Josef Weberbauer

{{short description|Austrian footballer (born 1998)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Josef Weberbauer

| image =

| caption =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1998|3|13}}

| birth_place = Kuchl, Austria{{Cite web|url=https://www.laola1.at/de/red/fussball/bundesliga/interview/josef-weberbauer--rieds--mini-lainer--im-grossen-laola1-interview/|title=Josef Weberbauer: Der "Mini-Lainer" der SV Ried|website=www.laola1.at}}

| height = 1.73 m

| position = Right-back

| currentclub = Admira Wacker

| clubnumber = 33

| youthyears1 = 2006–2007 | youthclubs1 = Kuchl

| youthyears2 = 2007–2012 | youthclubs2 = Red Bull Salzburg

| youthyears3 = 2012–2013 | youthclubs3 = Kuchl

| years1 = 2016–2019 | clubs1 = Anif | caps1 = 74 | goals1 = 8

| years2 = 2019–2020 | clubs2 = SAK 1914 | caps2 = 18 | goals2 = 2

| years3 = 2020–2022 | clubs3 = Grazer AK | caps3 = 50 | goals3 = 3

| years4 = 2022 | clubs4 = Ried II | caps4 = 2 | goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2022–2023 | clubs5 = Ried | caps5 = 17 | goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2023–2024 | clubs6 = DSV Leoben | caps6 = 22 | goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2024– | clubs7 = Admira Wacker | caps7 = 16 | goals7 = 3

| pcupdate = 27 December 2024

}}

Josef Weberbauer (born 13 March 1998) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Admira Wacker.{{Soccerway|josef-weberbauer/449592}}

Career

Weberbauer is a youth product of the academies of Kuchl and Red Bull Salzburg. He began his senior career with Anif in 2016, before moving to SAK 1914 in 2019. On 3 February 2020, he transferred to the 2. Liga club Grazer AK. He moved to Ried in the Austrian Football Bundesliga on 14 January 2022, signing a contract until 2024.{{Cite web|url=https://www.salzburg24.at/sport/fussball/bundesliga/josef-weberbauer-wechselt-in-bundesliga-zur-sv-ried-115467994|title=Josef Weberbauer wechselt in Bundesliga zur SV Ried|date=14 January 2022|website=www.salzburg24.at}}

On 12 July 2024, Weberbauer signed with 2. Liga club Admira Wacker.{{cite web |title=Admira verpflichtet Josef Weberbauer! |url=https://flyeralarmadmira.at/admira-verpflichtet-josef-weberbauer/ |website=Admira Wacker |access-date=6 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240712151301/https://flyeralarmadmira.at/admira-verpflichtet-josef-weberbauer/ |archive-date=12 July 2024 |language=de-DE |date=12 July 2024}}

Playing style

Weberbauer is an energetic right-back who is known for his tireless runs up and down the pitch. Due to his stamina, his playstyle is compared to the Austrian international footballer Stefan Lainer.

References

{{reflist}}