Patrick Pentz is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Danish Superliga club Brøndby and the Austria national team.
Pentz began his professional career at FK Austria Wien, where he made his Bundesliga debut in May 2016.
Pentz made his senior national team debut for Austria on March 29, 2022, against Scotland.
Biography
Early Life
Patrick Pentz was born in Austria and began his football journey at a young age, playing youth football at SV Bürmoos in Salzburg. In 2006, he joined the prestigious Red Bull Salzburg academy, where he honed his skills as a goalkeeper.
Club Career
Pentz made a significant move to FK Austria Wien in 2013, where he initially played with the Regionalliga squad. His professional debut came in May 2016 during the Bundesliga season finale, where he helped secure a 3–0 victory over Sturm Graz. Over the years, he established himself as the starting goalkeeper for Austria Wien, amassing 129 Bundesliga appearances and earning accolades as the league's best goalkeeper for the 2020–21 and 2021–22 seasons. After a successful nine-year stint, he left Austria Wien at the end of the 2021–22 season.
In July 2022, Pentz signed with Reims in Ligue 1, starting as the first-choice goalkeeper before losing his position later in the season. He then joined Bayer 04 Leverkusen in January 2023 but did not make any first-team appearances. In August 2023, he was loaned to Brøndby, where he made an impressive debut, keeping a clean sheet in a 1–0 win against Vejle.
International Career
Pentz has represented Austria at various youth levels, including U17, U18, and U21. He made his senior national team debut on March 29, 2022, in a friendly against Scotland. His career reached a milestone when he was selected for the 2026 FIFA World Cup squad, marking Austria's first appearance in the tournament since 1998.
Legacy
Throughout his career, Pentz has been recognized for his outstanding performances, being named in the Austrian Bundesliga Team of the Year for two consecutive seasons and earning the title of Danish Goalkeeper of the Year in 2024, along with being named Brøndby Player of the Year the same year.
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Career & Clubs
Club
As of match played 17 September 2026
International
As of match played 31 March 2026
Pentz represented Austria at the U17, U18 and U21 levels. He made his debut for the senior national team on 29 March 2022, coming on as a substitute in the friendly match against Scotland. On 18 May 2026, Pentz was selected in Ralf Rangnick’s 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, marking Austria’s first appearance in the tournament since 1998.
Austria Wien
Pentz played youth football at SV Bürmoos in the state of Salzburg before joining Red Bull Salzburg's academy in 2006. 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. 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. After nine years with Austria Wien, he left at the end of the 2021–22 campaign.
Reims
On 9 July 2022, Pentz signed a three-year contract with Reims in Ligue 1. He began the 2022–23 season as first-choice goalkeeper before later losing the position to Yehvann Diouf.
Bayer Leverkusen
On 27 January 2023, Pentz joined Bayer 04 Leverkusen on a two-and-a-half-year deal. Serving as back-up to Lukáš Hrádecký, he did not make a first-team appearance for the club.
Brøndby
On 18 August 2023, Pentz joined Brøndby on a season-long loan. He made his competitive debut ten days later, starting and keeping a clean sheet in a 1–0 away win over Vejle…
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- FK Austria Wien (2013–)
- Club
- FK Austria Wien (2015–)
- Club
- Austria national under-17 association football team (2013–2013)
- Club
- Austria national under-18 association football team (2014–)
- Club
- Austria national under-21 football team
- National team
- Austria
Legacy
Individual
Austrian Bundesliga Team of the Year: 2020–21, 2021–22 Danish Goalkeeper of the Year: 2024 Brøndby Player of the Year: 2024
Clubs
- FK Austria Wien2013current
- Austria national under-18 association football team2014current
- FK Austria Wien2015current
- Austria national under-21 football teamcurrent
- Austria national under-17 association football team2013–2013
Played together with
Abdul Kadiri MohammedFK Austria Wien
Abdullahi Ibrahim AlhassanFK Austria Wien- Adam LedwońFK Austria Wien · 2000–2002
Adam PetroušFK Austria Wien · 2005–2005- Adolf HuberFK Austria Wien · 1940–1957
- Adolf KnollFK Austria Wien
- Alberto Ariel MartínezFK Austria Wien · 1973–1978
Aleksandar DragovićFK Austria Wien · 2008–2008- Aleksandar DragovićFK Austria Wien · 2009–2011
Aleksandar JukicFK Austria Wien
Alexandar BorkovicFK Austria Wien
Alexander GorgonFK Austria Wien · 2010
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Identifiers & aliases
Patrick Pentz is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Danish Superliga club Brøndby and the Austria national team.
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