Maximilian Wöber

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

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
Place of birth Vienna, Austria
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Borussia Mönchengladbach
(on loan from 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 16 (0)
2023– → Borussia Mönchengladbach (loan) 8 (0)
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 17 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:27, 12 September 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Youth career

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

Rapid Wien

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

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

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

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

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)

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

International career

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 the Austria national team in a 3–2 win against Serbia.[19]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 22 October 2023[20][3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rapid Wien B 2015–16 Austrian Regionalliga East 201———201
2016–17 Austrian Regionalliga East 82———82
Total 283———283
Rapid Wien 2015–16 Austrian Bundesliga 00001[lower-alpha 1]0—10
2016–17 Austrian Bundesliga 110412[lower-alpha 1]0—171
2017–18 Austrian Bundesliga 5110——61
Total 1615130—242
Ajax 2017–18 Eredivisie 2211000—231
2018–19 Eredivisie 80206[lower-alpha 2]0—160
Total 3013060—391
Jong Ajax 2017–18 Eerste Divisie 10———10
Sevilla (loan) 2018–19 La Liga 70001[lower-alpha 1]00080
Red Bull Salzburg 2019–20 Austrian Bundesliga 240307[lower-alpha 3]0—340
2020–21 Austrian Bundesliga 200519[lower-alpha 4]0—341
2021–22 Austrian Bundesliga 224519[lower-alpha 2]1—366
2022–23 Austrian Bundesliga 151313[lower-alpha 2]0—212
Total 815163281—1259
Leeds United 2022–23 Premier League 16030——190
Borussia Mönchengladbach (loan) 2023–24 Bundesliga 8010——90
Career total 187102843810025315
  1. Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearance(s) in the UEFA Champions League
  3. Six appearances in the UEFA Champions League, one appearance in the UEFA Europa League
  4. Eight appearances in the UEFA Champions League, one appearance in the UEFA Europa League
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International
As of match played 12 September 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Austria 201720
201810
201930
202270
202340
Total170

Honours

Ajax

Red Bull Salzburg

References
  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. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  3. 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". orf.at (in German). ORF. 6 October 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  20. "Max Wöber » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
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