Christopher Trimmel
Introduction '''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.
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.
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 seven times, after a nine-year hiatus in 2019 again.
Career statistics ===Club===+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsRapid Wien2008–09Austrian Bundesliga500000–502009–10Austrian Bundesliga2453182–3582010–11Austrian Bundesliga28140102–4232011–12Austrian Bundesliga27410––2842012–13Austrian Bundesliga3144090–4442013–14Austrian Bundesliga34410101–455Total14918131375–19924Union Berlin2014–152.Bundesliga29010––3002015–162.Bundesliga26110––2712016–172.Bundesliga33020––3502017–182.Bundesliga32120––3412018–192.Bundesliga32020–103502019–20Bundesliga32030––3502020–21Bundesliga31120––3312021–22Bundesliga2525071–3732022–23Bundesliga2502090–3602023–24Bundesliga301000–40Total2685200161103056Career total418233315351050530===International===:''Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first.'' No  Date  Venue  Opponent  Score  Result  Competition 1.15 November 2021  Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt, Austria    '''2'''–0  4–1  2022 World Cup qualifier
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