Guido Burgstaller (; born 29 April 1989) is an Austrian professional

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who plays as a striker for

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Club career

Cardiff City

On 23 May 2014, Burgstaller joined Cardiff City on a three-year deal as

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's second signing of the summer, after

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. Burgstaller said "My decision to join Cardiff City was never in question when the club first contacted me, it has always been a dream for me to play in this country. I've followed Cardiff in the Premier League last season and I'm very proud and honoured to be given the chance to wear the Cardiff City jersey – I'm a big admirer of the passion of the fans." He made his debut in the

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on 8 August, replacing

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for the last 20 minutes of a 1–1 draw at

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on the opening day of the season. Five days later, he scored within four minutes of his first start as Cardiff won 2–1 away to

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in the first round of the

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. On 26 January 2015, Burgstaller left Cardiff by mutual consent, joining 2. Bundesliga side

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on an undisclosed deal four days later.

Schalke 04

On 12 January 2017, Burgstaller joined

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for an undisclosed fee. At the time, he was top scorer in the 2. Bundesliga with fourteen goals, and was signed as the ''Royal Blues'' had only one fit striker in

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. On 21 January, he scored on his debut, the only goal of the match in a win over

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. Afterwards, Burgstaller had an inconsistent run in terms of goalscoring in the Bundesliga, but braces against

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and

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helped him become Schalke's top scorer with nine goals. In Burgstaller's first full season as a Schalke player, he was named as

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's top striker, following the departures of Choupo-Moting and

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. His first goal of the season came against

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, and in October, he scored in three consecutive matches, including in a DFB-Pokal second round tie against Wehen Wiesbaden. On 25 November, he netted the first goal in a 4–4 draw against

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, in a match where Schalke were 4–0 down at halftime. On 7 February 2018, Burgstaller scored the only goal of the match in a win over Wolfsburg, taking them to the DFB-Pokal semi-finals for the first time since the 2010–11 season.

FC St. Pauli

In September 2020, having terminated his contract with Schalke 04, Burgstaller moved to 2. Bundesliga club

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. He agreed a three-year contract with FC St. Pauli.

Return to Rapid Wien

In June 2022, Burgstaller returned to

, for which he played from 2011 to 2014, signing a two-year contract.

International career

Burgstaller made his full international debut for his country on 29 February 2012, playing the last five minutes of a 3–1 friendly win over

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as a replacement for

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. He scored his first goal for Austria on 6 October 2017, netting the 1–1 equalizer in a 3–2 win against

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. He retired from the national team on 26 August 2019. He made his comeback for Austria on 16 October 2023 in a 1–0 away win against

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in the Euro 2024 qualifying, after being nominated by national coach

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. In this match, he came on as a substitute in the 82nd minute and was sent off in stoppage time with a second yellow card.

Career statistics

Club

International

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

Honours

Individual *

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top scorer:

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References

External links

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Guardian Football
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