| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2000-05-04) 4 May 2000 (age 24) | ||
| Place of birth | Eisenstadt, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | Heart of Midlothian | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2011 | Baumgarten | ||
| 2011–2013 | Rapid Wien | ||
| 2013–2014 | Mattersburg | ||
| 2014–2017 | AKA Burgenland | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Mattersburg II | 64 | (5) |
| 2018–2020 | Mattersburg | 4 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | St. Pölten | 31 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | Hartberg | 62 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | IFK Värnamo | 17 | (1) |
| 2025– | Heart of Midlothian | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2017 | Austria U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018 | Austria U19 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 November 2024 | |||
Michael Steinwender (born 4 May 2000) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Scottish Premiership club Heart of Midlothian.
Career
Steinwender is a product of the youth academies of Baumgarten, Rapid Wien, Mattersburg and AKA Burgenland. He began his senior career with the reserves of Mattersburg in 2017. He made his professional debut with Mattersburg in a 2–0 Austrian Football Bundesliga win over St. Pölten on 20 June 2020. On 19 August 2020, he transferred to St. Pölten, signing a 3-year contract. On 31 August 2021, he moved to Hartberg, again signing a 3-year contract.
Hearts
On 21 January 2025, Steinwender joined Scottish Premiership club Heart of Midlothian on a three-and-a-half year contract for an undisclosed fee.
International career
Steinwender is a youth international for Austria, having represented the Austria U18s and U19s.
References
- "Mattersburg vs. St. Pölten - 20 June 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- Ringsmuth, Daniel. "Michael Steinwender wechselt zum SKN St. Pölten!". Bundesliga | ligaportal.
- "Hartbergs Luckeneder-Ersatz kommt vom SKN". www.laola1.at.
- "Steinwender signs – Hearts". www.heartsfc.co.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
- "Michael Steinwender vertraut aufs Dragovic-Rezept". Kronen Zeitung.
External links
- Michael Steinwender at Soccerway
- OEFB Profile
| Heart of Midlothian F.C. – current squad | |
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- 2000 births
- Living people
- Austrian men's footballers
- Austrian expatriate men's footballers
- Footballers from Eisenstadt
- Austria men's youth international footballers
- SV Mattersburg players
- SKN St. Pölten players
- TSV Hartberg players
- IFK Värnamo players
- Austrian Football Bundesliga players
- 2. Liga (Austria) players
- Austrian Regionalliga players
- Allsvenskan players
- Men's association football defenders
- Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
- 21st-century Austrian sportsmen