Daniel Bachmann


Daniel Bachmann is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Watford.
Bachmann began his career with FK Austria Wien before joining Premier League club Stoke City in 2011 and signed a professional contract with the club in 2014. He has gained first-team experience by going out on loan to Wrexham, Scottish side Ross County and Bury. He moved to Watford in 2017 and spent a season on loan at Kilmarnock.
Married to Francesca Bachmann, they share two children together, Henry and Amelia.

Career

Stoke City

Bachmann began his career with FK Austria Wien before joining English side Stoke City in the summer of 2011. He played with Stoke's under-18 and under-21 squads and joined Conference Premier side Wrexham on loan on 5 August 2014. He played 18 times for the Dragons as they finished in 11th position.
Bachmann joined Scottish Premiership side Ross County on a six-month loan in July 2015. Bachmann made his professional debut on 8 August 2015, coming on for injured goalie Scott Fox in a 2–0 victory over Hamilton Academical. On 31 August 2015, the loan deal was terminated by mutual consent after making just two appearances for the Dingwall side. On 28 October 2015, Bachmann joined League One side Bury on a one-month loan. His loan at Gigg Lane was extended until the beginning of January 2016 when he returned to Stoke after making ten appearances for the Shakers.
Bachmann signed a one-year contract extension with Stoke in July 2016. He was released by Stoke at the end of the 2016–17 season.

Watford

On 1 July 2017, Bachmann signed a three-year deal with Watford. On 8 August 2018, Bachmann joined Scottish Premiership side Kilmarnock on a season-long loan deal.

International career

Bachmann played for several matches for Austria's youth teams and he made his debut for the Austria U21 side in September 2015 playing in a 2–0 victory against Azerbaijan.
On 14 March 2017 he was called up to the Austrian first team for the first time for games against Moldova and Finland.

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