Kevin Stöger (born 27 August 1993) 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, better known as Borussia Mönchengladbach () and colloquially known as just Gladbach, is a professional Association football, football club based in Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-W ...

and the Austria national team. He is the younger brother of fellow footballer Pascal Stöger.

Club career

2010s

On 22 January 2011, Stöger debuted for VfB Stuttgart II in the

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against

FC Carl Zeiss Jena FC Carl Zeiss Jena () is a German football club based in Jena, Thuringia. Founded in 1903, it was initially associated with the optics manufacturer Carl Zeiss. From the 1960s to the 1980s it was one of the top-ranked clubs in East Germany, won ...

. Stöger was promoted to the first team of

VfB Stuttgart Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V. (), commonly known as VfB Stuttgart (), is a German professional sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club's Association football, football team is currently part of Germany's f ...

ahead of the 2012–13 Fußball-Bundesliga, debuting on 31 October 2012 in the second round of the 2012–13 DFB-Pokal in a 3–0 home victory against

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. He was sent on loan to

1. FC Kaiserslautern 1. Fußball-Club Kaiserslautern e. V., also known as 1. FCK, FCK (), FC Kaiserslautern (), K'lautern or colloquially Lautern (), is a German sports club based in Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate. In addition to Association football, football ...

until June 2015 before moving to

SC Paderborn 07 Sport-Club Paderborn 07 e.V., commonly known as simply SC Paderborn 07 () or SC Paderborn, is a Football in Germany, German association football club based in Paderborn, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club has enjoyed its greatest success since the ...

on 26 August. In June 2016, Stöger joined

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on a free transfer until June 2018. then newly-promoted

Fortuna Düsseldorf Düsseldorfer Turn- und Sportverein Fortuna 1895 e.V., commonly known as Fortuna Düsseldorf (), is a Football in Germany, German football club based in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, that competes in the 2. Bundesliga. Founded in 1895, Fo ...

on 28 May 2018. He was given the number 22.

2020s

On 7 October 2020, Stöger signed for Mainz 05 on a free transfer, on a two-year deal. On 10 June 2022, Stöger returned to

VfL Bochum Verein für Leibesübungen Bochum 1848 Fußballgemeinschaft, commonly referred to as VfL Bochum (), is a Football in Germany, German professional association football club based in the city of Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia. They currently play ...

on a free transfer, signing a two-year contract. In the 2023–24 season, he became the player with most chances created in Bundesliga in 127 occasions. On 4 June 2024, Stöger signed for

on a free transfer until June 2027.

International career

At the age of 17, Stöger was called up into the Austrian squad for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup. On 6 September 2024, he debuted for the Austria national team in a Nations League game against Slovenia at the

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, coming as a substitute to Romano Schmid in the 82nd minute of a 1–1 draw.

Career statistics

Club

International

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stoger, Kevin 1993 births Living people Footballers from Steyr Austrian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders VfB Stuttgart II players VfB Stuttgart players 1. FC Kaiserslautern players 1. FC Kaiserslautern II players SC Paderborn 07 players VfL Bochum players Fortuna Düsseldorf players 1. FSV Mainz 05 players Borussia Mönchengladbach players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Regionalliga players Austria men's youth international footballers Austria men's under-21 international footballers Austria men's international footballers Austrian expatriate men's footballers Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany 21st-century Austrian sportsmen