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Xaver Schlager
Personal information
Schlager with Austria in 2018
Date of birth	(1997-09-28) 28 September 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth	Linz, Upper Austria, Austria
Height	1.74 m
Playing position	Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current club	RB Leipzig
Number	24
Youth career
2003–2009	SC St. Valentin
2009–2015	Red Bull Salzburg
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2015–2017	Liefering	46	(7)
2016–2019	Red Bull Salzburg	67	(7)
2019–2022	VfL Wolfsburg	69	(3)
2022–	RB Leipzig	35	(1)
National team^‡
2013	Austria U17	4	(2)
2015–2016	Austria U19	11	(2)
2017–2019	Austria U21	9	(2)
2018–	Austria	41	(3)
Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:43, 9 December 2023 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:43, 20 November 2023 (UTC)

Xaver Schlager (German pronunciation: [ˈksaːvɐ ˈʃlaːɡɐ]; born 28 September 1997) is an Austrian footballer who plays as defensive midfielder for Bundesliga club RB Leipzig and the Austria national team.

Club career
International career
Career statistics
- Club
- International
  - International goals
Honours
See also

Club career

Red Bull Salzburg

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.

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.

VfL Wolfsburg

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.

RB Leipzig

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.

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.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
FC Liefering	2014–15	Austrian First League	11	0	—		—		—		11	0
	2015–16	Austrian First League	22	3	—		—		—		22	3
	2016–17	Austrian First League	11	4	—		—		—		11	4
	2017–18	Austrian First League	2	0	—		—		—		2	0
	Total		46	7	—		—		—		46	7
Red Bull Salzburg	2015–16	Austrian Bundesliga	2	0	0	0	0	0	—		2	0
	2016–17	Austrian Bundesliga	13	1	2	0	2	1	—		17	2
	2017–18	Austrian Bundesliga	26	1	4	0	14	0	—		44	1
	2018–19	Austrian Bundesliga	26	5	6	2	12	1	—		44	8
	Total		67	7	12	2	28	2	—		107	11
VfL Wolfsburg II	2019–20	Regionalliga Nord	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
VfL Wolfsburg	2019–20	Bundesliga	23	1	0	0	5	0	—		28	1
	2020–21	Bundesliga	32	2	3	0	3	0	—		38	2
	2021–22	Bundesliga	14	0	1	0	0	0	—		15	0
	Total		69	3	4	0	8	0	—		81	3
RB Leipzig	2022–23	Bundesliga	22	1	4	0	7	0	0	0	33	1
	2023–24	Bundesliga	13	0	1	0	6	1	1	0	21	1
	Total		35	1	5	0	13	1	1	0	54	2
Career total			218	18	21	2	49	3	1	0	289	23

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Austria	2018	7	1
	2019	3	0
	2020	6	0
	2021	7	0
	2022	9	2
	2023	8	0
Total		41	3

International goals

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

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	18 November 2018	Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland	Northern Ireland	1–0	2–1	2018–19 UEFA Nations League B
2.	6 June 2022	Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria	Denmark	1–1	1–2	2022–23 UEFA Nations League A
3.	20 November 2022	Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria	Italy	1–0	2–0	Friendly