Heinz Lindner (; born 17 July 1990) is an Austrian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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side Saint-Gilloise, on loan from

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club

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, and the Austria national team.

Club career

Lindner started his career with the reserve team for

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where he made 32 appearances. He then went on to make 187 first team appearances. In January 2015, Lindner was about to transfer to

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club Córdoba, but the move fell through. Lindner instead agreed a transfer with German club

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. He played in Frankfurt for two seasons. For two seasons he played in the

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for Grasshopper Club, but following their relegation he moved on to Wehen Wiesbaden. On 8 September 2020,

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announced that they had signed Lindner on a three-year contract. Lindner joined Basel's first team for their 2020–21 season under head coach

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. Originally signed as backup goalkeeper, Lindner played his domestic league debut for the club in the home game in the

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on 21 November as Basel were defeated 1–2 by Young Boys. Lindner then established himself as first choice goalkeeper. He stayed with the club for two seasons and then moved on. During his period with the club Lindner played a total of 90 games for Basel. 67 of these games were in the

, 14 in the

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and 9 were friendly games. On 26 June 2022, Lindner signed with

. On 16 May 2023, the player announced he had been diagnosed with

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. He returned to training a month later, however he did not return to the FC Sion squad, as the club did not request a license for him. On 16 January 2024, he joined

club Saint-Gilloise for a half-season long loan.

International career

Lindner made his debut for the senior national team on 1 June 2012, in a 3–2 win over

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in a

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. He represented the national team at

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Career statistics

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International

Honours

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lindner, Heinz 1990 births Living people Austrian men's footballers Austrian expatriate men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Austria men's international footballers UEFA Euro 2016 players FK Austria Wien players Eintracht Frankfurt players Grasshopper Club Zürich players SV Wehen Wiesbaden players FC Basel players FC Sion players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Swiss Super League players Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Footballers from Linz