Hannes Wolf (born 16 April 1999) is an Austrian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e. V. Mönchengladbach, commonly known as Borussia Mönchengladbach (), Mönchengladbach () or Gladbach (; abbreviated as Borussia MG, BMG), is a professional Association football, football club based in ...

Club career

RB Leipzig

On 23 January 2019, Red Bull Salzburg announced that they had sold Wolf to

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from the upcoming 2019/20 season. Wolf penned a 5-year contract with the club. Short after his arrival to

, Wolf suffered a horrendous

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for Austria U21 at the

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s in June 2019, after giving his side the lead in the 2–0 victory.

Borussia Mönchengladbach

On 21 July 2020,

announced the signing of Wolf on a loan deal from

until June 2021, with an option to buy at the end of the season. He will reunite with his former manager at Red Bull Salzburg, Marco Rose. In February 2021, the director of sports

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confirmed that the move was made permanent.

Swansea City (loan)

On 20 January 2022, Wolf joined

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club

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on loan until the end of the season. He scored his first goal for the club in a 0-4 win as Swansea City completed the first ever League double in the South Wales derby over rivals Cardiff City.

International career

He was called up to the senior Austria squad for the

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matches against

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and

on 3, 6, 10 and 13 June 2022.

Career statistics

Honours

Red Bull Salzburg Youth *

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: 2016–17 Red Bull Salzburg *

Austrian Bundesliga The Austrian Football Bundesliga (german: Österreichische Fußball-Bundesliga, italic=no , "Austrian Football Federal League"), also known as Admiral Bundesliga for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the Austrian football league system. Th ...

: 2017–18, 2018–19 *

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: 2018–19

References

External links

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Profile at ÖFB
1999 births Living people Footballers from Graz Association football midfielders Austrian footballers Austria youth international footballers Austria under-21 international footballers Austrian Football Bundesliga players 2. Liga (Austria) players Bundesliga players English Football League players FC Liefering players FC Red Bull Salzburg players RB Leipzig players Borussia Mönchengladbach players Swansea City A.F.C. players Austrian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Germany Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate footballers in Wales Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Wales {{Austria-footy-midfielder-stub