Xaver Schlager

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.

Xaver Schlager
Schlager with Austria in 2018
Personal information
Full name Xaver Schlager
Date of birth (1997-09-28) 28 September 1997
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 62 (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 23:25, 20 March 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:47, 26 June 2021 (UTC)

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 20 March 2022.[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Liefering 2014–15 Austrian First League 110——110
2015–16 Austrian First League 223——223
2016–17 Austrian First League 114——114
2017–18 Austrian First League 20——20
Total 467——467
Red Bull Salzburg 2015–16 Austrian Bundesliga 20000020
2016–17 Austrian Bundesliga 131202[lower-alpha 1]1171
2017–18 Austrian Bundesliga 2614014[lower-alpha 1]0441
2018–19 Austrian Bundesliga 2656212[lower-alpha 2]1448
Total 67712228210711
VfL Wolfsburg II 2019–20 Regionalliga Nord 10——10
VfL Wolfsburg 2019–20 Bundesliga 231005[lower-alpha 1]0281
2020–21 Bundesliga 322303[lower-alpha 1]0382
2021–22 Bundesliga 70100080
Total 6234080743
Career total 1761716236222821
  1. 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.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.18 November 2018Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland Northern Ireland1–02–12018–19 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. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  8. "Schlager, Xaver". National Football Teams. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
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