Matthäus Taferner Explained

Matthäus Taferner
Birth Date:30 January 2001
Birth Place:Klagenfurt, Austria
Height:1.70 m
Currentclub:WSG Tirol
Clubnumber:30
Youthclubs1:Wacker Innsbruck
Youthyears1:2007–2017
Years1:2017–2019
Clubs1:Wacker Innsbruck II
Caps1:45
Goals1:6
Years2:2017–2019
Clubs2:Wacker Innsbruck
Caps2:29
Goals2:3
Years3:2019–2020
Clubs3:Dynamo Dresden
Caps3:4
Goals3:0
Years4:2020
Clubs4:Wacker Innsbruck (loan)
Caps4:9
Goals4:1
Years5:2020–2023
Clubs5:Wolfsberger AC
Caps5:86
Goals5:2
Years6:2023–
Clubs6:WSG Tirol
Caps6:29
Goals6:1
Nationalyears1:2016
Nationalteam1:Austria U15
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2017
Nationalteam2:Austria U16
Nationalcaps2:1
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2017–2018
Nationalteam3:Austria U17
Nationalcaps3:5
Nationalgoals3:1
Nationalyears4:2018
Nationalteam4:Austria U18
Nationalcaps4:2
Nationalgoals4:0
Nationalyears5:2018
Nationalteam5:Austria U19
Nationalcaps5:2
Nationalgoals5:0
Nationalyears6:2019
Nationalteam6:Austria U20
Nationalcaps6:1
Nationalgoals6:0
Nationalyears7:2021–2022
Nationalteam7:Austria U21
Nationalcaps7:11
Nationalgoals7:0
Pcupdate:26 May 2024
Ntupdate:3 June 2022

Matthäus Taferner (born 30 January 2001) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as midfielder for WSG Tirol.

Club career

Wacker Innsbruck

Taferner began his career at Wacker Innsbruck. In 2015 he joined the Fußballakademie Tirol, while attending the Bundes-Oberstufenrealgymnasium Innsbruck, a gymnasium with a branch for competitive athletes.[1]

On 27 May 2017, Taferner, who had already attracted the interest of German club SC Freiburg,[2] made his debut for the reserve team of Wacker Innsbruck in the Austrian Regionalliga when he was substituted in place of Sandro Gavrić in the 60th minute of a 2–1 loss to USC Eugendorf.[3]

In September 2017, Taferner was promoted to the first team by coach Karl Daxbacher. He made his debut in the second-tier First League in the same month when he was substituted for Daniele Gabriele in the 84th minute of the Tyroleans' 4–0 away win over Austria Lustenau on 29 September 2017.[4] This appearance meant that he became the first player in the second tier of Austrian football who was born in the 21st century.[5] With Wacker Innsbruck he won promotion to the Austrian Football Bundesliga at the end of the season.[6]

He made his debut in the Bundesliga in April 2019 in a 3–1 defeat against SV Mattersburg.[7] The following month he scored his first goal in the highest Austrian league in a 4–0 win, also against Mattersburg.[8] At the end of the season, he suffered relegation with Innsbruck after one season, finishing in last place in the Bundesliga table.[9]

Dynamo Dresden

On 25 June 2019, 2. Bundesliga club Dynamo Dresden confirmed that they had signed Taferner from Wacker Innsbruck on a four-year contract.[10] In Dresden, the midfielder only played four times and was sent on loan to his former club Wacker Innsbruck in January 2020.[11]

Wolfsberger AC

In the summer of 2020, he returned to Austria, signing for Wolfsberger AC for an undisclosed fee.[12]

WSG Tirol

On 10 August 2023, Taferner signed with WSG Tirol.[13]

International career

On 24 April 2016, Taferner made his debut for Austria U15 in a 3–3 draw against their peers from Mexico at the Wörthersee Stadion in Klagenfurt.[14] Further appearances followed on 26 April against Norway and on 29 April against Brazil. On 9 April 2017, he played in his Tyrolean homeland, in Jenbach, in the friendly international match against Turkey (1–3) for the Austrian U16 national team.[15]

In the summer of 2017, he was selected by coach Rupert Marko for the Austria U17 team for the international Toto Cup. On 30 August 2017, he scored his first international goal in Sillian in the 79th minute of the match, putting the finishing touches to a 4–0 victory in the friendly against peers from Finland. In total, Taferner played five games for the U17 team.

In March 2021, Taferner made his international debut for the Austria U21 team against Saudi Arabia.[16]

Honours

Wacker Innsbruck

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Athletes on Air – Matthäus Taferner, Förderverein Nachwuchsleistungssport Tirol . nachwuchsleistungssport-tirol.at . de . 25 June 2020.
  2. News: Michael . Pipal . Der Ruf der Insel ereilt die Tiroler Fußball-Talente . Tiroler Tageszeitung Online . 3 April 2017 . de.
  3. Web site: FC Wacker Innsbruck – FCW II: Tolle Saison endet mit kleinem Dämpfer . fc-wacker-innsbruck.at . 20 November 2021 . de.
  4. Web site: Austria Lustenau – FC Wacker Innsbruck 0:4 (2. Liga 2017/2018, 13. Spieltag) . weltfussball.de . 20 November 2021 . de.
  5. Web site: Krainer . Josef . Matthäus Taferner von Wacker Innsbruck II erhält langfristigen Profivertrag . Regionalliga West ligaportal.at . de-de . 21 December 2017.
  6. News: Wacker Meister und wieder erstklassig . tirol.orf.at . 11 May 2018 . de.
  7. Web site: SV Mattersburg – FC Wacker Innsbruck 3:1 (Bundesliga 2018/2019 Qualifikationsgruppe, 26. Spieltag) . weltfussball.de . 20 November 2021 . de.
  8. Web site: FC Wacker Innsbruck – SV Mattersburg 4:0 (Bundesliga 2018/2019 Qualifikationsgruppe, 32. Spieltag) . weltfussball.de . 20 November 2021 . de.
  9. News: Geiler . Christoph . Der FC Wacker steht nach dem Abstieg vor dem Nichts . kurier.at . 27 May 2019 . de.
  10. https://www.dynamo-dresden.de/saison/news/newsdetails/taferner-und-kone-steigen-mit-kraftkreis-ein.html Taferner und Koné steigen mit Kraftkreis ein
  11. Web site: FC Wacker Innsbruck – Nachwuchsteamspieler kehrt zurück! . fc-wacker-innsbruck.at . 20 November 2021 . de.
  12. News: 6 August 2020 . Offiziell: WAC holt Matthäus Taferner von Dynamo Dresden . de . . 11 August 2020.
  13. Web site: WSG Tirol. Matthäus Taferner unterschreibt bei der WSG Tirol. Matthäus Taferner signs with WSG Tirol. 10 August 2023. 14 December 2023. de.
  14. Web site: Österreich U15 – Mexiko U15 . oefb.at . 20 November 2021 . de.
  15. Web site: Österreich U16 – Türkei U16 . oefb.at . 20 November 2021 . de.
  16. Web site: Österreich U21 – Saudi Arabien U21 . oefb.at . 19 November 2021 . de.