2023–2024	Wieczysta Kraków
International career
2007	Austria U16
2007–2009	Austria U17
2009	Austria U18
2010	Austria U19
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 June 2024

Christoph Knasmüllner (born 30 April 1992) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.

Career

He began his career with Austria Wien and played for the reserves, making his debut 1–3 loss against AKA Austria Kärnten and scored his first goal. He scored his second goal in FSA Austria Wien's 5–0 win against Fußballakademie Linz. In the 2007–08 season, he played 12 games for the reserve team and scored five goals.

In July 2008, he moved to Bayern Munich Under-17. He made his debut in a 3–1 win against Eintracht Frankfurt U17 and scored his first goal. He scored his second goal in the second match. He made his debut for Bayern's Under 19 team in their 8–0 win against SSV Jahn Regensburg U19.

In November 2009, a number of suspensions caused Knasmüllner to be called up to Bayern's reserve team, and he made his debut in a 3. Liga match against Eintracht Braunschweig. He immediately became a regular at that level and was named in Bayern's first-team squad for the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League, where he was given the number 29,^[2] and was named on the substitutes' bench for a Bundesliga match against Hannover 96 in October 2010.^[3] He moved to Internazionale in January 2011 to play for their Primavera team. After half a season without appearance in the first squad, he moved on 31 August 2011 to Ingolstadt in the 2. Bundesliga. Three years later he returned to Austria, signing for Admira Wacker.

On 31 January 2018, he signed for Barnsley on a 2+1⁄2-year deal for an undisclosed fee. Five months later, on 15 June, he returned to Austria to sign for Rapid Wien.^[4]

On 30 August 2023, Knasmüllner signed a two-year deal with Polish III liga club Wieczysta Kraków.^[5] After appearing sporadically throughout the 2023–24 season, he left the club by mutual consent on 2 August 2024.^[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of 9 June 2024

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Ingolstadt	2011–12	2. Bundesliga	5	2	1	0	—		—		6	2
	2012–13	2. Bundesliga	7	0	0	0	—		—		7	0
	2013–14	2. Bundesliga	8	0	1	0	—		—		9	0
	Total		20	2	2	0	—		—		22	2
Admira Wacker	2014–15	Austrian Bundesliga	14	0	1	0	—		—		15	0
	2015–16	Austrian Bundesliga	22	4	4	0	—		—		26	4
	2016–17	Austrian Bundesliga	35	8	4	1	6	2	—		45	11
	2017–18	Austrian Bundesliga	18	12	1	0	—		—		19	12
	Total		89	24	10	1	6	2	—		105	27
Barnsley	2017–18	Championship	3	0	—		—		—		3	0
Rapid Wien	2018–19	Austrian Bundesliga	32	5	6	2	11	4	—		49	11
	2019–20	Austrian Bundesliga	28	4	1	1	—		—		29	5
	2020–21	Austrian Bundesliga	27	12	2	1	6	1	—		35	14
	2021–22	Austrian Bundesliga	28	3	4	2	12	3	—		44	8
	2022–23	Austrian Bundesliga	12	0	4	0	1	0	—		17	0
	Total		127	24	17	6	30	8	0	0	174	38
Wieczysta Kraków	2023–24	III liga	10	4	1	0	—		—		11	4
Career total			249	54	30	7	36	10	0	0	315	71