Christopher Trimmel

Christopher Trimmel (born 24 February 1987) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a right-back or wing-back for Bundesliga club Union Berlin, whom he captains, and the Austria national team.

Christopher Trimmel

Trimmel with Union Berlin in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Christopher Trimmel
Date of birth	(1987-02-24) 24 February 1987 (age 38)
Place of birth	Oberpullendorf, Austria
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s)	Right-back, wing-back
Team information
Current team	Union Berlin
Number	28
Youth career
1994–2006	UFC Mannersdorf
2006–2007	ASK Horitschon
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2008	ASK Horitschon	15	(7)
2008–2014	Rapid Wien	149	(18)
2014–	Union Berlin	316	(5)
International career‡
2009–	Austria	25	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 September 2022

Club career

Born in Oberpullendorf, Trimmel started his career at local club USC Mannersdorf. He switched to ASK Horitschon, where he played for two seasons until he was discovered by Rapid Wien.

Trimmel signed with Rapid in 2008, and initially played for the amateurs, but quickly managed to receive a place in the first-team squad. On 2 August 2009, in his sixth league game, he scored a hat-trick in only six minutes in a 5–1 victory over Austria Kärnten.^[2]

In February 2014, Trimmel signed with Union Berlin for the new season.^[3] In May 2017, he extended his contract until 2019.^[4]

On 24 October 2023, Trimmel made his debut in the UEFA Champions League against Napoli at the age of 36 years and 240 days, becoming the oldest Austrian debutant in the UEFA CL. The record was previously held by Michael Konsel, who was 34 years and 189 days old when he made his debut for Rapid in 1996.^[5][6] In April 2025, he extended his contract with the club after surpassing 350 appearances, solidifying his status as the most-capped player in the club's history.^[7]

International career

On 5 August 2009, it was announced that Trimmel was a part of the national team squad for the upcoming friendly match against Cameroon. He has since represented his country 22 times, after a nine-year hiatus in 2019 again.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 May 2025^[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Rapid Wien	2008–09	Austrian Bundesliga	5	0	0	0	0	0	–		5	0
	2009–10	Austrian Bundesliga	24	5	3	1	8[b]	2	–		35	8
	2010–11	Austrian Bundesliga	28	1	4	0	10[b]	2	–		42	3
	2011–12	Austrian Bundesliga	27	4	1	0	–		–		28	4
	2012–13	Austrian Bundesliga	31	4	4	0	9[b]	0	–		44	4
	2013–14	Austrian Bundesliga	34	4	1	0	10[b]	1	–		45	5
	Total		149	18	13	1	37	5	–		199	24
Union Berlin	2014–15	2. Bundesliga	29	0	1	0	–		–		30	0
	2015–16	2. Bundesliga	26	1	1	0	–		–		27	1
	2016–17	2. Bundesliga	33	0	2	0	–		–		35	0
	2017–18	2. Bundesliga	32	1	2	0	–		–		34	1
	2018–19	2. Bundesliga	32	0	2	0	–		1[c]	0	35	0
	2019–20	Bundesliga	32	0	3	0	–		–		35	0
	2020–21	Bundesliga	31	1	2	0	–		–		33	1
	2021–22	Bundesliga	25	2	5	0	7[d]	1	–		37	3
	2022–23	Bundesliga	25	0	2	0	9[b]	0	–		36	0
	2023–24	Bundesliga	26	0	2	0	3[e]	0	–		31	0
	2024–25	Bundesliga	25	0	1	0	–		–		26	0
	Total		316	5	22	0	19	1	1	0	358	6
Career total			466	23	35	1	56	5	1	0	558	30

1. Includes Austrian Cup, DFB-Pokal
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
3. Appearance in Bundesliga relegation play-offs
4. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
5. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 25 September 2022^[9]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Austria	2009	2	0
	2010	1	0
	2019	4	0
	2020	3	0
	2021	10	1
	2022	5	0
Total		25	1

Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first.^[10]

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	15 November 2021	Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt, Austria	Moldova	2–0	4–1	2022 World Cup qualifier