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 Midfielder
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)
2019–2026 1. FC Köln 189 (27)
International career
2010 Austria U18 2 (0)
2010 Austria U19 5 (0)
2011–2014 Austria U21 17 (1)
2015–2024 Austria 28 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Florian Kainz (German pronunciation: [ˈfloːʁi̯aːn ˈkaɪnts];[3][4] born 24 October 1992) is an Austrian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

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]

In March 2026, Kainz announced that he would end his professional career at the end of the 2025–26 season.[18] On 16 May 2026, Kainz played his last professional match against Bayern Munich.[19][20]

International career

In November 2015, Kainz debuted for the Austrian senior squad during a friendly match against Switzerland, coming as a substitute.[21] He scored his first and only goal in a UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying against Estonia.[22]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[23][24]
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sturm Graz 2010–11 Austrian Bundesliga 132302[b]0—182
2011–12 Austrian Bundesliga 253228[c]2—357
2012–13 Austrian Bundesliga 26320——283
2013–14 Austrian Bundesliga 337522[b]0—409
2014–15 Austrian Bundesliga 10———10
Total 9815124122—12221
Rapid Wien 2014–15 Austrian Bundesliga 324302[b]0—374
2015–16 Austrian Bundesliga 3373311[d]1—4711
Total 651163131—8415
Werder Bremen 2016–17 Bundesliga 14210——152
2017–18 Bundesliga 30341——344
2018–19 Bundesliga 8022——102
Total 52573——598
1. FC Köln 2018–19 2. Bundesliga 14011——151
2019–20 Bundesliga 28511——296
2020–21 Bundesliga 8100—1091
2021–22 Bundesliga 32420——344
2022–23 Bundesliga 326107[e]0—406
2023–24 Bundesliga 3352000—355
2024–25 2. Bundesliga 27510——285
2025–26 Bundesliga 15120——171
Total 18926102701020729
Career total 4045835113231048273
  1. ↑ Includes Austrian Cup, DFB-Pokal
  2. 1 2 3 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

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Austria 201510
201750
201870
201930
202140
202210
202361
202410
Total281
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[25]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
127 March 2023Raiffeisen Arena, Linz, Austria Estonia1–12–1UEFA Euro 2024 qualification

Honours

1.FC Koln

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 "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. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 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. Archived from the original on 25 July 2023. 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. ↑ "Florian Kainz beendet im Sommer seine Profi-Karriere". 12 March 2026. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  19. ↑ "Bundesliga Round 34 2025/2026". 16 May 2026. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
  20. ↑ "Florian Kainz: „Nach harten Zeiten kommen wieder gute"". 6 June 2026. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
  21. ↑ "ÖFB-Team unterliegt der Schweiz". Laola1 (in German). 17 November 2015.
  22. ↑ "Joker Kainz erlöst ÖFB-Team mit Premieren-Tor". Kronen Zeitung (in German).
  23. ↑ "Florian Kainz | Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  24. ↑ "F. Kainz". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  25. ↑ "Florian Kainz". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  26. ↑ "Uth mit dem Schlusspunkt: Köln steigt als Zweitliga-Meister in die Bundesliga auf". kicker.
  27. ↑ "Vorlagen" (in German). Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
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