Christoph Urdl

Christoph Urdl
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-08-17) 17 August 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Austria
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 ASK Voitsberg
(on loan from TSV Hartberg)
Number 33
Youth career
2004–2007 SV Union Liebenau
2007–2016 Sturm Graz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Sturm Graz II 41 (5)
2020–2023 Deutschlandsberger SC 73 (33)
2023– TSV Hartberg 10 (1)
2024– → ASK Voitsberg (loan) 10 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 December 2024

Christoph Urdl (born 17 August 1999) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a winger for 2. Liga club ASK Voitsberg, on loan from TSV Hartberg.

Career

Urdl is a youth product of SV Union Liebenau, before moving to the academy of Sturm Graz in 2007. He worked his way up their youth academy, before debuting for their reserves in 2016. In 2020 after 13 years at Sturm Graz, he moved to Deutschlandsberger SC in the Austrian Regionalliga.[1] After 3 prolific seasons with Deutschlandsberger, he attended a training camp for the Austrian Football Bundesliga club Hartberg. He formally signed with them on 9 July 2023, on a professional contract until 2025.[2] He made his professional debut with Hartberg as a substitute in a 2–2 league tie with SC Austria Lustenau on 29 July 2023.[3]

Personal life

Urdl is the nephew of the Austrian football manager and former footballer Markus Schopp, who manages him at Hartberg. Outside of football, he is studying to become a teacher for sports and history.[4]

References

  1. ^ "From skills.lab talent to Bundesliga striker". skills.lab.
  2. ^ Lehmann, Martin (8 July 2023). "Hartberg verpflichtet Urdl und Schutti". Sky Sport Austria.
  3. ^ "Christoph Urdl: "Hatte bei Sturm den Spaß am Fußball verloren"". www.kleinezeitung.at. 15 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Bundesliga.at - Christoph Urdl: „Hartberg ist das kleine Brighton von Österreich"". www.bundesliga.at.