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Maximilian Wöber
Wöber with Red Bull Salzburg in 2019
Personal information
Full name Maximilian Wöber[1]
Date of birth (1998-02-04) 4 February 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Vienna, Austria
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back, left-back
Team information
Current team
 Leeds United
Number 39
Youth career
0000–2016 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 17 (0)
2023–2024 → Borussia Mönchengladbach (loan) 25 (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 30 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:13, 24 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:20, 17 November 2024 (UTC)

Maximilian Wöber (born 4 February 1998) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or left-back for EFL Championship club Leeds United and the Austria national team.[3]

Club career

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Youth career

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Born in Vienna, Wöber started his football career with Rapid Wien's youth teams.[4]

Rapid Wien

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 FA Cup third round draw against Cardiff City as a second-half substitute at the Cardiff City Stadium.[15] On 13 January 2023 he made his Premier League debut in the 2–1 defeat to Aston Villa.[16]

Borussia Mönchengladbach (loan)

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On 31 July 2023, Wöber joined German Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach on a season-long loan.[17]

International career

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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 Austria in a 3–2 win against Serbia.[19] He missed out on Austria's final squad for UEFA Euro 2020.[20]

In June 2024, Wöber was called up to represent Austria at UEFA Euro 2024.[21] He scored an own goal in their opening 1–0 defeat to France.[22]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 24 November 2024[23][3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe 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[c] 0 1 0
2016–17 Austrian Bundesliga 11 0 4 1 — 2[c] 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[d] 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[c] 0 8 0
Red Bull Salzburg 2019–20 Austrian Bundesliga 24 0 3 0 — 7[e] 0 34 0
2020–21 Austrian Bundesliga 20 0 5 1 — 9[f] 0 34 1
2021–22 Austrian Bundesliga 22 4 5 1 — 9[d] 1 36 6
2022–23 Austrian Bundesliga 15 1 3 1 — 3[d] 0 21 2
Total 81 5 16 3 — 28 1 125 9
Leeds United 2022–23 Premier League 16 0 3 0 — — 19 0
2024–25 Championship 1 0 0 0 1 0 — 2 0
Total 17 0 3 0 1 0 — 21 0
Borussia Mönchengladbach (loan) 2023–24 Bundesliga 25 2 2 0 — — 27 2
Career total 205 12 29 4 1 0 38 1 272 17
  1. ^ Includes Austrian Cup, KNVB Cup, FA Cup, DFB-Pokal
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. ^ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
  6. ^ Eight appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
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International

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As of match played 17 November 2024[24]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Austria 2017 2 0
2018 1 0
2019 3 0
2022 7 0
2023 8 0
2024 9 0
Total 30 0

Honours

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Ajax

Red Bull Salzburg

References

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  1. ^ "Updated squad lists for 2022/23 Premier League". Premier League. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Maximilian Wöber". FC Red Bull Salzburg. June 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  3. ^ a b Maximilian Wöber at Soccerway
  4. ^ "Maximilian Wöber". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  5. ^ "UEFA Europa League 2015/16 - History - Rapid Wien-Valencia – UEFA.com". uefa.com. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Maximilian Wöber (19) zet dinsdag zijn handtekening bij Ajax". telegraaf.nl. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Ajax heeft Maximilian Wöber binnen". AD.nl. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  8. ^ "SEVILLA FC BRING IN YOUTH AND VERSATILITY FOR THE DEFENCE WITH MAXIMILIAN WÖBER". sevillafc.es. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  9. ^ "Max Wöber signs with Sevilla until 2023". Sevilla FC. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "Leeds sign Red Bull Salzburg defender Wober". BBC Sport. 3 January 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  14. ^ "Leeds United complete Max Wober deal". Leeds United F.C. 3 January 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  15. ^ "Leeds fight back to draw at Cardiff". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  16. ^ "Leeds' 'best performance' despite Villa defeat". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  17. ^ "Monchengladbach sign Leeds defender Wober". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  18. ^ "WALES VS AUSTRIA". goal.com. 2 September 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  19. ^ "Hochklassige Partie mit Happy End". Sport.orf.at (in German). ORF. 6 October 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  20. ^ "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.
  21. ^ "Nationalteam-Kader für UEFA EURO 2024 fixiert" [Final national team squad for UEFA EURO 2024] (in German). Austrian Football Association. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  22. ^ "Austria 0–1 France". BBC Sport. 17 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  23. ^ "Max Wöber » Club matches". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  24. ^ Maximilian Wöber at National-Football-Teams.com Edit this at Wikidata
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