Maximilian Wöber
.jpg) Wöber with Red Bull Salzburg in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maximilian Wöber[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 February 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Vienna, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) |
left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Borussia Mönchengladbach (on loan from Leeds United) | ||
| Number | 39 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | Rapid Wien | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Rapid Wien II | 28 | (3) |
| 2016–2017 | Rapid Wien | 16 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | Ajax | 30 | (1) |
| 2017 | Jong Ajax | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Sevilla (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2019 | Sevilla | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2023 | Red Bull Salzburg | 81 | (5) |
| 2023– | Leeds United | 16 | (0) |
| 2023– | → Borussia Mönchengladbach (loan) | 24 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Austria U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 |
Austria U16 | 5 | (0) |
| 2015 | Austria U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Austria U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Austria U19 | 9 | (0) |
| 2017– | Austria | 23 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:45, 26 March 2024 (UTC) | |||
Maximilian Wöber (born 4 February 1998) is an Austrian professional
Club career
Youth career
Born in Vienna, Wöber started his football career with Rapid Wien's youth teams.[4]
Rapid Wien
In 2015, Wöber was called up for Rapid Wien's first team. On 25 February 2016, he made his senior team debut in the Round of 32 of 2015–16 UEFA Europa League against Valencia at Ernst-Happel-Stadion, playing the game as a starter for full-time game by coach Zoran Barisic.[5]
Ajax
In August 2017, Wöber signed a four-year contract with Dutch side Ajax. The club paid a transfer fee of €7.5 million to Rapid Wien.[6][7]
Sevilla
On 11 January 2019, Spanish La Liga side Sevilla reached an agreement with Ajax for the transfer of Wöber,[8] He signed a contract until 2023, initially joining on loan with an obligatory buyout clause,[9] for a reported fee of €10.5 million.[10] He made his debut on 26 January 2019, starting in a 5–0 win against Levante.[11]
Red Bull Salzburg
On 13 August 2019, Wöber agreed to a five-year contract with Austrian side FC Red Bull Salzburg for a reported fee of €12 million, making him the most expensive player in Austrian Bundesliga.[12]
Leeds United
On 3 January 2023, Wöber signed a four-and-a-half year contract with English Premier League club Leeds United for an undisclosed fee.[13][14]
On 8 January 2023 Wöber made his debut in the
Borussia Mönchengladbach (loan)
On 31 July 2023, Wöber joined German Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach on a season-long loan.[17]
International career
Wöber got his first call up to the senior Austria side for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Wales and Georgia in September 2017.[18] On 6 October 2017, he made his debut for the Austria national team in a 3–2 win against Serbia.[19]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rapid Wien B | 2015–16 | Austrian Regionalliga East | 20 | 1 | — | — | — | 20 | 1 | |||
| 2016–17 | Austrian Regionalliga East | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 28 | 3 | — | — | — | 28 | 3 | |||||
| Rapid Wien | 2015–16 | Austrian Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | Austrian Bundesliga | 11 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2[a] | 0 | — | 17 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18 | Austrian Bundesliga | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 1 | |||
| Total | 16 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 24 | 2 | |||
| Ajax | 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 1 | |
| 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6[b] | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| Total | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 39 | 1 | |||
| Jong Ajax | 2017–18 | Eerste Divisie | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Sevilla (loan) | 2018–19 | La Liga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2019–20 | Austrian Bundesliga | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7[c] | 0 | — | 34 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Austrian Bundesliga | 20 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9[d] | 0 | — | 34 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | Austrian Bundesliga | 22 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 9[b] | 1 | — | 36 | 6 | ||
| 2022–23 | Austrian Bundesliga | 15 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3[b] | 0 | — | 21 | 2 | ||
| Total | 81 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 28 | 1 | — | 125 | 9 | |||
| Leeds United | 2022–23 | Premier League | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| Borussia Mönchengladbach (loan) | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 203 | 12 | 29 | 4 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 270 | 17 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in the UEFA Champions League
- ^ Six appearances in the UEFA Champions League, one appearance in the UEFA Europa League
- ^ Eight appearances in the UEFA Champions League, one appearance in the UEFA Europa League
International
- As of match played 26 March 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 0 | |
Honours
Ajax
Red Bull Salzburg
References
- ^ "Updated squad lists for 2022/23 Premier League". Premier League. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ "Maximilian Wöber". FC Red Bull Salzburg. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ a b Maximilian Wöber at Soccerway
- ^ "Maximilian Wöber". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ^ "UEFA Europa League 2015/16 - History - Rapid Wien-Valencia – UEFA.com". uefa.com. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ^ "Maximilian Wöber (19) zet dinsdag zijn handtekening bij Ajax". telegraaf.nl. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
- ^ "Ajax heeft Maximilian Wöber binnen". AD.nl. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
- ^ "SEVILLA FC BRING IN YOUTH AND VERSATILITY FOR THE DEFENCE WITH MAXIMILIAN WÖBER". sevillafc.es. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- ^ "Max Wöber signs with Sevilla until 2023". Sevilla FC. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "Sevilla reach agreements for Barcelona forward Munir and Ajax youngster Wober". FourFourTwo. 11 January 2019. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ "Sevilla 5–0 Levante: Pablo Machin's side smash visitors for five". La Liga News UK. 26 January 2019. Archived from the original on 13 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ "Offiziell: Maximilian Wöber wechselt zu Red Bull Salzburg" [Official: Maximilian Wöber joins Red Bull Salzburg]. Sky Sport Austria (in German). 13 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ "Leeds sign Red Bull Salzburg defender Wober". BBC Sport. 3 January 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ "Leeds United complete Max Wober deal". Leeds United F.C. 3 January 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ "Leeds fight back to draw at Cardiff". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ^ "Leeds' 'best performance' despite Villa defeat". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ^ "Monchengladbach sign Leeds defender Wober". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ^ "WALES VS AUSTRIA". goal.com. 2 September 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ "Hochklassige Partie mit Happy End". orf.at (in German). ORF. 6 October 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- ^ "Max Wöber » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
External links
- Maximilian Wöber at BDFutbol
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