Johannes Kreidl

Johannes Kreidl (born 7 March 1996) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Veikkausliiga club KuPS.^[1][2]

Johannes Kreidl

Kreidl with SV Ried in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth	(1996-03-07) 7 March 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth	Hart im Zillertal, Austria
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	KuPS
Number	1
Youth career
2001–2010	SV Fügen
2010–2014	AKA Tirol
2014–2015	Hamburger SV
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014	SV Fügen	1	(0)
2014	Wacker Innsbruck II	1	(0)
2014–2017	Hamburger SV II	1	(0)
2016	→ KuPS (loan)	24	(0)
2017–2018	1. FC Nürnberg	0	(0)
2017–2018	1. FC Nürnberg II	20	(0)
2018–2020	SV Ried	53	(0)
2021–	KuPS	97	(0)
International career‡
2014	Austria U18	2	(0)
2014	Austria U19	2	(0)
2015	Austria U20	1	(0)
2018	Austria U21	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 October 024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:47, 26 September 2019 (UTC)

Club career

In early 2021, Kreidl returned to Kuopion Palloseura (KuPS). On 10 August 2023, he signed a new five-year deal with the club until the end of 2028.^[3][4] He won the Finnish Championship title with KuPS in 2024. Additionally they have won three Finnish Cups, in 2021, 2022 and 2024.

Personal life

Kreidl and his Finnish girlfriend Niina were married in December 2022. The wedding ceremony was held in Austria. The couple had met in 2016, when Kreidl was playing for KuPS as a loan player.^[5] They have two children, the twins, who were born in December 2024.^[6]

Career statistics

As of 20 October 2024.

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup[a]		League cup[b]		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Wacker Innsbruck II	2013–14	Austrian Regionalliga West	1	0	–		–		–		1	0
Hamburger SV II	2014–15	Regionalliga Nord	1	0	–		–		–		1	0
	2015–16	Regionalliga Nord	0	0	–		–		–		0	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
KuPS (loan)	2016	Veikkausliiga	24	0	4	0	4	0	–		32	0
1. FC Nürnberg II	2016–17	Regionalliga Bayern	9	0	–		–		–		9	0
	2017–18	Regionalliga Bayern	11	0	–		–		–		11	0
	Total		20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	0
1. FC Nürnberg	2017–18	2. Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
SV Ried	2018–19	Austrian 2. Liga	30	0	1	0	–		–		31	0
	2019–20	Austrian 2. Liga	23	0	3	0	–		–		26	0
	Total		53	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	57	0
KuFu-98	2021	Kakkonen	1	0	–		–		–		1	0
KuPS	2021	Veikkausliiga	23	0	1	0	–		8[c]	0	32	0
	2022	Veikkausliiga	23	0	2	0	4	0	6[c]	0	35	0
	2023	Veikkausliiga	27	0	0	0	5	0	2[c]	0	34	0
	2024	Veikkausliiga	24	0	3	0	4	0	4[c]	0	35	0
	2025	Veikkausliiga	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		97	0	6	0	14	0	20	0	137	0
Career total			197	0	14	0	18	0	20	0	249	0

1. Includes Austrian Cup, Suomen Cup
2. Includes Finnish League Cup
3. Appearances in UEFA Conference League

Honours

Kuopion Palloseura

• Veikkausliiga: 2024^[7]
• Veikkausliiga runner-up: 2021, 2022, 2023
• Finnish Cup: 2021, 2022, 2024^[8]
• Finnish League Cup runner-up: 2024

Individual

• Veikkausliiga Goalkeeper of the Year: 2021, 2023,^[9] 2024
• Veikkausliiga Team of the Year: 2021, 2022,^[10] 2023,^[11] 2024^[12]