Kevin Friesenbichler (born 6 May 1994) is an Austrian professional

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who plays as a forward for Polish club Lechia Gdańsk.

Club career

Born in

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, Friesenbichler joined local team SC Weiz at the age of five before joining Austrian giants

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in 2008. After a year he moved on to Admira Mödling and in 2010, he joined German heavyweight Bayern Munich. For the then 16-year-old Bayern even paid a transfer fee believed to be €500,000. He enjoyed a debut

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for their U17 side and spent subsequently three years playing for their U19 squad, scoring 27 goals in 37 appearances. His impressive form lead him to be promoted to FC Bayern Munich II for the 2012–13 Regionalliga season. However, it was the 2013–14 season that he arrived at the scene, scoring 15 goals in 22 appearances as Bayern Munich II topped their table. On 22 May 2014, Friesenbichler signed a four-year deal with Portuguese champions Benfica on a free transfer. On 26 July 2014, he scored his first goal for

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on his debut in a friendly match win (4–3) against Ajax II. On 22 August 2014, after not even two months at Benfica, Friesenbichler was loaned to Polish side Lechia Gdańsk on a season-long deal. According to his father he wouldn't have had many chances to play for Benfica and was therefore looking to pick up match practice. He made his professional debut on 31 August 2014 against Ruch Chorzów (3–3), also scoring his first goal in process. On 22 July 2015, Friesenbichler was loaned to Austria Wien for one season. Exactly a year later, the loan was extended by a further season. On 1 July 2017, he signed a permanent deal with the Austrian club. On 2 July 2019, Friesenbichler joined

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on a two-year deal.

International career

On 14 August 2009, Friesenbichler made his debut for Austria U16 in an 8–0 victory over Liechtenstein U16, scoring 2 goals. He made his debut in competitive youth level international football on 18 November 2013 against Hungary in a 4–2 victory, in which he scored 1 goal.

Career statistics

*1.Includes Regionalliga promotion playoffs and Ekstraklasa playoffs.

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Kevin Friesenbichler
at kicker.de * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Friesenbichler, Kevin 1994 births Living people Footballers from Styria People from Weiz District Austrian footballers Austria youth international footballers Austria under-21 international footballers Association football forwards FC Bayern Munich II players S.L. Benfica footballers Lechia Gdańsk players Wolfsberger AC players FK Austria Wien players VfL Osnabrück players SK Sturm Graz players FK RFS players Regionalliga players Ekstraklasa players III liga players Austrian Football Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Latvian Higher League players Austrian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Germany Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate footballers in Portugal Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate footballers in Poland Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Expatriate footballers in Latvia Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Latvia