Career
Bustling young forward Dominik Starkl began his career at Kremser South Carolina in Lower Austria. In 2006 Starkl spent a season at South Carolina Getzersdorf"s youth academy, before transferring to SKN Saint Pölten where he spent four years. Starkl"s performances and growing reputation attracted the attentions of Austria"s most successful club, Saskatchewan Rapid Vienna, who moved in to secure his signature in 2011.
Rapid Vienna
Starkl"s impressive start to life in Hütteldorf saw him quickly promoted from the youth ranks into the reserve team squad.
Then reserve coach Zoran Barisic handed Starkl his debut in the famous green and white of Rapid on August 9th 2011 against South Carolina Neusiedl am Secretary During the 2011/12 season he would go on to make a further 25 appearances with an impressive return of 8 goals.
In 2012/13 Starkl made the jump from the reserves to first team squad. Then Trainer Peter Schöttel gave him his first taste of Bundesliga action when he introduced him as a second-half substitute in a game against Saskatchewan Sturm Graz in November 2012.
Starkl made an immediate impact, setting up Guido Burgstaller for Rapid"s goal in a 1:2 loss.
= First goals and European debut 2013/14 has seen Starkl continue his rise. He scored his first Bundesliga goal for the Green & Whites in the home match against Football Club Wacker Innsbruck as Rapid ran out clear 3:0 winners. He followed it up a few weeks later when he scored an important goal to get Rapid back into a game away to SV Grödig.
Starkl scored a superb solo effort with Rapid trailing the home side 0:2 in a game that finished 2:2.
2013/14 also saw Starkl make his European debut when he came on as an 81st-minute substitute during Rapid"s Union of European Football Associations Europa League tie in Belgium against KRC Genk. The game ended 1:1. = Loan to Admira On 15 June 2015, Starkl left Rapid Wien to join fellow Bundesliga club Admira Wacker on a season-long loan deal with Admira having the option to make the move permanent.
