Christopher Trimmel

Christopher Trimmel
Trimmel with Union Berlin in 2016
Personal information
Full name Christopher Trimmel
Date of birth (1987-02-24) 24 February 1987 (age 39)
Place of birth Oberpullendorf, Austria
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Positions
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 349 (5)
International career
2009–2022 Austria 25 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 October 2026

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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 the national team 22 times, after a nine-year hiatus in 2019 again. In May 2021, he was named in Austria's 26-man squad for the UEFA Euro 2020 tournament.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 October 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rapid Wien 2008–09 Austrian Bundesliga 500000—50
2009–10 Austrian Bundesliga 2453182—358
2010–11 Austrian Bundesliga 28140102—423
2011–12 Austrian Bundesliga 27410——284
2012–13 Austrian Bundesliga 3144090—444
2013–14 Austrian Bundesliga 34410101—455
Total 14918131375—19924
Union Berlin 2014–15 2. Bundesliga 29010——300
2015–16 2. Bundesliga 26110——271
2016–17 2. Bundesliga 33020——350
2017–18 2. Bundesliga 32120——341
2018–19 2. Bundesliga 32020—10350
2019–20 Bundesliga 32030——350
2020–21 Bundesliga 31120——331
2021–22 Bundesliga 2525071—373
2022–23 Bundesliga 2502090—360
2023–24 Bundesliga 2602030—310
2024–25 Bundesliga 25010——260
2025–26 Bundesliga 29020——310
2026–27 Bundesliga 4010——50
Total 3495240191103936
Career total 499233815651059430

International

As of match played 25 September 2022
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Austria 200920
201010
201940
202030
2021101
202250
Total251
Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first.
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.15 November 2021Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt, Austria Moldova2–04–12022 World Cup qualifier

References

  1. ↑ "Christopher Trimmel". 1. FC Union Berlin. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  2. ↑ "Rapid hat einen neuen Goalgetter". Wiener Zeitung (in German). 2 August 2009. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  3. ↑ Stüber, Oliver (15 February 2014). "FC Union verpflichtet Christopher Trimmel". Berliner Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  4. ↑ "Trimmel bleibt eisern – Leistner fällt aus". kicker Online (in German). 12 May 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  5. ↑ "Christopher Trimmel stellt neuen ÖFB-Rekord in der CL auf". laola1.at (in German). Sportradar Media Services GmbH. 24 October 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  6. ↑ "36J 242T - Christopher Trimmel gibt heute im Alter von 36 Jahren und 242 Tagen sein Champions-League-Debüt und ist damit der älteste CL-Debütant aus Österreich, er löst Michael Konsel ab (34J 189T im Jahr 1996 für Rapid). Debüt". twitter.com/OptaFranz (in German). Twitter. 24 October 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  7. ↑ "Christopher Trimmel bleibt Unioner" (in German). 1. FC Union Berlin. 18 April 2025.
  8. ↑ Christopher Trimmel at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 March 2020. Edit this at Wikidata
  9. ↑ Christopher Trimmel at National-Football-Teams.com
  10. ↑ Strecha, Alexander (15 November 2021). "Österreich gewinnt gegen Moldau 4:1, Foda bleibt Teamchef" (in German). kurier.at. Retrieved 20 August 2022.