Marcel Sabitzer

Marcel Sabitzer (born 17 March 1994) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and the Austria national team. Predominantly a central midfielder, he also plays in a multitude of roles, including 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 24 (1)
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 60 (11)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:23, 30 April 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:18, 29 March 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Admira Wacker Mödling

Sabitzer played for Admira Wacker Mödling between September 2010 and January 2013.[3] He scored two goals in eight appearances during the 2010–11 Austrian Bundesliga.[4]

Rapid Wien

He was then at Rapid Wien between January 2013 and June 2014.[3]

Loan to Red Bull Salzburg

On 30 May 2014, Sabitzer signed a four-year contract with RB Leipzig, and was loaned for a season to FC Red Bull Salzburg.[5]

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

Sabitzer returned to RB Leipzig for the 2015–16 season,[4] when he scored eight goals in 34 appearances.[6] On 1 April 2016, Sabitzer extended his contract until 2021.[7]

He finished the 2016–17 season with nine goals in 33 appearances.[8] In the 2017–18 season, he scored five goals in 34 appearances.[9]

In the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League, Sabitzer scored his first two goals in the competition in back-to-back matches against Zenit Saint Petersburg.[10] On 10 March 2020, he scored twice in a 3–0 win over Tottenham Hotspur in the Champions League round of 16, to help earn Leipzig a 4–0 aggregate victory and a place in the quarter-finals of the competition for the first time in club's history.[11] Leipzig eventually lost 0–3 to Paris Saint-Germain in a semi finals match on 18 August, and were knocked out of the tournament.[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]

International career
Sabitzer playing for Austria in 2015

Sabitzer made his debut for Austria on 5 June 2012, in a goalless friendly draw against Romania.

He represented the national team at UEFA Euro 2016,[16] and UEFA Euro 2020.[17]

Personal life

He is a son of former Austria international Herfried Sabitzer,[18] and the cousin of footballer Thomas Sabitzer.[19]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 30 April 2022[4]
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Admira Wacker Mödling 2010–11 Austrian Bundesliga 8200—82
2011–12 20510—215
2012–13 174204[lower-alpha 1]0234
Total 451130405211
Rapid Wien 2012–13 Austrian Bundesliga 1631000173
2013–14 2971010[lower-alpha 1]2409
Total 4510201025712
RB Leipzig 2014–15 2. Bundesliga 0000—00
2015–16[6] 32820—348
2016–17[8] Bundesliga 32811—339
2017–18[9] 2232210[lower-alpha 2]0345
2018–19 304508[lower-alpha 1]1435
2019–20 329339[lower-alpha 3]44416
2020–21 278517[lower-alpha 3]0399
2021–22 20000020
Total 1774018734522952
Red Bull Salzburg (loan) 2014–15 Austrian Bundesliga 33196712[lower-alpha 4]15127
Bayern Munich 2021–22 Bundesliga 241005[lower-alpha 3]0291
Career total 324812914658418103
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League

International
As of match played 29 March 2022[20]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Austria 201210
201320
201462
201571
201691
201741
201840
201992
202041
2021122
202221
Total6011

Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sabitzer goal.[20]

List of international goals scored by Marcel Sabitzer
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.30 May 2014Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck, Austria Iceland1–01–1Friendly
2.3 June 2014Andrův stadion, Olomouc, Czech Republic Czech Republic1–02–1
3.9 October 2015Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro Montenegro3–23–2UEFA Euro 2016 qualification
4.9 October 2016Red Star Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia Serbia1–12–32018 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.14 November 2017Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria Uruguay1–02–1Friendly
6.6 September 2019Stadion Wals-Siezenheim, Wals-Siezenheim, Austria Latvia2–06–0UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
7.10 October 2019Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria Israel3–13–1
8.4 September 2020Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway Norway2–02–12020–21 UEFA Nations League B
9.9 October 2021Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands Faroe Islands2–02–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
10.12 November 2021Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt, Austria Israel4–24–2
11.24 March 2022Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales Wales1–21–22022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Red Bull Salzburg

Bayern Munich


Individual

References
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  11. "RB Leipzig 3–0 Tottenham Hotspur". BBC Sport. 10 March 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  12. "Leipzig 0-3 Paris: Tuchel's side reach first Champions League final". UEFA. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
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  15. "Bayern Munich confirm signing of Sabitzer from RB Leipzig in €16m deal until 2025". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  16. "Austria-Hungary | Line-up | UEFA Euro". UEFA. com. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  17. "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.
  18. "Im Namen des Vaters (4) – Die Drechsels, die Fodas, die Drazans und viele mehr! " abseits.at". October 21, 2013.
  19. "Bestätigt: LASK gewinnt Rennen um Thomas Sabitzer". www.spox.com. 17 June 2019.
  20. "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  21. "UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season". UEFA.com. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  22. "Marcel Sabitzer's long-range thunderbolt wins February Goal of the Month!". Bundesliga. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  23. "Bundesliga Fantasy Manager Team of the Season 2019/20". Bundesliga. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
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