Marcel Sabitzer (born 17 March 1994) is an Austrian professional

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who plays as a

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for club Bayern Munich and the Austria national team. Predominantly a

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, he also plays in a multitude of roles, including

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, winger and

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Club career

Admira Wacker Mödling

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

Rapid Wien

He was then at

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between January 2013 and June 2014.

RB Leipzig

Loan to Red Bull Salzburg

On 30 May 2014, Sabitzer signed a four-year contract with

RB Leipzig RasenBallsport Leipzig e.V. (), commonly known as RB Leipzig, and colloquially referred to as Red Bull Leipzig, is a German professional football club based in Leipzig, Saxony. The club was founded in 2009 by the initiative of the company Red B ...

, and was loaned for a

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FC Red Bull Salzburg FC Red Bull Salzburg is an Austrian professional football club based in Wals-Siezenheim, that competes in the Austrian Bundesliga, the top flight of Austrian Football. Their home ground is the Red Bull Arena. Due to sponsorship restrictions, ...

Return to RB Leipzig

Sabitzer returned to RB Leipzig for the 2015–16 season, when he scored eight goals in 34 appearances. On 1 April 2016, Sabitzer extended his contract until 2021. He finished the 2016–17 season with nine goals in 33 appearances. In the 2017–18 season, he scored five goals in 34 appearances. In the

2019–20 UEFA Champions League The 2019–20 UEFA Champions League was the 65th season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 28th season since it was renamed from the European Champion Clubs' Cup to the UEFA Champions League. Bayern Munich ...

, Sabitzer scored his first two goals in the competition in back-to-back matches against

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. On 10 March 2020, he scored twice in a 3–0 win over

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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. Leipzig eventually lost 0–3 to

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in a semi finals match on 18 August, and were knocked out of the tournament. Sabitzer finished the 2019–20 campaign with 16 goals and 11 assists in all competitions.

Bayern Munich

On 30 August 2021, Sabitzer signed a four-year contract with Bayern Munich for a reported transfer fee of €16 million.

International career

upSabitzer playing for Austria in 2015 Sabitzer made his debut for

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on 5 June 2012, in a goalless friendly draw against

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. He represented the national team at

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, and

UEFA Euro 2020 The 2020 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as UEFA Euro 2020 (stylised as UEFA EURO 2020) or simply Euro 2020, was the 16th UEFA European Championship, the quadrennial international men's football championship of Euro ...

Personal life

He is a son of former Austria international

Herfried Sabitzer Herfried Sabitzer (born 19 October 1969) is a retired Austrian football player who represented the Austria national team. He is the father of footballer Marcel Sabitzer. Club career Born in Styria, Sabitzer started his professional career at A ...

, and the cousin of footballer

Thomas Sabitzer Thomas Sabitzer (born 12 October 2000) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Wolfsberger AC. Club career He made his Austrian Football First League debut for Kapfenberger SV on 25 August 2017 in a game against Hartber ...

Career statistics

Club

International

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

Honours

Red Bull Salzburg *

Austrian Bundesliga The Austrian Football Bundesliga (german: Österreichische Fußball-Bundesliga, italic=no , "Austrian Football Federal League"), also known as Admiral Bundesliga for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the Austrian football league system. The ...

: 2014–15 *

Austrian Cup The Austrian Cup (german: ÖFB-Cup), known as UNIQA ÖFB Cup for sponsorship purposes, is an annual football competition held by the Austrian Football Association, the ÖFB. During the 2008–09 season, Austria Wien won the tournament for 27th t ...

: 2014–15 Bayern Munich *

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: 2021–22 * DFL-Supercup:

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Individual *

Austrian Footballer of the Year The Austrian Footballer of the Year award (german: APA-Fußballerwahl) is an annual football award, established in Austria in 1984 and sponsored by the Austria Press Agency (APA). The coaches of all Austrian Football Bundesliga The Austrian Footb ...

: 2017 *

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Squad of the Season: 2019–20 *

Goal of the Month: February 2021 * Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2019–20 * ''

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'' Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2019–20

References

External links

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FC Bayern Munich Fußball-Club Bayern München e. V. (FCB, ), also known as FC Bayern (), Bayern Munich, or simply Bayern, is a German professional sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional men's football team, which pla ...

* * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sabitzer, Marcel 1994 births Living people 2. Bundesliga players 2. Liga (Austria) players Association football forwards Association football midfielders Association football utility players Association football wingers Austria international footballers Austria under-21 international footballers Austria youth international footballers Austrian emigrants to Germany Austrian expatriate footballers Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Austrian Football Bundesliga players Austrian footballers Austrian Regionalliga players Bundesliga players Expatriate footballers in Germany FC Admira Wacker Mödling players FC Bayern Munich footballers FC Red Bull Salzburg players People from Wels RB Leipzig players SK Rapid Wien players Footballers from Graz UEFA Euro 2016 players UEFA Euro 2020 players