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.
Club career 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 Boldklub in the Danish Superliga. He remained first choice for the remainder of the season, recording 11 clean sheets in 30 competitive appearances in league and cup.
On 10 June 2024, Brøndby made the transfer permanent and Pentz signed a four-year contract. During the same window he was also linked in the media with interest from Copenhagen, Celtic and Southampton. On 7 December 2024 he was named Brøndby's Player of the Year for 2024. 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.
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.
International career 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.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAustria Wien II2014–15Austrian Regionalliga50———502015–16Austrian Regionalliga110———1102016–17Austrian Regionalliga40———402017–18Austrian Regionalliga10———10Total210———210Austria Wien2015–16Austrian Bundesliga1000——102016–17Austrian Bundesliga002000—202017–18Austrian Bundesliga2402050—3102018–19Austrian Bundesliga27040——3102019–20Austrian Bundesliga16000——1602020–21Austrian Bundesliga35040——3902021–22Austrian Bundesliga3202020—360Total135014070001560Reims2022–23Ligue 1700000—70Bayer Leverkusen2022–23Bundesliga000000—00Brøndby (loan)2023–24Danish Superliga27030——300Brøndby2024–25Danish Superliga3003030—3602025–26Danish Superliga3002060103902026–27Danish Superliga7010——80Total9409090101130Career total2570230160102970
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsAustria2022402024100202530202610Total180
Honours Individual Austrian Bundesliga Team of the Year: 2020–21, 2021–22 Danish Goalkeeper of the Year: 2024 Brøndby Player of the Year: 2024
References
External links
Patrick Pentz at Brøndby IF Patrick Pentz at Danish Superliga Patrick Pentz at Austrian Football Bundesliga
(national team)