Kevin Stöger

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Kevin Stöger
Stöger in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-08-27) 27 August 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Steyr, Austria
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
VfL Bochum
Number 7
Youth career
1998–2007 ATSV Steyr
2007–2009 SV Ried
2009–2011 VfB Stuttgart
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 VfB Stuttgart II 51 (4)
2012–2015 VfB Stuttgart 0 (0)
2013–20151. FC Kaiserslautern (loan) 36 (3)
2013–20141. FC Kaiserslautern II (loan) 6 (0)
2015–2016 SC Paderborn 25 (1)
2016–2018 VfL Bochum 37 (5)
2018–2020 Fortuna Düsseldorf 42 (1)
2020–2022 Mainz 05 42 (4)
2022– VfL Bochum 35 (6)
International career
2008–2009 Austria U-16 4 (0)
2009–2010 Austria U-17 8 (0)
2010 Austria U-18 1 (1)
2011–2012 Austria U-19 9 (0)
2012–2014 Austria U-21 17 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 September 2023 (UTC)

Kevin Stöger (born 27 August 1993) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club VfL Bochum. He is the younger brother of fellow footballer Pascal Stöger.

Club career[edit]

Stöger was born in Steyr, Austria.

On 22 January 2011, Kevin Stöger had his debut for VfB Stuttgart II in the 3. Liga against FC Carl Zeiss Jena.[1]

For the 2012–13 season he was promoted to the first team of VfB Stuttgart.[2] Stöger made his debut for VfB Stuttgart on 31 October 2012 during the second round of the 2012–13 DFB-Pokal in a 3–0 home victory against FC St. Pauli.[3]

In July 2013 Stöger was loaned out to 1. FC Kaiserslautern until June 2015.[4]

He moved to SC Paderborn 07 on 26 August 2015.[5]

He moved to newly promoted Fortuna Düsseldorf on 28 May 2018. He was given the number 22.[6]

On 7 October 2020, Stöger signed for Mainz 05 on a free transfer, on a two-year deal.[7][8]

On 10 June 2022, Stöger signed for Bochum on a free transfer, on a two-year deal.[9]

International career[edit]

At the age of 17 years Stöger was called up into the Austrian squad for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[10]

Career statistics[edit]

As of 4 January 2021[11][12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
VfB Stuttgart II 2010–11 3. Liga 6 0 6 0
2011–12 23 2 23 2
2012–13 22 2 22 2
Total 51 4 0 0 51 4
VfB Stuttgart 2012–13 Bundesliga 0 0 1 0 1 0
1. FC Kaiserslautern II 2013–14 Regionalliga Südwest 6 0 6 0
1. FC Kaiserslautern 2013–14 2. Bundesliga 6 1 1 0 7 1
2014–15 30 2 3 0 33 2
Total 36 3 4 0 40 3
SC Paderborn 2015–16 2. Bundesliga 25 1 1 0 26 1
VfL Bochum 2016–17 2. Bundesliga 7 1 1 2 8 3
2017–18 30 4 2 0 32 4
Total 37 5 3 2 40 7
Fortuna Düsseldorf 2018–19 Bundesliga 25 1 3 1 28 2
2019–20 17 0 2 1 19 1
Total 42 1 5 2 47 3
Mainz 05 2020–21 Bundesliga 19 3 1 0 20 3
2021–22 23 1 2 0 25 1
Total 42 4 3 0 45 4
Career total 239 18 18 4 227 22

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Official match report: Carl Zeiss Jena - VfB Stuttgart II 1:1 (0:0)". German Football Association. 22 January 2011. Archived from the original on 2 July 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Many unforgettable moments". VfB Stuttgart. 10 May 2012. Archived from the original on 7 December 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Official match report: VfB Stuttgart - FC St. Pauli 3:0 (3:0)". German Football Association. 31 October 2012. Archived from the original on 11 February 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
  4. ^ "Kevin Stöger released on loan". VfB Stuttgart. 1 July 2013. Archived from the original on 7 December 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  5. ^ "Kevin Stöger makes move to Paderborn". VfB Stuttgart. 26 August 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  6. ^ Wozniak, Krystian (28 May 2018). "Kevin Stöger wechselt vom VfL Bochum zu Fortuna Düsseldorf". Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  7. ^ "KEVIN STÖGER WIRD MAINZER" (Press release) (in German). Mainz 05. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Official: Kevin Stöger joins Mainz on a free transfer".
  9. ^ "Kevin Stöger zurück "anne Castroper"" (Press release) (in German). Bochum. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Stöger participating in the World Championships in Columbia". VfB Stuttgart. 7 July 2011. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  11. ^ "Kevin Stöger" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  12. ^ Kevin Stöger at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 June 2022.

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