Marcel Sabitzer
Marcel Sabitzer (born 17 March 1994) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund and the Austria national team. Mainly he plays as central midfielder, but he also plays as attacking midfielder, second striker, winger and defensive midfielder.
![]() Sabitzer with RB Leipzig in 2020 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Marcel Sabitzer[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 17 March 1994||
Place of birth | Wels, Austria | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder, forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Borussia Dortmund | ||
Number | 20 | ||
Youth career | |||
2000–2001 | Admira Villach | ||
2001–2008 | Grazer AK | ||
2008–2009 | 1. Wiener Neustädter SC | ||
2009 | Austria Wien | ||
2009–2010 | Admira Wacker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2011 | Admira Wacker II | 34 | (15) |
2010–2013 | Admira Wacker | 45 | (11) |
2013–2014 | Rapid Wien | 45 | (10) |
2014–2021 | RB Leipzig | 177 | (40) |
2014–2015 | → Red Bull Salzburg (loan) | 33 | (19) |
2021–2023 | Bayern Munich | 40 | (2) |
2023 | → Manchester United (loan) | 11 | (0) |
2023– | Borussia Dortmund | 5 | (0) |
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 | 75 | (16) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:09, 21 October 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11:57, 18 September 2023 (UTC) |
Club career
changeSabitzer started his career in 2000 with ESV Admira Villach, 2001 he went on to the youth of Grazer AK.[4] 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
changeSabitzer played for Admira Wacker Mödling between September 2010 and January 2013.[5] On 14 September 2010 he made his professional debut.He scored two goals in eight appearances during the 2010–11 Austrian Bundesliga season.[6]
Rapid Wien
changeIn January 2013 he signed with Rapid Wien.[5]
RB Leipzig
changeOn 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.[7]
Return to RB Leipzig
changeFor the 2015–16 season he returned to RB Leipzig.[6] when he scored eight goals in 34 appearances.[8] On 1 April 2016 Sabitzer extended his contract until 2021.[9]
He finished the 2016–17 season with nine goals in 33 appearances.[10] In the 2017–18 season, he scored five goals in 34 appearances.[11]
In the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League Sabitzer scored his first two goals in the competition against Zenit Saint Petersburg.[12] On 10 March 2020, he scored twice in a 2019–20 UEFA Champions League knock-out match versusTottenham Hotspur.[13] Sabitzer finished the 2019–20 campaign with 16 goals and 11 assists in all competitions.[14]
Bayern Munich
changeOn 30 August 2021 Sabitzer signed a four-year contract with Bayern Munich for a reported transfer fee of €16 million.[15][16] 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 .[17]
International career
changeHe 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,[18] and UEFA Euro 2020.[19]
Personal life
changeHe is a son of former Austria international Herfried Sabitzer,[20] and the cousin of footballer Thomas Sabitzer.[21]
Career statistics
changeClub
change- As of match played 25 October 2023[22]
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Admira Wacker Mödling |
2010–11 | First League | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | |||
2011–12 | Austrian Bundesliga | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 5 | ||||
2012–13 | Austrian Bundesliga | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 4[c] | 0 | — | 23 | 4 | |||
Total | 45 | 11 | 3 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 52 | 11 | ||||
Rapid Wien | 2012–13 | Austrian Bundesliga | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 3 | ||
2013–14 | Austrian Bundesliga | 29 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 10[c] | 2 | — | 40 | 9 | |||
Total | 45 | 10 | 2 | 0 | — | 10 | 2 | — | 57 | 12 | ||||
RB Leipzig | 2014–15 | 2. Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
2015–16 | 2. Bundesliga | 32 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 34 | 8 | ||||
2016–17 | Bundesliga | 32 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 33 | 9 | ||||
2017–18 | Bundesliga | 22 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 10[d] | 0 | — | 34 | 5 | |||
2018–19 | Bundesliga | 30 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | 8[c] | 1 | — | 43 | 5 | |||
2019–20 | Bundesliga | 32 | 9 | 3 | 3 | — | 9[e] | 4 | — | 44 | 16 | |||
2020–21 | Bundesliga | 27 | 8 | 5 | 1 | — | 7[e] | 0 | — | 39 | 9 | |||
2021–22 | Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Total | 177 | 40 | 18 | 7 | — | 34 | 5 | — | 229 | 52 | ||||
Red Bull Salzburg (loan) | 2014–15 | Austrian Bundesliga | 33 | 19 | 6 | 7 | — | 12[f] | 1 | — | 51 | 27 | ||
Bayern Munich | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 5[e] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | |
2022–23 | Bundesliga | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 6[e] | 0 | 1[g] | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
Total | 40 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 2 | |||
Manchester United (loan) | 2022–23 | Premier League | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3[c] | 2 | — | 18 | 3 | |
Borussia Dortmund | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 2[e] | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | ||
Career total | 356 | 82 | 35 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 77 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 469 | 108 |
- ↑ Includes Austrian Cup, DFB-Pokal, FA Cup
- ↑ Includes EFL Cup
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearance in DFL-Supercup
International
change- As of match played 16 October 2023[23]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Austria | 2012 | 1 | 0 |
2013 | 2 | 0 | |
2014 | 6 | 2 | |
2015 | 7 | 1 | |
2016 | 9 | 1 | |
2017 | 4 | 1 | |
2018 | 4 | 0 | |
2019 | 9 | 2 | |
2020 | 4 | 1 | |
2021 | 12 | 2 | |
2022 | 10 | 2 | |
2023 | 8 | 5 | |
Total | 75 | 16 |
- As of match played 16 October 2023
Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sabitzer goal[23]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 30 May 2014 | Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck, Austria | Iceland | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
2. | 3 June 2014 | Andrův stadion, Olomouc, Czech Republic | Czech Republic | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
3. | 9 October 2015 | Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro | Montenegro | 3–2 | 3–2 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualification |
4. | 9 October 2016 | Red Star Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia | Serbia | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
5. | 14 November 2017 | Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria | Uruguay | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
6. | 6 September 2019 | Stadion Wals-Siezenheim, Wals-Siezenheim, Austria | Latvia | 2–0 | 6–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
7. | 10 October 2019 | Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria | Israel | 3–1 | 3–1 | |
8. | 4 September 2020 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway | Norway | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B |
9. | 9 October 2021 | Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands | Faroe Islands | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
10. | 12 November 2021 | Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt, Austria | Israel | 4–2 | 4–2 | |
11. | 24 March 2022 | Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales | Wales | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
12. | 3 June 2022 | Gradski Vrt Stadium, Osijek, Croatia | Croatia | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League A |
13. | 24 March 2023 | Raiffeisen Arena, Linz, Austria | Azerbaijan | 1–0 | 4–1 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualification |
14. | 3–0 | |||||
15. | 13 October 2023 | Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria | Belgium | 2–3 | 2–3 | |
16. | 16 October 2023 | Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan | Azerbaijan | 1–0 | 1–0 |
Honours
changeRed Bull Salzburg
RB Leipzig
Bayern Munich
Manchester United
Individual
- Austrian Footballer of the Year: 2017[29]
- UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season: 2019–20[broken anchor][30]
- Bundesliga Goal of the Month: February 2021[31]
- Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2019–20[32]
- kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2019–20[33]
References
change- ↑ "Updated Premier League squad lists for 2022/23". Premier League. 2 February 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ↑ UEFA.com. "Marcel Sabitzer - Austria - European Qualifiers". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
- ↑ "Marcel Sabitzer". Borussia Dortmund. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ↑ www.abendzeitung-muenchen.de
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Marcel Sabitzer". World Football. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Marcel Sabitzer " Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- ↑ "NEUVERPFLICHTUNG: NATIONALSPIELER MARCEL SABITZER WIRD EIN ROTER BULLE!" (in German). dierotenbullen.com. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ↑ "Marcel Sabitzer". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- ↑ "VORZEITIGE VERTRAGSVERLÄNGERUNG MIT MARCEL SABITZER BIS 2021!" (in German). Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- ↑ "Marcel Sabitzer". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- ↑ "Marcel Sabitzer". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- ↑ "Leipzig strebt dem Zenit entgegen". faz.net (in German). 5 November 2019.
- ↑ "RB Leipzig 3–0 Tottenham Hotspur". BBC Sport. 10 March 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- ↑ "Marcel Sabitzer | RB Leipzig | Bundesliga | 2019/20 | Spielerprofil". kicker (in German). Nuremberg: Olympia-Verlag. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ↑ "Bayern agree deal to sign RB Leipzig captain Marcel Sabitzer". Bulinews.com. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ↑ "Bayern Munich confirm signing of Sabitzer from RB Leipzig in €16m deal until 2025". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
- ↑ Bundesliga news (german)
- ↑ "Austria-Hungary | Line-up | UEFA Euro". UEFA. com. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Im Namen des Vaters (4) – Die Drechsels, die Fodas, die Drazans und viele mehr! " abseits.at". October 21, 2013.
- ↑ "Bestätigt: LASK gewinnt Rennen um Thomas Sabitzer". www.spox.com. 17 June 2019.
- ↑ "Marcel Sabitzer". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 "Marcel Sabitzer". National Football Teams (in German). Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 Critchley, Mark (1 February 2023). "Sabitzer has always wanted to prove people wrong - Eriksen's stand-in eager for United chance". The Athletic. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ↑ "FC Bayern loan Marcel Sabitzer to Manchester United". Bayern Munich. 1 February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ↑ "Sadio Mane debut goal helps Bayern Munich to Supercup win over RB Leipzig". Bundesliga. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ↑ McNulty, Phil (26 February 2023). "Manchester United 2–0 Newcastle United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ↑ McNulty, Phil (3 June 2023). "Manchester City 2–1 Manchester United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ↑ Ford, Matt (1 February 2023). "Marcel Sabitzer: What Manchester United can expect – DW – 02/01/2023". Deutsche Welle (DW). Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ↑ "UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season". UEFA.com. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ↑ "Marcel Sabitzer's long-range thunderbolt wins February Goal of the Month!". Bundesliga. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ↑ "Bundesliga Fantasy Manager Team of the Season 2019/20". Bundesliga. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ↑ "Sechsmal Bayern, einmal Gladbach: Die kicker-Elf der Saison (2019/20)" (in German). kicker. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.