Nikolaus Wurmbrand
Nikolaus Wurmbrand (born 5 January 2006) is an Austrian footballer who plays as a forward for Rapid Wien.
Club career
Wurmbrand joined SK Rapid Wien at age 10, having been spotted by scout Nino Rauch while playing for Nußdorfer AC.[1] On 10 August 2024, Wurmbrand scored a hat-trick for the reserve team in a 4–2 home win over their counterparts from SK Sturm Graz on the second day of the 2. Liga season.[2] Nineteen days later he made his first-team debut in a 2–2 home draw with S.C. Braga in the UEFA Europa League playoffs, playing the final minute in place of Mamadou Sangaré.[3][1]
On 14 September 2024, Wurmbrand played his first game in the Austrian Football Bundesliga, starting away to Wolfsberger AC; assisted by Sangaré, he opened the scoring in a 1–1 draw.[4] He scored twice on 19 December in a 3–0 win over FC Copenhagen at the Allianz Stadion as his team advanced from the UEFA Conference League league phase.[5]
International career
On 11 October 2024, Wurmbrand made his debut for the Austria under-21 team in a home European qualifier against Slovenia. He came on as a half-time substitute for Muharem Husković in a 1–1 draw in Wiener Neustadt.[6]
Career statistics
- As of match played 1 June 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| SK Rapid Wien II | 2023–24 | Austrian Regionalliga East | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | |||
| 2024–25 | 2. Liga | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | 10 | 6 | |||||
| Rapid Wien | 2024–25 | Austrian Bundesliga | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9[a] | 2 | — | 28 | 3 | |
| Career total | 27 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 9 | ||
- ^ One appearance in UEFA Europa League, eight appearances and two goals in UEFA Conference League
References
- ^ a b Hötsch, Horst (14 September 2024). "Katzer: "So haben wir Isak Jansson gefunden"". Kicker (in German). Retrieved 1 February 2025.
- ^ "Wurmbrand-Hattrick! Rapid II schlägt Sturm II" (in German). Laola1. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
- ^ Hackl, Christian (29 August 2024). "Rapid verspielt gegen Braga 2:0-Führung und muss in die Conference League". Der Standard (in German). Retrieved 1 February 2025.
- ^ "Wurmbrand-Treffer beim Debüt reicht nicht: Rapid spielt 1:1 beim WAC". Der Standard (in German). 14 September 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
- ^ "Rapid biegt Kopenhagen 3:0 und steht im Achtelfinale der Conference League". Der Standard (in German). 19 December 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
- ^ "ÖFB-U21 nach 1:1 gegen Slowenien aus dem EM-Rennen". Der Standard (in German). 11 October 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2025.