Michael Steinwender, born on 4 May 2000 (age 26), is an Austrian central defender with Bochum. At 6ft 3in (1.90m), he is an imposing enough presence for the role, though his career so far has been built more on steady senior experience than on any great noise around him.
His most productive league season came in 2024 with IFK Varnamo, where he made 17 appearances and scored once. That tells its own modest story: a centre-half getting games, contributing occasionally, and not pretending to be something else.
Now at Bochum, Steinwender’s market value is around £1m, according to Transfermarkt. His career to date is a straightforward one: an Austrian defender who has taken senior minutes in Sweden and moved on to German football, still with room to establish exactly where his level settles.
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