VfL is Stöger’s “priority”, participation in the European Championship would be “madness”

Kevin Stöger wants to help VfL Bochum stay in the league with his performances. Strong performances could have a nice side effect.

Kevin Stöger was a regular in the Austrian national U-team. The midfielder from Bundesliga club VfL Bochum played 17 times for Austria’s U21s, among others, where he scored four goals.

He is still waiting to be nominated for the senior national team. Even at the age of 30, it was not meant to be. But there is still hope. Stöger, whose contract with Bochum expires at the end of the current season, was at least on call for the last few nominations.

This shows that Austria coach Ralf Rangnick has the midfielder on his radar, despite the great competition that now lurks in the Austrian midfield.

It is no coincidence that Austria finished their qualifying group for the 2024 European Championship in Germany in second place behind Belgium with just one defeat in eight games.

The 2:0 against Germany a few days ago also shows that Austria can no longer be underestimated. Stöger also watched the game. His opinion: “The game against Germany was great, the result was deserved. “

It would be amazing if I could be at a European Championship

Kevin Stöger

And with a view to the European Championship, the 30-year-old still has hopes that he could jump on the European Championship bandwagon. However, his priorities are clearly divided, as he told RS: “It would be amazing if I could take part in a European Championship. But the focus is on Bochum first, that’s the priority. I want to perform well here and achieve the goal I’ve set myself. Namely to stay in the Bundesliga with VfL. We’ll see what happens after that. If I perform well, that could be a consideration for the coach, then it’s up to him. I will give it my all.”

Which has been successful so far, as his record this season is impressive. Eleven appearances, three goals, two assists. Stöger explains: “I’ve set myself the target of scoring a few goals, but staying in the league as a team is more important. But of course I’m also happy when I score or set up goals.” cb / gp