Marcel Sabitzer

Marcel Sabitzer (born 17 March 1994) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund and the Austria national team.

Predominantly a central midfielder, Sabitzer can play in a multitude of roles, including attacking midfielder, defensive midfielder, winger and second striker.

Sabitzer began his professional career in Austria with Admira Wacker and Rapid Wien.

Sabitzer joined Admira Wacker's youth academy in July 2009, having previously played youth football for Admira Villach, Grazer AK, 1. Wiener Neustädter SC and Austria Wien.

Sabitzer represented Austria at multiple youth international levels and made his senior international debut at the age of 18 in June 2012.

He made his senior international debut for Austria at the age of 18 on 5 June 2012, in a goalless friendly against Romania.

In January 2013, Sabitzer joined Rapid Wien on a contract until the summer of 2016 for an undisclosed transfer fee.

He joined German club RB Leipzig in 2014 and was immediately loaned to Red Bull Salzburg for a season.

Sabitzer made more than 200 appearances for RB Leipzig, before Bayern Munich signed him in August 2021 for a reported transfer fee of €16 million.

On 30 May 2014, Sabitzer signed a four-year contract with RB Leipzig, and was loaned for FC Red Bull Salzburg for the 2014–15 season.

Sabitzer returned to RB Leipzig for the 2015–16 season, when he scored eight goals in 34 appearances.

He has earned over 70 caps for Austria and played at UEFA Euro 2016 and UEFA Euro 2020.

On 1 April 2016, Sabitzer extended his contract until 2021.

He finished the 2016–17 season with nine goals in 33 appearances.

He represented the national team at UEFA Euro 2016, and UEFA Euro 2020.

He is a son of former Austria international Herfried Sabitzer, and the cousin of footballer Thomas Sabitzer.

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

Red Bull Salzburg

RB Leipzig

Bayern Munich

Manchester United

Individual

In the 2017–18 season, he scored five goals in 34 appearances.

In the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League, Sabitzer scored his first two goals in the competition in back-to-back matches against Zenit Saint Petersburg.

Sabitzer finished the 2019–20 campaign with 16 goals and 11 assists in all competitions.

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

On 2 April 2022, he scored his first goal in a 4–1 away win over Freiburg.

On 1 February 2023, Sabitzer signed for Manchester United on loan until the end of the season.

He made his debut three days later, coming on as a substitute in the 2022–23 Premier League win against Crystal Palace, making him the first Austrian to ever play for the club.

On 26 February, Sabitzer played in the 2023 EFL Cup final, coming on as a substitute in a 2–0 victory over Newcastle United.

He scored his first goal for the club at the 2022–23 FA Cup quarter-finals against Fulham which ended 3–1 for United.

On 13 April, Sabitzer scored a brace in 2-2 draw against Sevilla in the first leg of 2022–23 UEFA Europa League quarter-finals.

On 15 May, Manchester United announced that Sabitzer is ruled out for the rest of the season after suffering a meniscal injury.

On 30 June, Manchester United announced the departure of Sabitzer after the end of the loan deal.

On 24 July 2023, Sabitzer signed for Borussia Dortmund on a four-year deal.

On 12 August, he scored his first goal, in a 6–1 away win over Schott Mainz in the DFB-Pokal.

Sabitzer played youth international football for Austria at under-16, under-17, under-18, under-19 and under-21 levels.

On 10 March 2020, he scored twice in a 3–0 win over Tottenham Hotspur 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 Paris Saint-Germain in a semi finals match on 18 August, and were knocked out of the tournament.