Michael Steinwender
Defender - Centre-Back
at Heart of Midlothian FC
at Heart of Midlothian FC
488 days · joined 2025-01-21
👕200+ Apps
Market value
€1.20m
Centre-Back Defender
Career snapshot
7
clubs played for
16/17
debut season
0.05
goals / match
TSV Hartberg
top club · 70 apps
Career highs
€1.20m
peak value · 2024
—
top transfer fee
3
best season · 17/18
3 / 0
int'l caps / goals
Born the same day
Shares 2000-05-04 · 6 players total
231Appearances
11Goals
1Assists
26Yellow cards
1Red cards
66Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Michael Steinwender |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2000-05-04 (26 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Eisenstadt, Austria |
| Citizenship |  Austria |
| Position | Defender - Centre-Back (main: Defender) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 190.00 m |
| Current club | Heart of Midlothian FC |
| Joined | 2025-01-21 |
| Contract expires | 2028-06-30 |
| Agent | SEG |
Jul 2025
25/26 — Heart of Midlothian FC
6 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2025
Transfer: Värnamo → Heart of Midl.
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2024
Transfer: TSV Hartberg → Värnamo
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2024
2024 — IFK Värnamo
19 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2024
24/25 — Heart of Midlothian FC, IFK Värnamo
13 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2023
23/24 — TSV Hartberg
23 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2022
22/23 — TSV Hartberg
24 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Aug 2021
Transfer: SKN St. Pölten → TSV Hartberg
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2021
21/22 — SKN St. Pölten, TSV Hartberg
29 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
May 2021
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Aug 2020
Transfer: SV Mattersburg → SKN St. Pölten
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2020
20/21 — SKN St. Pölten
28 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2019
19/20 — SV Mattersburg, SV Mattersburg II (-2020)
18 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2018
18/19 — SV Mattersburg II (-2020)
29 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2018
Transfer: Mattersburg II → SV Mattersburg
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2017
17/18 — SV Mattersburg, SV Mattersburg II (-2020), AKA Burgenland U18
21 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2017
Transfer: Burgenland U18 → Mattersburg II
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2016
16/17 — SV Mattersburg II (-2020), AKA Burgenland U18
21 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2016
Transfer: Burgenland U16 → Burgenland U18
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2015
Transfer: Burgenland U15 → Burgenland U16
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2014
Transfer: Mattersburg Jgd → Burgenland U15
14/15 · Transfer
Mar 2013
Transfer: Rapid Youth → Mattersburg Jgd
12/13 · Transfer
Jul 2011
Transfer: Baumgarten Jgd → Rapid Youth
11/12 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €1.20m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 116 other Defender - Centre-Backs with ≥500 minutes in 25/26. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals1 total · 0.51/90
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
G+A1 total · 0.51/90
Yellow cards0 total · 0.00/90
Minutes played by club
Heart of Midlothian FC
14.9%
IFK Värnamo
23.6%
TSV Hartberg
3.0%
SKN St. Pölten
0.0%
SV Mattersburg
0.0%
SV Mattersburg II (-2020)
26.9%
AKA Burgenland U18
31.7%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heart of Midlothian FC | 2 | 24/25 | 25/26 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 887 |
| IFK Värnamo | 2 | 2024 | 24/25 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1,408 |
| TSV Hartberg | 3 | 21/22 | 23/24 | 70 | 1 | 0 | 180 |
| SKN St. Pölten | 2 | 20/21 | 21/22 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SV Mattersburg | 2 | 17/18 | 19/20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SV Mattersburg II (-2020) | 4 | 16/17 | 19/20 | 64 | 5 | 1 | 1,606 |
| AKA Burgenland U18 | 2 | 16/17 | 17/18 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 1,890 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | League Cup | Heart of Midlothian FC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 178 |
| 25/26 | Premiership | Heart of Midlothian FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Premiership | Heart of Midlothian FC | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 709 |
| 24/25 | Premiership Relegation | Heart of Midlothian FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | SFA Cup | Heart of Midlothian FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Svenska Cupen | IFK Värnamo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Bundesliga | TSV Hartberg | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | ÖFB-Cup | TSV Hartberg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Bundesliga | TSV Hartberg | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | ÖFB-Cup | TSV Hartberg | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 21/22 | 2. Liga | SKN St. Pölten | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Bundesliga | TSV Hartberg | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | ÖFB-Cup | TSV Hartberg | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | ÖFB-Cup | SKN St. Pölten | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Allsvenskan | IFK Värnamo | 17 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1,408 |
| 2024 | Relegation Allsvenskan | IFK Värnamo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Bundesliga | SKN St. Pölten | 26 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | ÖFB-Cup | SKN St. Pölten | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Relegation Bundesliga (- 2021) | SKN St. Pölten | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Bundesliga | SV Mattersburg | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | ÖFB-Cup | SV Mattersburg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Regional League East | SV Mattersburg II (-2020) | 14 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Regional League East | SV Mattersburg II (-2020) | 29 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 838 |
| 17/18 | Bundesliga | SV Mattersburg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Burgenlandliga | SV Mattersburg II (-2020) | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 768 |
| 17/18 | ÖFB Jugendliga U18 | AKA Burgenland U18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 16/17 | Burgenlandliga | SV Mattersburg II (-2020) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | ÖFB Jugendliga U18 | AKA Burgenland U18 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1,800 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/12 | 2011-07-01 | Baumgarten Jgd | Rapid Youth | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 12/13 | 2013-03-18 | Rapid Youth | Mattersburg Jgd | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 14/15 | 2014-07-01 | Mattersburg Jgd | Burgenland U15 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-07-01 | Burgenland U15 | Burgenland U16 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 16/17 | 2016-07-01 | Burgenland U16 | Burgenland U18 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 17/18 | 2017-07-01 | Burgenland U18 | Mattersburg II | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-07-01 | Mattersburg II | SV Mattersburg | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 20/21 | 2020-08-19 | SV Mattersburg | SKN St. Pölten | Transfer | 100000 | — |
| 21/22 | 2021-08-31 | SKN St. Pölten | TSV Hartberg | Transfer | 250000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2024-07-02 | TSV Hartberg | Värnamo | Transfer | 300000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2025-01-21 | Värnamo | Heart of Midl. | Transfer | 1200000 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/21 | concussion | 2021-05-08 | 2021-05-20 | 13 | 3 |
Current€1.20m
Peak€1.20m
Low€100k
Δ since start+€1.10m
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #19533 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #12519 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melvin Reichardt | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Christoph Leitgeb | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Barnabás Varga | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Luka Pisacic | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominik Frieser | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Manuel Pfeifer | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Matija Horvat | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernhard Unger | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| David Thumberger | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dario Tadic | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Raphael Sallinger | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jürgen Heil | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Raffael Behounek | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Donis Avdijaj | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Luca Sedlatschek | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nico Pichler | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephan Schimandl | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Filip Borsos | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Christoph Halper | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Amar Helic | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/19 | Regional League East | SV Mattersburg II (-2020) | 3 | 29 |
| 17/18 | Burgenlandliga | SV Mattersburg II (-2020) | 2 | 20 |
| 25/26 | League Cup | Heart of Midlothian FC | 1 | 3 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19/20 | Regional League East | SV Mattersburg II (-2020) | 1 | 14 |
Teams faced most often by Michael Steinwender's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCR Altach | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 44% |
| Rapid Wien | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 23 | -7 | 25% |
| Wolfsberger AC | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 43% |
| Sturm Graz | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 17% |
| LASK | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 17% |
| RB Salzburg | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 13 | -13 | 0% |
| FC Wacker Innsbruck | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 20% |
| WSG Tirol | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 40% |
| Austria Wien | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | -9 | 0% |
| SV Ried | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 100% |
| FC Admira Wacker | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 50% |
| Austria Lustenau | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -8 | 0% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 16/17 | Senior debut season | |
| 16/17 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | 13 | 709 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.13 |
| 22/23 | 24 | 180 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21/22 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 19 | 1,408 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.26 |
| 20/21 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | 29 | 838 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.32 |
| 17/18 | 21 | 858 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.21 |
| 16/17 | 21 | 1,800 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Regional League East
43 apps
3 G
1 A
Burgenlandliga
21 apps
2 G
0 A
ÖFB Jugendliga U18
21 apps
2 G
0 A
Premiership
12 apps
1 G
0 A
League Cup
3 apps
1 G
0 A
Allsvenskan
17 apps
1 G
0 A
ÖFB-Cup
10 apps
1 G
0 A
Bundesliga
92 apps
0 G
0 A
2. Liga
5 apps
0 G
0 A
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Who is Michael Steinwender?
Michael Steinwender is an Austria professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Heart of Midlothian FC.
How old is Michael Steinwender?
Michael Steinwender is 26 years old. He was born on May 4, 2000 in Eisenstadt.
What position does Michael Steinwender play?
Michael Steinwender plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).
What club does Michael Steinwender play for?
Michael Steinwender currently plays for Heart of Midlothian FC.
How many career goals has Michael Steinwender scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Michael Steinwender has scored 11 goals in 231 appearances.
What is Michael Steinwender's market value?
Michael Steinwender's most recent reported market value is €1.20m.