Marcel Sabitzer

Marcel Sabitzer (born 17 March 1994) is an Austrian professional footballer . He plays as a midfielder for the Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and the Austria national team. Mainly he plays as central midfielder, but he also plays as attacking midfielder, second striker, winger and defensive midfielder.

Marcel Sabitzer
Sabitzer with RB Leipzig in 2020
Personal information
Full name Marcel Sabitzer[1]
Date of birth (1994-03-17) 17 March 1994
Place of birth Wels, Upper Austria, Austria
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder, forward
Club information
Current team
 Bayern Munich
Number 18
Youth career
2000–2001 Admira Villach
2001–2008 Grazer AK
2008–2009 Austria Wien
2009–2010 Admira Wacker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Admira Wacker II 40 (15)
2010–2012 Admira Wacker 45 (10)
2013–2014 Rapid Wien 45 (10)
2014–2021 RB Leipzig 177 (40)
2014–2015 → Red Bull Salzburg (loan) 33 (19)
2021– Bayern Munich 39 (2)
National team‡
2009–2010 Austria U16 7 (1)
2010–2011 Austria U17 9 (3)
2011 Austria U18 2 (0)
2012–2013 Austria U19 4 (5)
2012–2013 Austria U21 7 (1)
2012– Austria 68 (12)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:21, 12 November 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:32, 20 November 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Sabitzer started his career in 2000 with ESV Admira Villach, 2001 he went on to the youth of Grazer AK.[3] In June 2008 he went to the Austria Wien Academy and for the 2009/10 season to the Academy of FC Admira Wacker.

Admira Wacker Mödling

Sabitzer played for Admira Wacker Mödling between September 2010 and January 2013.[4] On 14 September 2010 he made his professional debut.He scored two goals in eight appearances during the 2010–11 Austrian Bundesliga season.[5]

Rapid Wien

In January 2013 he signed with Rapid Wien.[4]

RB Leipzig

On 30 May 2014, Sabitzer signed a four-year contract with RB Leipzig. He was loaned for the 2014–15 season to FC Red Bull Salzburg.[6]

Return to RB Leipzig
Sabitzer (left) celebrates scoring against Tottenham Hotspur in the 2019–20 UCL last 16

For the 2015–16 season he returned to RB Leipzig.[5] when he scored eight goals in 34 appearances.[7] On 1 April 2016 Sabitzer extended his contract until 2021.[8]

He finished the 2016–17 season with nine goals in 33 appearances.[9] In the 2017–18 season, he scored five goals in 34 appearances.[10]

In the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League Sabitzer scored his first two goals in the competition against Zenit Saint Petersburg.[11] On 10 March 2020, he scored twice in a 2019–20 UEFA Champions League knock-out match versusTottenham Hotspur.[12] Sabitzer finished the 2019–20 campaign with 16 goals and 11 assists in all competitions.[13]

Bayern Munich

On 30 August 2021 Sabitzer signed a four-year contract with Bayern Munich for a reported transfer fee of €16 million.[14][15] He debuted in a 4-1 away-win versus his former club Leipzig where nhe came in in minute 59 for Leon Goretzka. In winter 2022/23 he went on loan to Manchester United .[16]

International career
Sabitzer playing for Austria in 2015

He played for the all Austrian youth teams from U16 to U21. In May 2017 he was in the team for the first time and debuted on 5 June 2012 in a friendly match versus Romania. He represented the national team at UEFA Euro 2016,[17] and UEFA Euro 2020.[18]

Personal life

He is a son of former Austria international Herfried Sabitzer ,[19] and the cousin of footballer Thomas Sabitzer .[20]

Honours

Red Bull Salzburg

Bayern Munich

Individual

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References
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  2. "Marcel Sabitzer News & player profile". FC Bayern Munich. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  3. www.abendzeitung-muenchen.de
  4. "Marcel Sabitzer". World Football. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  5. "Marcel Sabitzer " Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  6. "NEUVERPFLICHTUNG: NATIONALSPIELER MARCEL SABITZER WIRD EIN ROTER BULLE!" (in German). dierotenbullen.com. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  7. "Marcel Sabitzer". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  8. "VORZEITIGE VERTRAGSVERLÄNGERUNG MIT MARCEL SABITZER BIS 2021!" (in German). Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  9. "Marcel Sabitzer". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  10. "Marcel Sabitzer". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  11. "Leipzig strebt dem Zenit entgegen". faz.net (in German). 5 November 2019.
  12. "RB Leipzig 3–0 Tottenham Hotspur". BBC Sport. 10 March 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  13. "Marcel Sabitzer | RB Leipzig | Bundesliga | 2019/20 | Spielerprofil". kicker (in German). Nuremberg: Olympia-Verlag. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  14. "Bayern agree deal to sign RB Leipzig captain Marcel Sabitzer". Bulinews.com. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  15. "Bayern Munich confirm signing of Sabitzer from RB Leipzig in €16m deal until 2025". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  16. Bundesliga news (german)
  17. "Austria-Hungary | Line-up | UEFA Euro". UEFA. com. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  18. "Franco Foda fixiert 26 Spieler umfassenden EURO-Kader" [Franco Foda fixes the 26-player Euro squad]. Austrian Football Association (in German). 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  19. "Im Namen des Vaters (4) – Die Drechsels, die Fodas, die Drazans und viele mehr! " abseits.at". October 21, 2013.
  20. "Bestätigt: LASK gewinnt Rennen um Thomas Sabitzer". www.spox.com. 17 June 2019.
  21. "UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season". UEFA.com. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
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