Patrick Pentz (born 2 January 1997) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Danish Superliga club Brøndby and the Austria national team.[2]
.png) Pentz in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 January 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Salzburg, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Brøndby | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2006 | SV Bürmoos | ||
| 2006–2013 | Red Bull Salzburg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2017 | Austria Wien II | 21 | (0) |
| 2016–2022 | Austria Wien | 135 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Reims | 7 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Bayer Leverkusen | 0 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Brøndby (loan) | 27 | (0) |
| 2024– | Brøndby | 60 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | Austria U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Austria U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022– | Austria | 18 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:18, 22 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 March 2026 | |||
Club career
editAustria Wien
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Pentz played youth football at SV Bürmoos in the state of Salzburg before joining Red Bull Salzburg's academy in 2006.[3] He moved to Austria Wien in 2013 and was first listed with the club's Regionalliga squad that August, making his debut for Austria Wien II in September 2014. He received his first senior call-up in April 2015 and, with both first-choice goalkeepers unavailable, made his Bundesliga debut on the final matchday of the 2015–16 season: a 3–0 win over Sturm Graz on 15 May 2016.[4]
From the 2017–18 season, he established himself as Austria Wien's starting goalkeeper, aside from a brief spell during the 2019–20 season, when Ivan Lučić held the position, and totalled 129 Bundesliga appearances for the club. He was voted the league's best goalkeeper in both the 2020–21 and 2021–22 seasons.[5][6] After nine years with Austria Wien, he left at the end of the 2021–22 campaign.[7]
Reims
editBayer Leverkusen
editOn 27 January 2023, Pentz joined Bayer 04 Leverkusen on a two-and-a-half-year deal.[9] Serving as back-up to Lukáš Hrádecký, he did not make a first-team appearance for the club.[9]
Brøndby
editOn 18 August 2023, Pentz joined Brøndby on a season-long loan.[10] He made his competitive debut ten days later, starting and keeping a clean sheet in a 1–0 away win over Vejle Boldklub in the Danish Superliga.[11][12] He remained first choice for the remainder of the season, recording 11 clean sheets in 30 competitive appearances in league and cup.[13]
On 10 June 2024, Brøndby made the transfer permanent and Pentz signed a four-year contract.[14] During the same window he was also linked in the media with interest from Copenhagen, Celtic and Southampton.[15][16] On 7 December 2024 he was named Brøndby's Player of the Year for 2024.[17] Later that month he was named Danish Goalkeeper of the Year, winning Tipsbladet's Det Gyldne Bur for 2024—an award voted on by the first-choice goalkeepers in the Superliga and 1st Division.[18]
On 13 April 2025, after a 2–1 away win against Copenhagen at Parken Stadium, Pentz was shown a second yellow card for unsporting behaviour during the post-match celebrations. A melee ensued in which Copenhagen goalkeeper Diant Ramaj and Brøndby reserve Thomas Mikkelsen were also dismissed; Ramaj was later reported to have head-butted Mikkelsen. Thomas Delaney criticised Pentz's conduct in a post-match interview.[19][20][21]
International career
editPentz represented Austria at the U17, U18 and U21 levels.[22] He made his debut for the senior national team on 29 March 2022, coming on as a substitute in the friendly match against Scotland.[23]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 21 May 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Austria Wien II | 2014–15 | Austrian Regionalliga | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | Austrian Regionalliga | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | Austrian Regionalliga | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | Austrian Regionalliga | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 21 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||||
| Austria Wien | 2015–16 | Austrian Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Austrian Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Austrian Bundesliga | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Austrian Bundesliga | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | Austrian Bundesliga | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Austrian Bundesliga | 35 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Austrian Bundesliga | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 36 | 0 | ||
| Total | 135 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 0 | ||
| Reims | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Brøndby (loan) | 2023–24 | Danish Superliga | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | ||
| Brøndby | 2024–25 | Danish Superliga | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | — | 36 | 0 | |
| 2025–26 | Danish Superliga | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6[a] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 39 | 0 | |
| Total | 60 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 75 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 250 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 289 | 0 | ||
- 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- ↑ Appearance in Danish Superliga play-off
International
edit- As of match played 31 March 2026
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 2022 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 0 | |
Honours
editIndividual
- Austrian Bundesliga Team of the Year: 2020–21,[5] 2021–22[6]
- Danish Goalkeeper of the Year: 2024[18]
- Brøndby Player of the Year: 2024[24]
References
edit- ↑ "Patrick Pentz". Bundesliga. Archived from the original on 26 September 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ↑ "FK Austria Wien - Patrick Pentz". Austria Wien. Archived from the original on 8 May 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ↑ "Patrick Pentz: Sicherer Rückhalt im ÖFB-Team" [Patrick Pentz: A reliable presence in the Austria national team]. News.at (in German). 19 June 2024. Archived from the original on 7 August 2025. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- ↑ GmbH., DJ Digitale Medien. "3:0 über Sturm Graz: Austria Wien gewinnt Abschiedsspiel in Generali Arena". Archived from the original on 27 February 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- 1 2 "Bundesliga.at - Das Team der Saison 2020/21". www.bundesliga.at. Archived from the original on 29 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- 1 2 "Bundesliga.at - Team der Saison - ADMIRAL Bundesliga". www.bundesliga.at. Archived from the original on 28 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ↑ "Danke, Patrick Pentz!" [Thank you, Patrick Pentz!]. FK Austria Wien (Press release) (in German). 15 June 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- 1 2 "Patrick Pentz : un nouveau shérif en ville". Stade de Reims (in French). 9 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- 1 2 "Lunev injured – Bayer 04 sign Austria keeper Pentz". Bayer 04 Leverkusen. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ↑ "Brøndby IF indgår lejekontrakt med Patrick Pentz" [Brøndby IF enter into a loan agreement with Patrick Pentz]. Brøndby IF (in Danish). 18 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ↑ "Sejr over Vejle Boldklub". Brøndby IF (in Danish). 28 August 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- ↑ "Vejle Boldklub - Brøndby IF". BrøndbyStats (in Danish). 28 August 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- ↑ "Patrick Pentz profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- ↑ "Four more years – Brøndby IF og Patrick Pentz forlænger". Brøndby IF (in Danish). 10 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ↑ Okstrøm, Oliver (15 May 2024). "Pentz om rygte: Brøndby er den eneste klub for mig" [Pentz on rumours: Brøndby is the only club for me]. Tipsbladet (in Danish). Archived from the original on 23 May 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- ↑ Glud, Rasmus (10 June 2024). "Celtic og Southampton var med i ræset om Pentz" [Celtic and Southampton were in the race for Pentz]. Bold (in Danish). Archived from the original on 4 October 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- ↑ "Patrick Pentz er årets spiller 2024". Brøndby IF (in Danish). 7 December 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- 1 2 "Brøndby-keeper løber med Det Gyldne Bur" [Brøndby keeper claims the Golden Glove]. TV 2 Sport (in Danish). 27 December 2024. Archived from the original on 27 December 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- ↑ "Delaney om Pentz: Det udviser mangel på respekt". Bold (in Danish). 13 April 2025. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- ↑ "Drama i Danmark – nu er der nyt". Tipsbladet (in Danish). 2 October 2025. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- ↑ "Brøndby appellerer rødt kort til målmand". TV 3 SPORT (in Danish). April 2025. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- ↑ Fußballbund, ÖFB - Österreichischer. "ÖFB". Archived from the original on 27 February 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ↑ "Roundup: Elf Austrianer international unterwegs" (in German). Austria Wien. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ↑ "Patrick Pentz er årets spiller 2024" [Patrick Pentz named 2024 Player of the Year]. Brøndby IF (in Danish). 7 December 2024. Archived from the original on 13 January 2025. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
External links
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- Patrick Pentz at Brøndby IF (in Danish)
- Patrick Pentz at Danish Superliga (in Danish)
- Patrick Pentz at Austrian Football Bundesliga (in German)
- Patrick Pentz at ÖFB (in Austrian German)
- Patrick Pentz at ÖFB (in Austrian German) (national team)
- Patrick Pentz on Instagram
