Florian Kainz

Florian Kainz
Kainz with Austria in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-10-24) 24 October 1992[1]
Place of birth Graz, Austria
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1][2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 1. FC Köln
Number 11
Youth career
Sturm Graz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 Sturm Graz 98 (15)
2014–2016 Rapid Wien 65 (11)
2016–2019 Werder Bremen 52 (5)
2019– 1. FC Köln 174 (25)
International career‡
2010 Austria U18 2 (0)
2010 Austria U19 5 (0)
2011–2014 Austria U21 17 (1)
2015– Austria 28 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 May 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:16, 8 June 2024 (UTC)

Florian Kainz (German pronunciation: [ˈfloːʁi̯aːn ˈkaɪnts];[3][4] born 24 October 1992) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club 1. FC Köln and the Austria national team.

Club career

In July 2014, after more than a decade with Sturm Graz, Graz native Kainz transferred to Rapid Wien for an undisclosed fee.[5] He signed for Rapid until summer 2017.[6]

In June 2016, Kainz joined Werder Bremen on a four-year contract for a reported €3.5 million transfer fee.[7] On 18 March 2017, he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–0 win against Leipzig. Having been introduced as a substitute in the 88th minute he found the net two minutes later in a match that saw all three of Werder Bremen's Austrian players score in the club's highest win of the season.[8][9] Two matches later he assisted the last goal in Werder Bremen's 5–2 away victory against Freiburg via free kick, after being brought onto the pitch in the 76th minute.[10]

In the first match of the 2018–19 season, a 6–1 win against Wormatia Worms in the first round of the DFB-Pokal, Kainz assisted the first goal and scored the second in a "Man of the Match" performance.[11][12]

In January 2019, Kainz joined 1. FC Köln on a three-and-a-half-year contract. The transfer fee paid to Werder Bremen was reported as €3 million.[13][14] In March 2022, he signed a new contract until 2024.[15] In January 2023, he extended his contract until 2025.[16] He became club's captain ahead of the 2023–24 season, following Jonas Hector's retirement.[17]

International career

In November 2015, Kainz debuted for the Austrian senior squad during a friendly match against Switzerland, coming as a substitute.[18] He scored his first goal in a UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying against Estonia.[19]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 August 2025[20][21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sturm Graz 2010–11 Austrian Bundesliga 13 2 3 0 2[b] 0 — 18 2
2011–12 Austrian Bundesliga 25 3 2 2 8[c] 2 — 35 7
2012–13 Austrian Bundesliga 26 3 2 0 — — 28 3
2013–14 Austrian Bundesliga 33 7 5 2 2[b] 0 — 40 9
2014–15 Austrian Bundesliga 1 0 — — — 1 0
Total 98 15 12 4 12 2 0 0 122 21
Rapid Wien 2014–15 Austrian Bundesliga 32 4 3 0 2[b] 0 — 37 4
2015–16 Austrian Bundesliga 33 7 3 3 11[d] 1 — 47 11
Total 65 11 6 3 13 1 0 0 84 15
Werder Bremen 2016–17 Bundesliga 14 2 1 0 — — 15 2
2017–18 Bundesliga 30 3 4 1 — — 34 4
2018–19 Bundesliga 8 0 2 2 — — 10 2
Total 52 5 7 3 0 0 0 0 59 8
1. FC Köln 2018–19 2. Bundesliga 14 0 1 1 — — 15 1
2019–20 Bundesliga 28 5 1 1 — — 29 6
2020–21 Bundesliga 8 1 0 0 — 1 0 9 1
2021–22 Bundesliga 32 4 2 0 — — 34 4
2022–23 Bundesliga 32 6 1 0 7[e] 0 — 40 6
2023–24 Bundesliga 33 5 2 0 0 0 — 35 5
2024–25 2. Bundesliga 27 5 1 0 — — 28 5
2025–26 Bundesliga 0 0 1 0 — — 1 0
Total 174 25 9 2 7 0 1 0 191 28
Career total 389 57 34 11 32 3 1 0 466 72
  1. ^ Includes Austrian Cup, DFB-Pokal
  2. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 8 June 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Austria 2015 1 0
2017 5 0
2018 7 0
2019 3 0
2021 4 0
2022 1 0
2023 6 1
2024 1 0
Total 28 1
Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kainz goal.
List of international goals scored by Florian Kainz[22]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 27 March 2023 Raiffeisen Arena, Linz, Austria  Estonia 1–1 2–1 UEFA Euro 2024 qualification

Honours

1.FC Koln

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b "Florian Kainz | Playerprofile | Bundesliga". Bundesliga. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  2. ^ "player detailpage". 1. FC Köln. Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  3. ^ Kleiner, Stefan; Knöbl, Ralf (2015) [First published 1962]. Das Aussprachewörterbuch [The Pronunciation Dictionary] (in German) (7th ed.). Berlin: Dudenverlag. pp. 373, 492. ISBN 978-3-411-04067-4.
  4. ^ Krech, Eva-Maria; Stock, Eberhard; Hirschfeld, Ursula; Anders, Lutz Christian (2009). Deutsches Aussprachewörterbuch [German Pronunciation Dictionary] (in German). Berlin: Walter de Gruyter. pp. 513, 632. ISBN 978-3-11-018202-6.
  5. ^ "Kainz: Sturm und Rapid sind sich einig" [Kainz: Sturm and Rapid agree] (in German). SK Sturm Graz. 25 July 2014. Archived from the original on 22 February 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  6. ^ "Neuzugang: Florian Kainz" [New signing: Florian Kainz]. SK Rapid Wien (in German). 22 July 2014. Archived from the original on 2 February 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  7. ^ Knips, Björn (20 June 2016). "Kainz – die ganz andere Sieben" [Kainz – a very different seven]. Kreiszeitung (in German).
  8. ^ Knips, Björn (18 March 2017). "Der Ösi-Tag: Werder feiert Kaiserschmarrn-Sieg". Kreiszeitung (in German).
  9. ^ "Werder Bremen 3–0 RB Leipzig 1. Bundesliga, Saison 2016/17, 25.Spieltag - Spielbericht". Kicker Online (in German). 18 March 2017.
  10. ^ "Thomas Delaney treble boosts Werder Bremen". Bundesliga. 1 April 2017.
  11. ^ Knips, Björn (18 August 2018). "Werder ballert sich in die zweite Runde 6:1". Kreiszeitung Syke (in German). Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  12. ^ Bürger, Malte (18 August 2018). "Er macht es mit links". Weser Kurier (in German). Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  13. ^ "FC verpflichtet Florian Kainz". FC Köln (in German). 18 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  14. ^ "Medizincheck bestanden: Kainz-Deal perfekt". Kicker Online (in German). 19 August 2018.
  15. ^ "Kainz verlängert beim 1. FC Köln" (in German). Kicker. 25 March 2022.
  16. ^ ""Starke Form bestätigt": Köln verlängert mit Kainz frühzeitig" (in German). Kicker. 18 January 2023.
  17. ^ "Who are the Bundesliga's captains in 2023/24?". Bundesliga. 30 July 2023.
  18. ^ "ÖFB-Team unterliegt der Schweiz". Laola1 (in German). 17 November 2015.
  19. ^ "Joker Kainz erlöst ÖFB-Team mit Premieren-Tor". Kronen Zeitung (in German).
  20. ^ "Florian Kainz | Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  21. ^ "F. Kainz". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  22. ^ "Florian Kainz". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  23. ^ "Uth mit dem Schlusspunkt: Köln steigt als Zweitliga-Meister in die Bundesliga auf". kicker.
  24. ^ "Vorlagen" (in German). Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
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