Alexander Kogler


Alexander Kogler (born 1 February 1998) is an Austrian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Finn Harps in the League of Ireland Premier Division.

Alexander Kogler
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-02-01) 1 February 1998
Place of birth Oberwart, Austria
Height 190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position(s) Midfield/Forward
Club information
Current team
 Finn Harps
Number 30
Youth career
2005–2007 FC Kärnten
2007–2008 SK Austria Kärnten
2008-2013 FC Wacker Innsbruck
2014-2016 FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt
2016–2017 FC Ingolstadt 04
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 FC Ingolstadt 04 II 27 (5)
2018-2019 FC Wacker Innsbruck II 17 (3)
2019–2020 Grazer AK 10 (0)
2020– Finn Harps F.C. 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 February 2020

Career

Kogler started his career at FC Kärnten. In 2007 he switched to SK Austria Kärnten. In 2008 he moved to the youth team of FC Wacker Innsbruck. In 2013 he came to AKA Carinthia. In 2014 he moved to Germany at FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt.

For the 2016/17 season, he joined the U-19 team of FC Ingolstadt 04. He made his debut for Ingolstadt's second team in the Regionalliga in July 2017 when he started against FC Bayern Munich's second team on the first day of the 2017/18 season. On his debut, however, he received a red card in the 43rd minute and was sent off. He scored his first goal for Ingolstadt II in September 2017 in a 2-1 win against the second team of 1. FC Nürnberg. At the end of the season he had 27 appearances in the regional league, in which he scored five goals.

For the 2018/19 season, he returned to Austria and joined the second team of FC Wacker Innsbruck.[1] He made his debut in the 2nd division in July 2018 when he started against FC Juniors OÖ on the first day of the 2018/19 season and was replaced by Robert Martić in the 70th minute. In the game that Innsbruck won 3-0, Kogler scored to make it 1-0.

After relegation at Wacker II, he switched to second division Grazer AK for the 2019/20 season.[2] He made 10 appearances in the first half of the season in the Austrian Football Second League before departing the club to sign for Irish side Finn Harps F.C..

In February 2020, Kogler signed for Finn Harps F.C. in the League of Ireland Premier Division.[3]

References
  1. "FC Wacker Innsbruck - FC Wacker Innsbruck II: Trainingsauftakt und Neuzugänge". Fc-wacker-innsbruck.at. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  2. "Grazer Athletiksport Klub 1902 - Herzlich willkommen, Alexander Kogler - oder: Mach' es wie der Papa!". Grazerak.at. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  3. O'Hehir, Paul (27 February 2020). "Finn Harps sign Austrian Alexander Kogler after striker search". irishmirror. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
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