Christoph Baumgartner (born 1 August 1999) is an Austrian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club 1899 Hoffenheim and the Austria national team.

Club career

In January 2019, Baumgartner was promoted to the first team squad of 1899 Hoffenheim. He made his debut for Hoffenheim in the

on 11 May 2019, coming on as a half-time substitute for

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in the 0–1 home loss against

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International career

Youth

Baumgartner appeared for the various Austrian youth national teams, from the under-15 to under-19 selections. In April 2016, he was included in Austria's squad for the

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in Azerbaijan. He scored both goals in Austria's 2–0 win in their opening match against

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, with the team managing to reach the quarter-finals before losing to

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. He made his under-21 debut on 10 November 2017, coming on as a substitute for Mathias Honsak in the 87th minute of the

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match against

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, which finished as a 1–3 home loss.

Senior

On 21 June 2021, he scored the only goal for

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in a 1–0 win over

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in the

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, to help his national team to reach the knockout stages of the competition for the first time in their history.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Baumgartner goal.''

Personal life

Baumgartner's older brother, Dominik, is also a professional footballer and youth international for Austria.

References

External links

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ÖFB profile

{{DEFAULTSORT:Baumgartner, Christoph 1999 births Living people People from Horn, Austria Footballers from Lower Austria Austrian footballers Austria youth international footballers Austria under-21 international footballers Austria international footballers Association football midfielders TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II players TSG 1899 Hoffenheim players Bundesliga players Regionalliga players UEFA Euro 2020 players Austrian expatriate footballers Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate footballers in Germany