Nikolas Veratschnig
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nikolas Konrad Veratschnig | ||
| Date of birth | 24 January 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Villach, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Red Bull Salzburg | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2017 | Feldkirchen | ||
| 2017–2020 | Wolfsberger AC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Wolfsberger II | 18 | (7) |
| 2022–2024 | Wolfsberger AC | 64 | (1) |
| 2024–2026 | Mainz 05 | 36 | (0) |
| 2026– | Red Bull Salzburg | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Austria U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Austria U19 | 12 | (1) |
| 2022–2024 | Austria U21 | 14 | (4) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 September 2024 | |||
Nikolas Konrad Veratschnig (born 24 January 2003) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Red Bull Salzburg.
Club career
Veratschnig is a youth product of Feldkirchen, and moved to Wolfsberger AC's academy in 2017. He started training with Wolsfberger's reserves in 2020. On 2 December 2021, he signed his first professional contract with the club until June 2024.[1] He made his professional debut with them in a 1–0 Austrian Football Bundesliga loss to Austria Wien on 22 February 2022.[2]
On 25 June 2024, Veratschnig signed a four-year contract with Mainz 05 in Germany.[3]
On 9 June 2026, Veratschnig returned to Austria and signed a four-season deal with Red Bull Salzburg.[4]
International career
Veratschnig is a youth international for Austria, having represented the Austria U18s and U19s.[5]
Career statistics
- As of match played 27 August 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Wolfsberger AC II | 2020–21 | Austrian Regionalliga | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Austrian Regionalliga | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | 12 | 2 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Austrian Regionalliga | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 18 | 7 | — | — | — | 18 | 7 | |||||
| Wolfsberger AC | 2021–22 | Austrian Bundesliga | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Austrian Bundesliga | 29 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 37 | 3 | |
| 2023–24 | Austrian Bundesliga | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Total | 64 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 76 | 3 | ||
| Mainz 05 | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[b] | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | ||
| Total | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 44 | 0 | |||
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2026–27 | Austrian Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4[d] | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | |
| Career total | 121 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 145 | 11 | ||
- ↑ Includes Austrian Cup, DFB-Pokal
- 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- 1 2 Appearance in Austrian Bundesliga European play-offs
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
References
- ↑ "Profi-Vertrag für Nikolas Veratschnig beim WAC". 2 December 2021.
- ↑ ""In U16 noch ein niemand": Der Umbruch des WAC hat mit Nikolas Veratschnig ein neues Gesicht | Kleine Zeitung". www.kleinezeitung.at. 17 May 2022.
- ↑ "MAINZ 05 SIGN NIKOLAS VERATSCHNIG". Mainz 05. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ↑ "Nikolas Veratschnig joins the Red Bulls". FC Red Bull Salzburg. 9 June 2026. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
- ↑ "ÖFB-U19-Teamspieler Veratschnig wird WAC-Profi". www.laola1.at.
External links
- Nikolas Veratschnig at Soccerway
- Nikolas Konrad Veratschnig at ÖFB (in German)
- Nikolas Konrad Veratschnig at ÖFB (in German) (national team)
- Nikolas Veratschnig on Instagram
- 2003 births
- Footballers from Villach
- Living people
- 21st-century Austrian sportsmen
- Austrian men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Austria men's youth international footballers
- Austria men's under-21 international footballers
- Wolfsberger AC players
- 1. FSV Mainz 05 players
- FC Red Bull Salzburg players
- Austrian Football Bundesliga players
- Austrian Regionalliga players
- Bundesliga players
- Austrian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Germany