Lukas Hinterseer

Lukas Hinterseer (born 28 March 1991) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a forward for 2. Bundesliga club Hannover 96.

Born in Kitzbuhel, Tyrol, Hinterseer began his career at local club FC Kitzbuhel before signing for FC Wacker Innsbruck in 2008. After initially struggling to make the first team, he experienced a breakthrough in the 2013–14 season. His form earned him a move to German football, where he played for FC Ingolstadt, VfL Bochum and Hamburger SV.

Hinterseer made his senior debut for Austria in November 2013 after previously being capped by Austria youth teams at under-17, under-18 and under-19 levels. He was chosen in Austria's squad for the UEFA Euro 2016.

Club Career

Early years

Lukas Hinterseer, nephew of famous skier and singer, Hansi Hinterseer, began his active career as a football player relatively late at the age of ten with his home club, FC Kitzbuhel. There, he progressed through all youth levels before receiving an offer from FC Wacker Innsbruck, joining the youth academy of the club based in the Tyrol capital. He played most of the 2008–09 season with the Wacker U19 team, but also appeared for the club's second team, which at that time was still competing in the fourth-tier Tiroler Liga. There, the Kitzbuhel native gained his first experience in senior football and sat on the bench on 9 August 2008 in a 1–2 away win over Innsbrucker AC. In his following match with the first team, Hinterseer eventually made his debut, on 11 October 2008 in a 0–0 draw against SV Langenfeld, where he made the start and was replaced in the 81st minute Daniel Niederjaufner. In his third appearance in the second team, he scored a goal in a 9–0 win over SC Kirchberg on 21 March 2009. In the remainder of the season, he scored goals in wins over SK Jenbach and SV Langenfeld again. He finished the season with 11 appearances for the second team in which he scored four goals, as Wacker Innsbruck II won the championship title in the fourth tier. The te

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