Florian Wiegele

Florian Wiegele
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-03-21) 21 March 2001
Place of birth Graz, Styria, Austria
Height 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Viktoria Plzeň
Number 44
Youth career
–2007 SV Strassgang
2007–2019 SK Sturm Graz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Sturm Graz II 0 (0)
2019–2022 SV Lebring 47 (0)
2022–2023 FC Gleisdorf 09 24 (0)
2023–2024 DSV Leoben 12 (0)
2024– Viktoria Plzeň 20 (0)
2025 → Grazer AK (loan) 15 (0)
International career‡
2026– Austria 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 March 2026

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".[1]

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.[2]

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".[3]

Wiegele was named in the Austria squad for the 2026 Men's World Cup[4] and at 2.05m, became the tallest player to ever make a World Cup squad.[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 15 March 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sturm Graz II 2018–19 Austrian Regionalliga Central 00———00
SV Lebring 2019–20 Landesliga Steiermark 140———140
2020–21 Landesliga Steiermark 50———50
2021–22 Landesliga Steiermark 280———280
Total 470———470
FC Gleisdorf 09 2022–23 Austrian Regionalliga Central 240———240
DSV Leoben 2023–24 2. Liga 12040——160
Viktoria Plzeň 2024–25 Czech First League 000000—00
2025–26 Czech First League 120308[a]0—230
Total 1203080—230
Grazer AK (loan) 2024–25 Austrian Bundesliga 150———150
Career total 11007080001250
  1. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 27 March 2026
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Austria 202610
Total10

References

  1. ↑ "Florian Wiegele und Kjell Scherpen sorgen für das größte Grazer Derby aller Zeiten" [Florian Wiegele and Kjell Scherpen ensure the greatest Graz derby of all time] (in German). Kleine Zeitung. 8 March 2025. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
  2. ↑ "Dvanáctka nováčků Plzně: klenot do základu, obr v bráně i střelci" [Plzeň's twelve newcomers: a gem in the foundation, a giant in goal and scorers] (in Czech). Blesk. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
  3. ↑ "Der Sonntag mit Rugby-Schuhen und Papa-Söhne" [Sunday with rugby shoes and daddy's sons] (in German). Kicker. 16 February 2025. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
  4. ↑ "Alaba, Arnautovic feature as Austria name World Cup squad". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 2026-06-03.
  5. ↑ "The squads in stats". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 2026-06-03.
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