Xaver Schlager

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Xaver Schlager
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Schlager with Austria in 2018
Personal information
Full name Xaver Schlager
Date of birth (1997-09-28) 28 September 1997 (age 24)
Place of birth Linz, Upper Austria, Austria
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 VfL Wolfsburg
Number 24
Youth career
2003–2009 SC St. Valentin
2009–2012 Red Bull Salzburg
2012 SC St. Valentin
2012–2015 Red Bull Salzburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 FC Liefering 46 (7)
2016–2019 Red Bull Salzburg 67 (7)
2019– VfL Wolfsburg 58 (3)
National team‡
2013 Austria U17 4 (2)
2015–2016 Austria U19 11 (2)
2017–2019 Austria U21 9 (2)
2018– Austria 24 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:50, 2 September 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:47, 26 June 2021 (UTC)

Xaver Schlager (German pronunciation: [ˈksaːvɐ ˈʃlaːɡɐ];[1][2] born 28 September 1997) is an Austrian footballer who currently plays as midfielder for Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg and the Austria national team.

Club career[]

After playing for the youth team of SC St. Valentin, Schlager joined the FC Red Bull Salzburg Academy in 2011, where he played in all teams. In 2015, he was transferred to FC Liefering, the farm team of FC Red Bull Salzburg.

During the 2017–18 season, Salzburg had their best ever European campaign. They finished top of their Europa League group, for a record fourth time, before beating Real Sociedad and Borussia Dortmund thus making their first ever appearance in the UEFA Europa League semi-final.[3] On 3 May 2018, he played in the Europa League semi-finals as Marseille beat Salzburg 3–2 on aggregate to secure a place in the final.[4]

VfL Wolfsburg[]

On the 26 June 2019, Schlager signed for VfL Wolfsburg.[5]

International career[]

Schlager played for the Austrian U16, U17 and U19 national team. With Austria U19 he played at the 2015 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. He made his debut for the senior team in a friendly 3–0 win over Slovenia on 23 March 2018.[6]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 22 May 2021.[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC Liefering 2014–15 Austrian First League 11 0 — — 11 0
2015–16 Austrian First League 22 3 — — 22 3
2016–17 Austrian First League 11 4 — — 11 4
2017–18 Austrian First League 2 0 — — 2 0
Total 46 7 — — 46 7
Red Bull Salzburg 2015–16 Austrian Bundesliga 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2016–17 Austrian Bundesliga 13 1 2 0 2[a] 1 17 1
2017–18 Austrian Bundesliga 26 1 4 0 14[a] 0 44 1
2018–19 Austrian Bundesliga 26 5 6 2 12[b] 1 44 8
Total 67 7 12 2 28 2 107 11
VfL Wolfsburg II 2019–20 Regionalliga Nord 1 0 — — 1 0
VfL Wolfsburg 2019–20 Bundesliga 23 1 0 0 5[a] 0 28 1
2020–21 Bundesliga 32 2 3 0 3[a] 0 38 2
Total 55 3 3 0 8 0 66 3
Career total 169 17 15 2 36 2 220 21
  1. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances one goal in UEFA Europa League

International[]

As of match played 26 June 2021
Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Schlager goal.[8]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 18 November 2018 Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland  Northern Ireland 1–0 2–1 2018–19 UEFA Nations League B

References[]

  1. ^ Dudenredaktion; Kleiner, Stefan; Knöbl, Ralf (2015) [First published 1962]. Das Aussprachewörterbuch [The Pronunciation Dictionary] (in German) (7th ed.). Berlin: Dudenverlag. pp. 764, 911. ISBN 978-3-411-04067-4.
  2. ^ Krech, Eva-Maria; Stock, Eberhard; Hirschfeld, Ursula; Anders, Lutz Christian (2009). Deutsches Aussprachewörterbuch [German Pronunciation Dictionary] (in German). Berlin: Walter de Gruyter. pp. 905, 1062. ISBN 978-3-11-018202-6.
  3. ^ "Salzburg v Marseille background". UEFA.com. April 27, 2018.
  4. ^ "FC Red Bull Salzburg 2–1 Marseille". BBC Sport. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Verstärkung für das Mittelfeld" (in German). VfL Wolfsburg. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Friendlies 2014-16 - Austria-Slovenia". UEFA.com.
  7. ^ "Xaver Schlager » Club matches". worldfootball.net. World Football. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Schlager, Xaver". National Football Teams. Retrieved 22 June 2021.

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