Florian Wiegele
Squad number 12 · Viktoria Plzeň
Their 2026 World Cup
Florian Wiegele travelled to the 2026 World Cup with Austria, wearing number 12, without ever getting on the pitch. His side played 4 matches (1 win, 1 draw and 2 defeats) and bowed out in the round of 32, beaten by Spain 3-0.
The goalkeeping job went to A. Schlager (4 matches, 360′).
Another 5 players in the Austria squad ended up the same way, without a single minute. The full run is on the Austria team page.
Biography
Florian Wiegele (born 21 March 2001) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Czech First League club Viktoria Plzeň and the Austria national team.
Early life Wiegele was born on 21 March 2001 in Austria and is a native of Graz, Austria. Growing up, he regarded Germany international Manuel Neuer as his football idol and has been nicknamed "Langer".
Career Wiegele started his career with the reserve team of Austrian side SK Sturm Graz in 2017. Two years later, he signed for Austrian side SV Lebring. In 2022, he signed for Austrian side FC Gleisdorf 09, where he made twenty-four league appearances and scored zero goals. During the summer of 2023, he signed for Austrian side DSV Leoben, where he made twelve league appearances and suffered relegation from the second tier to the third tier. Ahead of the 2024–25 season, he signed for Czech side Viktoria Plzeň. Six months later, he was sent on loan to Austrian side Grazer AK.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · text adapted from the article.
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