Florian Wiegele (born 21 March 2001) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Czech First League club Viktoria Plzeň and the Austria national team.
Early life Wiegele was born on 21 March 2001 in Austria and is a native of Graz, Austria. Growing up, he regarded Germany international Manuel Neuer as his football idol and has been nicknamed "Langer".
Career Wiegele started his career with the reserve team of Austrian side SK Sturm Graz in 2017. Two years later, he signed for Austrian side SV Lebring. In 2022, he signed for Austrian side FC Gleisdorf 09, where he made twenty-four league appearances and scored zero goals. During the summer of 2023, he signed for Austrian side DSV Leoben, where he made twelve league appearances and suffered relegation from the second tier to the third tier.
Ahead of the 2024–25 season, he signed for Czech side Viktoria Plzeň. Six months later, he was sent on loan to Austrian side Grazer AK. German magazine Kicker wrote in 2025 that he "immediately established himself as the number one goalie for GAK, pushing promotion hero Jakob Meierhofer to the bench".
Wiegele was named in the Austria squad for the 2026 Men's World Cup and at 2.05m, became the tallest player to ever make a World Cup squad.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSturm Graz II2018–19Austrian Regionalliga Central00———00SV Lebring2019–20Landesliga Steiermark140———1402020–21Landesliga Steiermark50———502021–22Landesliga Steiermark280———280Total470———470FC Gleisdorf 092022–23Austrian Regionalliga Central240———240DSV Leoben2023–242. Liga12040——160Viktoria Plzeň2024–25Czech First League000000—002025–26Czech First League1203080—230Total1203080—230Grazer AK (loan)2024–25Austrian Bundesliga150———150Career total11007080001250
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsAustria202620Total20
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