Philipp Prosenik
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| Full Name | Philipp Prosenik |
| Date of Birth | 1 March 1993 |
| Place of Birth | Vienna, Austria |
| Position | Forward |
| Chelsea career | 2009 - 2012 |
| Debut | n/a |
| Games (goals) | n/a |
| Other clubs | Rapid Vienna |
Philipp Prosenik (born 1 March 1993 in Vienna, Austria) is a forward who formerly played for Chelsea's youth and reserve teams.
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Pre-Chelsea career
The son of a former Austrian international striker (Christian), Philipp Prosenik is Chelsea’s latest attempt to find a prolific goalscorer for now and the future. Chased by some of Europe’s elite including AC Milan and Bayern Munich, he opted for Chelsea in part because of the club’s education policy alongside his footballing development.
Chelsea career
A regular scorer for Rapid Vienna and Austria’s youth international teams, he can play as a lead striker or as a supporting one. He has good height and strength, and shows really good intelligence in moving into channels and positions at the right time. He gets in and about the action and when a chance falls his way he usually makes the goalkeeper work at worst.
After a good start in England, with goals in pre-season and early in the campaign proper, injuries have taken their toll. A concussion left him sidelined for weeks on end, suffering memory loss, and knee meniscus problems have meant a long-term stay on the sidelines. It’s something which is likely to end his season, or the majority of it, but he convalesced well and returned ahead of time, finding the back of the net against towards the end of the 2009-10 season away to Portsmouth.
Unfortunately, after a very impressive start to the 2010-11 season, Philipp suffered another serious knee injury which would rule him out for six months. He returned before the end of the season. He returned for the 2011-12 pre-season and played well, but more ailments made the first half of his campaign another stop-start affair.
In January 2012 Prosenik left Chelsea and joined AC Milan on a free transfer.
International
Philipp has represented Austria at Under-16, Under-17, and Under-20 levels.
Career statistics
Youth Team Football
| Season | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | |
| 2009-10 | 14 | 2 |
| 2010-11 | 7 | 3 |
| 2011-12 | 3 | 1 |
Reserve Team Football
| Season | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | |
| 2009-10 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010-11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011-12 | 4 | 0 |
(Statistics accurate as of the end of Prosenik's Chelsea career)
Career honours
None
Post-Chelsea career
Philipp currently plays for AC Milan.
