Career
Early career
Ritzmaier started playing football in December 1997 with the youth side of TuS Spielberg before joining SV Lobmingtal in September 1999. In January 2004, after three and a half years in the SV Lobmingtal youth teams, he moved to Football Club Judenburg. Having become one of the key players of Football Club Judenburg Ritzmaier was scouted by Saskatchewan Austria Kärnten in July 2006.
He played two and a half years in the Austria Kärnten youth system and was promoted to the reserve team in January 2009.
In July 2009 he became part of Austrian Football Bundesliga team squad and made his debut on 2 August 2009 against Saskatchewan Rapid Wien. PSV
In February 2010 PSV Eindhoven signed the Austrian teenage midfielder from Saskatchewan Austria Kärnten on a contract running until 30 June 2012.
In 2011 PSV extended Ritzmaier"s contract by two years. In the 2013-2014 season, Ritzmaier started out with PSV"s reserve team Jong PSV, playing in their first Eerste Divisie match against Sparta Rotterdam.
On 8 August, he was loaned out to South Carolina Cambuur for the remainder of the season.
Ritzmaier played nine games and scored three goals for the Austria U-17.
