Hannes Wolf

Location: Leipzig, Germany

Top Chef. The Austrian is a wizard with them knives; the midfielder's cooking skills have gone down in Leipzig folklore as the stuff of legends! (Image: Instagram)

Born in Graz, Styria, Austria, he had a nomadic youth career in his native land spanning five different academies, these include: SC Seiersberg, SV Gössendorf, USV Vasoldberg, JAZ GU-Süd, and completed the last phase of his development with Red Bull Salzburg. He started off with Salzburg’s under-16 side in the 2014/15 campaign and made an incredible return of 20 goals from 22 games. The following season his spell was divided between 2.Liga club FC Liefering and Salzburg’s U18s. In the 2016/17 campaign he was an important part of Salzburg’s eye-catching UEFA Youth League winning team, and made his debut for the first-team as well. He began to see regular playing with the first-team come the 2017/18 season, making 27 appearances in the league, scoring 8 goals and providing 8 assists. In total he featured in 89 games for Red Bull Salzburg across all competitions and totalled 44 goals and assists. During this period Red Bull Salzburg were crowned both Austrian Bundesliga and Austrian Cup champions. On 23 January 2019, the Austrian midfielder signed a pre-contract with German Bundesliga club RB Leipzig. On the International scene he has represented Austria at both under-16 and under-21 level. In the summer of 2019, he suffered a serious injury, breaking his leg while playing for the national side in the European Under-21 Championship.