Xaver Schlager

Xaver Schlager ( born 28 September 1997) is an Austrian footballer who plays as defensive midfielder for Bundesliga club RB Leipzig and the Austria national team.

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 feeder team of FC Red Bull Salzburg.

With Austria U19 he played at the 2015 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.

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.

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.

He made his debut for the senior team in a friendly 3–0 win over Slovenia on 23 March 2018.

Red Bull Salzburg

RB Leipzig

On the 26 June 2019, Schlager signed for Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg.

During his time with Wolfsburg, Schlager made 81 appearances in all competitions, including 69 in the Bundesliga.

He missed 20 league matches through injury during his final season, but still averaged 27 pressures per game whilst producing a goal and two assists.

On 17 June 2022, Schlager joined Bundesliga rivals RB Leipzig, after the club activated a release clause in his Wolfsburg contract.

He signed a contract until 2026.

Schlager helped Leipzig to win the German Cup and German Super Cup in 2023, starting the latter, coming on as substitute in the German Cup Final.

Schlager played for the Austrian U16, U17 and U19 national team.