Paul Koller

Paul-Friedrich Koller[1] (born 22 February 2002) is an Austrian footballer who plays as a defender for Austrian Bundesliga club Admira Wacker.

Paul Koller
Koller in 2018
Personal information
Full name Paul-Friedrich Koller
Date of birth (2002-02-22) 22 February 2002
Place of birth Judenburg, Austria
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Admira Wacker
Youth career
2008–2016 Grazer AK
2016– Admira Wacker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Admira Wacker 1 (0)
2019– Admira Wacker II 31 (2)
National team‡
2018 Austria U16 2
2018–2019 Austria U17 12 (2)
2019 Austria U18 2 (3)
2019– Austria U19 6 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 May 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:05, 23 November 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Koller began his career at the Grazer AK. For the 2016/17 season, he moved to Admira Wacker and signed a long-term professional contract with Admira in spring 2018. In December 2018, without having played for the amateurs of the Admira, he was against SK Sturm Graz for the first time in the professional squad of the Lower Austrians, but was not used. In May 2019, he played against SV Schwechat for the first time for Regionalliga club Admira II.

For the 2019/20 season, Koller moved firmly into Admira's professional squad, but he was not on the matchday squad during the season. For the amateurs he completed twelve regional league games. In May 2021, he finally made his debut in the Bundesliga when he was in the starting eleven on the 32nd matchday of the 2020/21 season against TSV Hartberg.[2]

International career

Koller played for the first time in March 2018 for an Austrian youth national team. In September 2018, he made his debut against Cyprus for the Austria national under-17 team. He also took part in the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. He came to two appearances in this, but he was eliminated without points with Austria as the last of Group D in the preliminary round.

In September 2019, he played against Ireland for the first time for the Austria national under-18 team. In the match, which Austria won 4–0, the central defender even scored three goals. In October 2019, he made his debut for the Austria national under-19 team against Wales.

References
  1. "Klaus Schmidt: „Das war einer der schönsten Momente, die ich als Fußballtrainer erlebt habe"". Sky Sport Austria (in German). 21 May 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. "Admira-Debütant Koller: "Matura ist zwar auch wichtig, aber Bundesliga geht vor"". Sky Sport Austria (in German). 21 May 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
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