Martin Harnik
Harnik with Austria in 2016. | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Martin Harnik | ||
Date of birth | 10 June 1987 | ||
Place of birth | Hamburg, West Germany | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Playing position | Forward / Winger[1] | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Hannover 96 | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Youth career | |||
1992–2005 | SC Vier-und Marschlande | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005 | SC Vier-und Marschlande | 10 | (14) |
2006–2009 | Werder Bremen II | 48 | (13) |
2007–2010 | Werder Bremen | 17 | (1) |
2009–2010 | → Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan) | 30 | (13) |
2010–2016 | VfB Stuttgart | 173 | (52) |
2016– | Hannover 96 | 9 | (5) |
National team‡ | |||
2006 | Austria U19 | 11 | (2) |
2006–2007 | Austria U20 | 7 | (0) |
2007–2009 | Austria U21 | 3 | (1) |
2007– | Austria | 63 | (14) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 November 2016 (UTC). |
Martin Harnik (born 10 June 1987) is a German-born Austrian footballer who currently plays for Hannover 96 and for the Austrian national football team.[2]
Family
Erich Harnik, father of Martin, comes from Allerheiligen im Mürztal in Styria, Austria and Susann Harnik, mother of Martin, is from Hamburg.[3] After meeting his wife, Erich migrated to that city. Martin Harnik was born in Hamburg in 1987, the youngest of three children who were raised in the Hamburg-district Kirchwerder.
Club career
Early career
Harnik started playing football in 1992 at SC Vier- und Marschlande. In early 2006, he joined the second team of Werder Bremen, playing in the third tier Regionalliga.
Due to a broken metatarsal bone, Harnik missed almost all of the first half of 2007. At the start of the 2007–08 season, the forward was promoted to the Bundesliga side of Werder Bremen, signing a contract until 2010.
On 15 August 2007, the 20-year-old made his debut for the professional team against Dinamo Zagreb, in the first leg of the third Champions League Qualification round (2–1).
His Bundesliga debut came ten days later, in a game against 1. FC Nuremberg (1–0). Being fielded in the 61st minute, he scored the winning goal for his side in the 69th minute. On 24 August 2009, it was announced that Harnik was able to leave his club SV Werder Bremen as a free agent,[4] and six days later was loaned out to Fortuna Düsseldorf.
After one season at the 2. Bundesliga side, in which he was Fortuna's topscorer (12 goals as of 24 April 2010) with the Rhinelanders narrowly missing promotion to the Bundesliga, Harnik announced on 26 April 2010 that he would leave Düsseldorf.[5]
VfB Stuttgart
In July 2010, he moved to VfB Stuttgart.[6] In the first fixture of his second season with the club, Harnik scored the second goal of a 3–0 home win over Schalke.[7] Harnik propelled his side to victory with a brace against SC Freiburg on 16 September 2011.[8]
In the 2011–12 season, Harnik was Stuttgart's top scorer with 17 goals and eight assists. On 6 January 2012, he extended his contract with VfB Stuttgart until June 2016.[9] Harnik netted twice in the final of the DFB-Pokal on 1 June 2013, but Stuttgart fell 3–2 to Bayern Munich and the Bavarians secured an unprecedented league, cup and European cup treble.[10][11]
Hannover 96
In July 2016, Harnik joined Hannover 96.[12]
International career
Harnik, who also was eligible for Germany, opted to play for Austria, although he has never lived there, after having been nominated for the youth national teams of the ÖFB, not those of the German Football Association.
His debut came in a match against the Czech Republic in the Ernst Happel Stadium in Vienna on 22 August 2007 (1–1). After being on the pitch for just six minutes, he scored the equaliser in the 78th minute.
He was called up to Austria's squad for the Euro 2008.[13] Harnik played in all three group games but the co-hosts were eliminated in the group stage.[14]
On 2 September 2011, Harnik scored against Germany in a 6–2 loss at the Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen.[15] The win meant that Harnik's nation of birth secured qualification to Euro 2012.[16]
Career statistics
Club statistics
- As of 21 May 2016[2]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Werder Bremen | 2007–08 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
2008–09 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
Total | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 1 | |
Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2009–10 | 30 | 13 | 0 | 0 | – | 30 | 13 | |
Total | 30 | 13 | 0 | 0 | – | 30 | 13 | ||
VfB Stuttgart | 2010–11 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 44 | 17 |
2011–12 | 34 | 17 | 4 | 0 | – | 38 | 17 | ||
2012–13 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 47 | 12 | |
2013–14 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 10 | |
2014–15 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 9 | |
2015–16 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | |
Total | 173 | 52 | 16 | 9 | 25 | 7 | 214 | 68 | |
Career total | 220 | 66 | 16 | 9 | 31 | 7 | 265 | 82 |
International goals
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 22 August 2007 | Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna | Czech Republic | | | Friendly |
2. | 30 May 2008 | UPC-Arena, Graz | Malta | | | |
3. | 12 October 2010 | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels | Belgium | | | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying |
4. | 7 June 2011 | UPC-Arena, Graz | Latvia | | | Friendly |
5. | | |||||
6. | 2 September 2011 | Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen | Germany | | | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying |
7. | 29 February 2012 | Wörthersee-Stadion, Klagenfurt | Finland | | | Friendly |
8. | 16 October 2012 | Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna | Kazakhstan | | | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying |
9. | 26 March 2013 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin | Republic of Ireland | | | |
10. | 11 October 2013 | Friends Arena, Solna | Sweden | | | |
11. | 27 March 2015 | Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz | Liechtenstein | | | UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying |
12. | 8 September 2015 | Friends Arena, Solna | Sweden | | | UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying |
13. | | |||||
14. | 26 March 2016 | Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna | Albania | | | Friendly |
Honours
- Werder Bremen
- VfB Stuttgart
References
- ↑ http://www.whoscored.com/Players/19787
- 1 2 "Harnik, Martin" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- ↑ Hellmann, Frank (1 January 2011). "Der Piefke". FrankfurterRundschau (in German). Frankfurter Rundschau GmbH. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- ↑ "Harnik auf der Abschussliste" (in German). derstandard.at. 24 August 2009. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
- ↑ "Martin Harnik verlässt die Fortuna" (in German). Fortuna Düsseldorf. 26 April 2010. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
- ↑ "VfB strengthen the squad". VfB Stuttgart. 13 May 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
- ↑ "VfB Stuttgart 3–0 Schalke 04". ESPN Soccernet. 6 August 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
- ↑ "SC Freiburg 1 – 2 VfB Stuttgart". ESPN Soccernet. 16 September 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
- ↑ "Harnik signs extension with VfB". VfB Stuttgart. 6 January 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ↑ "Heynckes hints at move". ESPN FC. 2 June 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
- ↑ "3:2! Die Bayern machen das Triple perfekt" (in German). kicker. 1 June 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
- ↑ "Wechsel zu 96! Harnik kommt mit ehrlichen Worten" [Transfer to 96! Harnik comes with honest words] (in German). kicker. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ↑ "Austria squad for Euro 2008". The Guardian. 28 May 2008. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
- ↑ "Co-hosts Austria pay penalty against Croatia". CNN. 8 June 2008. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
- ↑ "Germany stroll past Austria to reach EURO 2012". UEFA. 2 September 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
- ↑ "Germany seal qualification". ESPN Soccernet. 16 September 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Martin Harnik. |
- Official website (German)
- Martin Harnik profile at Fussballdaten
- Martin Harnik at National-Football-Teams.com
- Martin Harnik profile at Soccerway