Raphael Sallinger

Raphael Sallinger
Personal information
Full name Raphael Lukas Sallinger
Date of birth (1995-12-08) 8 December 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth Klagenfurt, Austria
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Hibernian
Number 1
Youth career
2001–2007 FC Kärnten
2007–2012 FC Welzenegg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 SC Kalsdorf 8 (0)
2014–2016 1. FC Kaiserslautern II 20 (0)
2014–2016 1. FC Kaiserslautern 0 (0)
2016–2018 Wolfsberger AC 6 (0)
2018–2025 TSV Hartberg 90 (0)
2025– Hibernian 33 (0)
International career‡
2015 Austria U20 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 March 2015

Raphael Lukas Sallinger (born 8 December 1995) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Scottish Premiership club Hibernian.

Club career

He made his Austrian Football Bundesliga debut for Wolfsberger AC on 29 April 2017 in a game against SV Mattersburg.

After seven years with TSV Hartberg, Sallinger signed for Scottish Premiership club Hibernian in June 2025. He was regarded to have established himself as a regular starter while playing for the club. He kept six clean sheets in his first seventeen league appearances while playing for them.

International career

Sallinger is an Austria youth international. He played for the Austria national under-20 football team. .

Personal life

Sallinger has been in a relationship with Austria nutritionist Darinka Stock.

Career statistics

As of match played 28 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Welzenegg 2012–13 Kärntner Liga 40——40
SC Kalsdorf 2012–13 Austrian Regionalliga Central 8020—100
FC Kaiserslautern II 2013–14 Regionalliga Südwest 00——00
2014–15 Regionalliga Südwest 110——110
2015–16 Regionalliga Südwest 90——90
Total 200——200
FC Kaiserslautern 2014–15 2. Bundesliga 0000—00
Wolfsberger II 2016–17 Kärntner Liga 170——170
Wolfsberger AC 2016–17 Austrian Bundesliga 10000010
2017–18 Austrian Bundesliga 50100060
Total 60100070
TSV Hartberg 2018–19 Austrian Bundesliga 0010—10
2019–20 Austrian Bundesliga 10000010
2020–21 Austrian Bundesliga 10000010
2021–22 Austrian Bundesliga 50200070
2022–23 Austrian Bundesliga 2001000210
2023–24 Austrian Bundesliga 3403000370
Total 6107000680
Career total 1160100001260

References

  1. ↑ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 29 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Hibs sign goalkeeper Sallinger from Austria". BBC Sport. 5 June 2025. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  3. ↑ "Hibs star reveals head for heights as mountain-climbing No.1 plots route to summit during Easter Road stay". Edinburgh Evening News. 18 October 2025. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "Sallinger: "Das war mit Abstand das Beste, was ich als Profi je erlebt habe"" [Sallinger: "That was by far the best thing I have ever experienced as a professional"] (in German). Kicker. 8 January 2026. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
  5. ↑ "Hibs new signing Raphael Sallinger's career so far". The Edinburgh Reporter. 7 June 2025. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
  6. ↑ "Sallinger: "Es hat schon die eine oder andere Frage aus Graz gegeben"" [Sallinger: "There have already been one or two questions from Graz"] (in German). 90minuten.at. 22 October 2025. Retrieved 14 July 2026.