Philipp Hosiner (born 15 May 1989) is an Austrian professional

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who plays as a striker for German side

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Club career

Early career

He scored 12 goals in 31 matches for 1860 Munich II during the 2008–09 season. He scored one goal in 20 matches for SV Sandhausen during the 2009–10 season. He scored 16 goals in 38 matches for

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for 2010–11 season.

Austria Wien

On 31 August 2012, Hosiner signed a three-year contract with

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having already scored five

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goals for Admira to start the season. On 27 October 2012, Hosiner scored his first

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for Austria in their 6−4 win over his former club Admira. He followed this impressive performance up with another hat-trick in Austria's next league match, a 6−1 defeat of

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. Just over a month later on 8 December 2012, Hosiner scored his third hat-trick of the season, guiding Austria Wien to a 6−3 win over

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. In his debut season with Austria Wien, Hosiner scored 32 league goals to finish as the " Torschützenliste", top scorer, of the Austrian Bundesliga. Hosiner was also voted as the "Player of the Season" in the Bundesliga as Austria Wien won their first league title since 2006 with a 4−0 win over

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on the final day of the season. However Hosiner failed to replicate his goal-scoring exploits in the

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of the Austrian Cup on 30 May 2013, as Austria Wien fell to a 1−0 defeat to third division side FC Pasching, thanks to a goal from

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. Hosiner was injured at the start of his second season at Austria Vienna, but he still managed to score 14 league goals in his final season at the club, before his move to French club Rennes.

Rennes

On 20 June 2014, Hosiner joined Rennes on a three-year deal. Hosiner made his debut for Rennes on 10 August 2014 in the first round of league fixtures, coming on as a second-half substitute for

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in the 2−0 loss. On 30 August, Hosiner came off the bench and won his side a penalty, which was converted by Ola Toivonen, to give Rennes a 1−0 victory over newly promoted Caen. On 29 October 2014, Hosiner scored the winner in Rennes 2–1 win over Marseille in the third round of the Coupe de la Ligue. Hosiner came on as a substitute in the match and scored with a beautiful back-heeled strike in injury time, to help Rennes knock Marseille out of the competition. Despite a decent start to his Rennes career, Hosiner was ruled out of playing for Rennes in the second half of the season, because a tumour was detected on his kidney during January 2015. He had his kidney removed in February 2015 and he remained sidelined, and out of action for the rest of the season.

1. FC Köln

On 22 June 2015, Hosiner was loaned to 1. FC Köln until the end of the season. He played 15 games but managed to score one goal only, against

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Union Berlin

In 2016, Hosiner signed a three-year deal with

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side Union Berlin. He scored six goals in 26 matches during the 2016–17 season. He scored two goals in 21 matches during the 2017–18 season.

Sturm Graz

On 11 July 2018, Hosiner signed transferred to

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and signed a three–year contract.

Chemnitzer FC

On 2 September 2019,

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announced the signing of Hosiner.

Dynamo Dresden

He signed for newly relegated 3. Liga side

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in July 2020.

Kickers Offenbach

On 11 January 2022, Hosiner signed with fourth-tier

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club

International career

Hosiner made his senior debut for Austria on 7 October 2011 in a

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match against

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, coming on as an 88th-minute substitute for Marc Janko. His second cap, and first start, came on 22 March 2013, a 6–0 victory over the

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in which Hosiner scored his first two goals for his country.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first.''

Honours

Club

Austria Wien * Austrian Football Bundesliga:

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* Austrian Cup runner-up:

Individual

* Austrian Football Bundesliga Player of the Year:

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* Austrian Football Bundesliga Top Scorer:

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hosiner, Philipp 1989 births Living people People from Eisenstadt Footballers from Burgenland Men's association football forwards Austrian men's footballers Austria men's international footballers Austria men's youth international footballers Austrian Football Bundesliga players 2. Liga (Austria) players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Regionalliga players Ligue 1 players TSV 1860 Munich II players FC Admira Wacker Mödling players FK Austria Wien players SV Sandhausen players First Vienna FC players 1. FC Köln players Stade Rennais F.C. players 1. FC Union Berlin players Chemnitzer FC players Dynamo Dresden players Kickers Offenbach players Austrian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in France Austrian expatriate sportspeople in France