Nicolas Seiwald
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_49.jpg) Seiwald with Red Bull Salzburg in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 May 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Kuchl, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | RB Leipzig | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2019 | Red Bull Salzburg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Liefering | 37 | (5) |
| 2020–2023 | Red Bull Salzburg | 78 | (3) |
| 2023– | RB Leipzig | 21 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Austria U15 | 2 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Austria U17 | 9 | (0) |
| 2018 | Austria U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2020 | Austria U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021– | Austria U21 | 9 | (2) |
| 2021– | Austria | 28 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:41, 21 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:48, 2 July 2024 (UTC) | |||
Nicolas Seiwald (born 4 May 2001) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Bundesliga club RB Leipzig and the Austria national team.[2]
Club career
[edit]Seiwald began his career in 2009 with the youth academy of FC Red Bull Salzburg. He made his professional debut playing for Red Bull Salzburg's feeder team, Liefering, against WSG Wattens on 24 May 2019.[3] He made his league debut on 21 November 2020 as a starter against SK Sturm Graz.[4] On 11 October 2022, Seiwald scored his first Champions League goal in a 1–1 away draw against Dinamo Zagreb.[5]
On 26 February 2023, Seiwald joined German side RB Leipzig for the 2023–24 season, signing a five-year contract with the club.[6][7]
International career
[edit]Having represented Austria at various youth levels,[8] Seiwald debuted for Austria national football team on 12 November 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Israel.[9]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 18 May 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Liefering | 2018–19 | Austrian 2. Liga | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | Austrian 2. Liga | 23 | 3 | — | — | — | 23 | 3 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Austrian 2. Liga | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 37 | 5 | — | — | — | 37 | 5 | |||||
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2020–21 | Austrian Bundesliga | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Austrian Bundesliga | 32 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 10[a] | 0 | — | 47 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | Austrian Bundesliga | 31 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7[a] | 0 | — | 42 | 3 | ||
| Total | 78 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 17 | 0 | — | 107 | 4 | |||
| RB Leipzig | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Career total | 136 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 171 | 9 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearance in DFL-Supercup
International
[edit]- As of match played 2 July 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 0 | |
Honours
[edit]Red Bull Salzburg Youth
- Jugendliga U18: 2019[10]
Runner-up
Red Bull Salzburg
RB Leipzig
References
[edit]- ^ "Nicolas Seiwald". FC Red Bull Salzburg. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ Nicolas Seiwald at Soccerway
- ^ "Liefering vs. Swarovski Tirol". Soccerway. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- ^ "FC Red Bull Salzburg-SK Sturm". Salzburg24 (in German). 22 November 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ "Dinamo Zagreb 1–1 Salzburg". UEFA. 11 October 2022.
- ^ "RB Leipzig verpflichtet Nicolas Seiwald". RB Leipzig (in German). 26 February 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ "Fix: Seiwald wechselt im Sommer von RB Salzburg zu RB Leipzig". Kicker (in German). 26 February 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ "Nicolas Seiwald". FC Salzburg Wiki. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- ^ Gottsmann, Thomas (12 November 2021). "WM-Qualifikation: Österreich schlägt Israel 4:2 - Joker Schaub sichert Fodas Job". Salzburger Nachrichten (in German).
Debütant Nicolas Seiwald fälschte einen harmlosen Freistoß von Nir Bitton mit der Hand ins eigene Tor ab 0–1.
[Debutant Nicolas Seiwald deflected a harmless free kick from Nir Bitton into his own goal.] - ^ "Summary - Jugendliga U18 - Austria - Results, fixtures, tables and news". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- ^ Lisjak, Mitja (12 August 2023). "Olmo s hat-trickom pokvaril veliki debi Kana pri Bayernu" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nicolas Seiwald.
- Profile at the RB Leipzig website
- Nicolas Seiwald at WorldFootball.net
- Nicolas Seiwald – UEFA competition record (archive)
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