Benedikt Pichler (born 20 July 1997) is an Austrian professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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Career

Pichler was born in

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, Austria, and began his youth career with local club USK Gneiss. In 2010, he joined the academy of the USK Anif. Ahead of the 2014–15 season, he moved to the amateurs of

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, making his debut in the

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in August 2014, when he was substituted for

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in the 58th minute on the first matchday of that season against his former side USK Anif. In the same month, he scored his first goal in the fourth division in a 4–2 victory against the

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. In July 2016, he made his debut for Grödig's first team in the

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when he came off the bench at half-time for Julian Feiser on the first matchday of the 2016–17 season against

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. Pichler scored his first goal in the Regionalliga in September 2016 in a 2–0 win against TSV St. Johann im Pongau. For the 2018–19 season, he moved to the 2. Liga club

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. He made his competitive debut in July 2018, when he was in the starting eleven on the first matchday of the season against

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. For the 2019–20 season, he moved to the

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club

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, where he signed a four-year contract. In two years with the

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, he made 43 Bundesliga appearances, in which he scored eleven goals. Pichler moved to 2. Bundesliga club

from in August 2021, having agreed a four-year contract.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pichler, Benedikt Living people 1997 births Footballers from Salzburg Austrian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Austrian Regionalliga players 2. Liga (Austria) players Austrian Football Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Regionalliga players SV Grödig players SK Austria Klagenfurt (2007) players FK Austria Wien players Holstein Kiel players Holstein Kiel II players Austrian expatriate men's footballers Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany