Raphael Holzhauser (born 16 February 1993) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder. He is currently playing for First Provincial Division East-Flanders club KSK Beveren.
Club career Holzhauser was born in Wiener Neustadt, Austria. Before the 2010–11 season, he joined Stuttgart's second team, playing in the 3. Liga. On 21 January 2012, he made his Bundesliga debut for VfB Stuttgart against Schalke.
On 1 July 2013, Holzhauser was loaned out to fellow Bundesliga side FC Augsburg until June 2014.
After his return from Augsburg, he was excluded from the first team squad and had to play for the reserve team in 3. Liga for the first half of the 2014–15 campaign. In total he made 77 matches for VfB Stuttgart II and finally moved to Austria Wien on 22 January 2015.
In May 2018, with Holzhauser's Austria Wien contract running out, it was announced Holzhauser would join Swiss Super League side Grasshopper Club Zürich on a free transfer for the 2018–19 season. He agreed a two-year deal with Grasshoppers. On 2 April 2019, it was confirmed, that Holzhauser's contract had been terminated by mutual consent.Holzhauser: Vertrag mit Grasshoppers aufgelöst, krone.at, 2 April 2019
On 19 June 2019, Holzhauser signed a two-year contract with Belgian club Beerschot.OOSTENRIJKER RAPHAEL HOLZHAUSER VERSTERKT MIDDENVELD , beerschot.be, 19 June 2019
On 3 June 2022, Holzhauser was announced at OH Leuven on a two-year contract. On 11 January 2023, he joined TSV 1860 Munich until the end of the season, with 1860 Munich having the option to purchase him permanently at the end of the season. On 15 January 2024, Holzhauser left the club after playing 16 times for the club, scoring once and assisting four times.
On 30 January 2024, Holzhauser joined Swift Hesperange in Luxembourg.
International career Holzhauser was also a member of the several Austrian national youth football teams. He debuted with the senior Austria national team in a friendly 2–1 win over Greece on 7 October 2020.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsVfB Stuttgart II2010–113. Liga31500–3152011–123. Liga29400–2942012–133. Liga2000–20Total62900–629VfB Stuttgart2011–12Bundesliga2010–302012–13Bundesliga2102070300Total2303070330FC Augsburg2013–14Bundesliga13030–160Austria Wien2014–15Austrian Bundesliga16110–1712015–16Austrian Bundesliga35330–3832016–17Austrian Bundesliga3583012450122017–18Austrian Bundesliga2810311024113Total1142210122614629Grasshoppers2018–19Swiss Super League21310–243Beerschot2019–20Belgian First Division B29721–3182020–21Belgian First Division A321600–32162021–22Belgian First Division A14311–154Total752632007828Oud-Heverlee Leuven2022–23Belgian Pro League14110–1511860 Munich2022–233. Liga14300–143Oud-Heverlee Leuven2023–24Belgian Pro League2010–30Career total3386422329638973
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsAustria202020Total20
References
External links
Raphael Holzhauser at VfB-Stuttgart.de