Patrick Hasenhüttl (born 20 May 1997) is an Austrian professional

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who plays as a

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for German club

Hallescher FC Hallescher FC, sometimes still called by its former popular name Chemie Halle, is a German association football club based in Halle an der Saale, Saxony-Anhalt. The club currently plays in the 3. Liga, the third highest level in the German footb ...

. He previously played senior football for Ingolstadt 04 II,

Türkgücü München Türkgücü München is a German association football club from the city of Munich, Bavaria. The club, which is based in the Turkish community of Munich, was formed in 2009 in a merger of Türkischer SV 1975 München and ATA Spor München. Tür ...

SpVgg Unterhaching Spielvereinigung Unterhaching () is a German sports club in Unterhaching, a semi-rural municipality on the southern outskirts of the Bavarian capital Munich. The club is widely known for playing in the first-division association football league B ...

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and

VfB Oldenburg VfB Oldenburg is a German association football club based in Oldenburg, Lower Saxony. In the 2022–23 season, they play in the 3. Liga, the third level of football in Germany. History Founded by a group of high school boys as ''FC 1897 Ol ...

. Hasenhüttl has played for Austria at under-17, under-18 level and under-19 levels.

Club career

Hasenhüttl played youth football for

before joining the youth team of

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in 2013. He left VfB Stuttgart's youth team in 2015 and joined Ingolstadt 04. He made his senior debut for Ingolstadt 04's reserve side on 30 July 2016 as a substitute in a 3–1 defeat away to

VfR Garching The VfR Garching is a German association football club from the city of Garching, Bavaria. The club's greatest success has been promotion to the Regionalliga Bayern in 2014, the fourth tier of the German football league system. History For most ...

. On 2 September 2016, he scored the first goal of his senior career with his first touch after coming on as a substitute in a 2–2 draw away to 1. FC Schweinfurt 05. He made a total of 82 league appearances, in which he scored 23 goals, over three seasons with Ingolstadt 04 II. In June 2019, he signed for

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side

on a free transfer. He scored 14 goals in 23 league appearances for Türkgücü München across the 2019–20 season, as they were promoted to the 3. Liga during the

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. He returned to former youth club SpVgg Unterhaching in the summer of 2020 on a two-year contract. Hasenhüttl made his debut for the club in the 3. Liga on 25 September 2020, starting in a 1–0 home victory against

VfB Lübeck VfB Lübeck is a German association football club playing in Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein in the country's north. In addition to its football side the 1,000 member sports club also has departments for badminton, women's gymnastics, handball, and ...

. In January 2022, Hasenhüttl signed a 2.5-year contract with

. He was loaned to 3. Liga club

in September 2022. On 17 August 2023, Hasenhüttl returned to 3. Liga and signed with

International career

Hasenhüttl has represented Austria internationally at under-17 level, under-18 level and under-19 levels. He appeared for Austria at the

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Personal life

He is the son of former professional footballer and former

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and

RB Leipzig RasenBallsport Leipzig e.V. (), commonly known as RB Leipzig, and colloquially referred to as Red Bull Leipzig, is a German professional football club based in Leipzig, Saxony. The club was founded in 2009 by the initiative of the company Red Bu ...

manager

Ralph Hasenhüttl Ralph Hasenhüttl (; born 9 August 1967) is an Austrian professional football manager and former player who was most recently the manager of Premier League club Southampton. During his playing career, he played as a centre forward. Playing care ...

. He was born in

Mechelen Mechelen (; french: Malines ; traditional English name: MechlinMechelen has been known in English as ''Mechlin'', from where the adjective ''Mechlinian'' is derived. This name may still be used, especially in a traditional or historical contex ...

, Belgium as his father was playing for KV Mechelen at the time, but has represented Austria in youth international football. He also holds German citizenship.

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hasenhüttl, Patrick 1997 births Living people Footballers from Mechelen Austrian men's footballers Austria men's youth international footballers Belgian men's footballers Belgian people of Austrian descent German men's footballers Men's association football forwards FC Ingolstadt 04 II players Türkgücü München players SpVgg Unterhaching players SK Austria Klagenfurt (2007) players VfB Oldenburg players Hallescher FC players 3. Liga players Regionalliga players