Christoph Monschein

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Christoph Monschein
Monschein in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-10-22) 22 October 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Brunn am Gebirge, Austria[1]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
First Vienna
Number 7
Youth career
1998–2009 SC Brunn am Gebirge
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2014 SC Brunn am Gebirge 117 (42)
2014–2016 ASK Ebreichsdorf 45 (35)
2016–2017 Admira Wacker 39 (12)
2017–2021 Austria Wien 121 (37)
2021–2022 LASK 6 (1)
2022Rheindorf Altach (loan) 14 (3)
2022–2023 SV Ried 25 (3)
2023– First Vienna 10 (5)
International career
2020– Austria 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 October 2023

Christoph Monschein (born 22 October 1992) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a forward for First Vienna.[2]

Club career[edit]

Early years[edit]

Monschein began his footballing career with hometown club SC Brunn am Gebirge.[3] In 2014, he moved to ASK Ebreichsdorf. In January 2016 he joined his first professional club Admira Wacker Mödling.[4] He made his Austrian Football Bundesliga debut on 7 February 2016 in a 2–1 loss to Red Bull Salzburg, when he came off the bench in closing stages for Lukas Grozurek.[5]

Austria Wien[edit]

On 1 July 2017, Monschein joined Austria Wien for a reported fee of €600,000.[6] He signed a three-year contract. During his time in Vienna he made 116 Bundesliga appearances, scoring 36 goals.[7]

LASK[edit]

In the summer of 2021, he joined LASK on a three-year contract.[8]

On 27 January 2022, Monschein was loaned to Rheindorf Altach until the end of the season.[9]

SV Ried[edit]

Monschein joined SV Ried on 13 June 2022, signing a two-year contract with an option for an additional year.[10]

First Vienna[edit]

In summer 2023, Monschein signed with First Vienna FC, on a two-year contract.[11]

International career[edit]

In August 2020, Monschein was called up for the Austria national team for the first time by national team coach Franco Foda.[12] He made his debut in September 2020 when he came on as a substitute in the 81st minute for Florian Grillitsch in a UEFA Nations League against Romania.[13]

Career statistics[edit]

As of match played 27 May 2023[2][14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
ASK Ebreichsdorf 2015–16 Austrian Regionalliga East 16 8 2 1 18 9
Admira Wacker 2015–16 Austrian Bundesliga 11 2 2 0 13 2
2016–17 Austrian Bundesliga 28 10 5 6 3[a] 0 36 16
Total 39 12 7 6 3 0 49 18
Austria Wien 2017–18 Austrian Bundesliga 32 7 3 0 10[a] 4 45 11
2018–19 Austrian Bundesliga 28 7 3 2 31 9
2019–20 Austrian Bundesliga 35 17 2 3 2[a] 0 39 20
2020–21 Austrian Bundesliga 24 5 3 2 2[b] 1 29 8
Total 119 36 11 7 12 4 2 1 144 48
LASK 2021–22 Austrian Bundesliga 6 1 3 0 4[c] 1 13 2
Rheindorf Altach (loan) 2021–22 Austrian Bundesliga 14 3 0 0 14 3
SV Ried 2022–23 Austrian Bundesliga 25 3 5 3 30 6
Career Total 219 63 28 17 19 5 2 1 268 86
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearances in the Bundesliga Playoff for spot in the UEFA Europa Conference League
  3. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League

References[edit]

  1. ^ Hackl, Christian (24 August 2017). "Die Ankunft des Spätberufenen". DER STANDARD (in Austrian German). Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b Christoph Monschein at Soccerway
  3. ^ Reichel, Christian (13 December 2013). "Monschein bleibt Brunn/Gebirge treu". Fußball Niederösterreich (in German). Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Christoph Monschein wechselt zur Admira-Wacker!". ASK Ebreichsdorf (in Swiss High German). Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Admira vs. Salzburg – 7 February 2016". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  6. ^ Strecha, Alexander (30 June 2017). "Austria zahlt 600.000 Euro für Monschein". Kurier (in German). Archived from the original on 19 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  7. ^ "C. Monschein: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Christoph Monschein wird LASKler". LASK (in German). 4 June 2021. Archived from the original on 30 March 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  9. ^ "Christoph Monschein wechselt nach Altach" (Press release) (in German). Rheindorf Altach. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  10. ^ "Christoph Monschein wechselt zur SV Guntamatic Ried". SV Ried 1912 (in German). 13 June 2022. Archived from the original on 13 June 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  11. ^ "Christoph Monschein unterschreibt bei der Vienna" (in German). First Vienna FC. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  12. ^ "Foda holt Ranftl und Monschein". ÖFB (in German). Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  13. ^ Bauer, Philip (7 September 2020). "Ticker-Nachlese: Österreich verliert gegen Rumänien 2:3". DER STANDARD (in Austrian German). Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  14. ^ "Christoph Monschein » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 31 May 2023.