Hartberg-Torwart Sallinger changes to Hibernian FC in Scotland!

Hartberg-Torwart Sallinger changes to Hibernian FC in Scotland!

The Austrian goalkeeper Raphael Sallinger has changed from TSV Hartberg to Scottish Hibernian FC. This was announced on June 5, 2025. After seven years at TSV Hartberg, in which he played 106 games and stayed without conceding 31 times, he now competes in the Scottish Premiership.

in the past two years, Sallinger has been particularly successful and experienced the best period of club history with his team. With TSV Hartberg he reached a point record and the final in the Austrian Cup. His performance in the Admiral Bundesliga, where he stayed eight times last season without conceding a goal, sparked interest from abroad.

career and success

Raphael Lukas Sallinger was born on December 8, 1995 in Klagenfurt, Austria, and is 1.96 m tall. Before starting his professional career, he went through the youth teams of FC Carinthia and FC Welzenegg. He began his senior career at SC Kalsdorf in 2012, followed by stations at 1. FC Kaiserslautern and Wolfsberger AC. In 2018 he moved to TSV Hartberg, where he did not score goals in 77 missions, but established himself as a solid goalkeeper. His international experience includes an operation for the Austrian U20 national team in 2015.

After his change, Sallinger expressed a positive statement about his time in Hartberg and thanked the possibilities that he was offered there. The chairman of TSV Hartberg, Erich Korherr, emphasized the painful loss, but alternately sees an indication of the quality of the club as a platform for talented players. The search for a suitable replacement for Sallinger has already started.

Hibernian FC and Scottish Premiership

Hibernian FC is one of the established clubs in the Scottish Premiership, which play an important role in the 2024/25 season. The overall market value of the team is currently 15.70 million euros. The club is one of the stronger teams and thus offers Raphael Sallinger the opportunity to develop in a competitive environment.

In the coming season, Sallinger will assume the challenge of asserting himself against strong competitors such as Celtic Glasgow and the Glasgow Rangers. These battles in the Scottish Premiership promise exciting encounters and offer Sallinger the opportunity to prove themselves on a larger stage.

For further information on the developments in the Scottish Premiership, you can visit the Transfermarkt website.