Marcel

Sabitzer

Midfield

At BVB since

23.07.23

Birthday

17.03.94 (32)

Nationality

Austria

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Marcel Sabitzer

Youth and Senior Career

The son of former Austrian international Herfried Sabitzer started his footballing career at ESV Admira Villach and later found his way to the Wacker Mödling academy via Grazer AK and Austria Wien. He was considered one of the country’s most exciting prospects as a teenager and made his professional debut at age 16.

After a stint at Rapid Wien, Marcel Sabitzer’s path led him first to FC Salzburg, with whom he won the Austrian league and domestic cup in 2015, and then to Rasenballsport Leipzig. At RB, he established himself as one of the German Bundesliga’s elite midfielders, followed by a move to Bayern München in 2021. After a loan spell with Manchester United, Sabitzer joined Borussia Dortmund in the summer of 2023.

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Marcel Sabitzer at BVB

After his move to Germany’s Ruhr region, Marcel Sabitzer quickly proved himself as a versatile player, a hard worker, and a leader in the locker room. Throughout his first season with BVB, he was a regular fixture in the midfield, culminating in a full 90-minute appearance in the 2024 Champions League final against Real Madrid.

Primarily a central midfielder, Sabitzer can be deployed in the holding, box-to-box or number ten roles, but he has also played even higher up the field.

BVB’s number 20 has amassed more than 100 official appearances for the club and has consistently made his mark as a goalscorer and a provider, having chipped in eight goals and 13 assists across competitions (as of July 2026). He has distinguished himself for years through his impressive work rate and his ability to impact different areas of the pitch.

BVB Stats*

*Through the 2025-26 season

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International Career

Having been part of all the Austrian youth national teams starting with the U-16s, Marcel Sabitzer made his debut with the senior squad on June 5, 2012, and has since been one of his country’s key players. He has over 100 caps to his name.

Besides his appearances at the European Championships in 2016, 2021 and 2024, reaching the round of 32 at the 2026 World Cup ranks among Sabitzer’s greatest achievements at the international level. He went the distance in all four of Austria's matches.

Marcel Sabitzer’s Career Honors

2011 Austrian second division champion (FC Admira Wacker Mödling)
2015 Austrian champion (FC Salzburg)
2015 Austrian Cup winner (FC Salzburg)
2022 and 2023 German champion (FC Bayern München)
2022 German Super Cup winner (FC Bayern München)
2023 EFL Cup winner (Manchester United)

Marcel Sabitzer in German Sign Language (DGS)

In collaboration with DEAF BVB Fanclub e. V., unique sign language names were developed for Borussia Dortmund’s players. The following clip demonstrates Marcel Sabitzer’s sign language name.

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Mature!\u201d was a two-word message that succinctly summed up everything that experts and BVB went on to explain at length after the 1-0 away win at VfB Stuttgart.","exportedType":"text/html"},"scheduledPush":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"scheduledPush","title":"Scheduled Push Notification?","multiValue":false,"value":false,"exportedType":"boolean"},"disableAdsOnNewsPage":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"disableAdsOnNewsPage","title":"Disable Ads on News Page","multiValue":false,"value":false,"exportedType":"boolean"},"text":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"string","name":"text","html":"World Cup winner Lothar Matthäus had witnessed \u201ca mature performance\u201d from the Borussians <a href=\"https://shop.bvb.de/product/bvb-ausw%C3%A4rtstrikot-26-27\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">in black and yellow<\/a>: \u201cThey defended compactly, shut everything down in the second half, stood their ground superbly, and capitalized on their chances.\u201d And BVB Managing Director Lars Ricken breathed a deep sigh of relief after the <a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/de/aktuelles/news/news.html/2026/9/19/BVB-gewinnt-in-Stuttgart-und-geht-als-Tabellenfuehrer-in-die-Laenderspielpause.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">victory on the banks of the Neckar<\/a>: \u201cStress test passed! Last season we were sitting here in the locker room, had won 2-0, and didn\u2019t really know why. Today we know. I saw a team that stood its ground\u2014and not just in terms of fighting spirit.\u201d Ricken was impressed not only by \u201chow they held on to the victory until the end, but also by how courageously they defended while pushing forward, especially in the first half, when they tried to dominate the game with their play.\u201d<\/p>\nThe former pro and lifelong Dortmund man is thrilled with the work Niko Kovac has been doing since March 2025: \u201cUnder Niko, we\u2019ve developed a certain resilience. The team is really eager to defend its own goal.\u201d BVB covered two kilometers more than the opponent (120.5 kilometers) and also made their mark in attack. After an intense 90 minutes, the winners had edged the shot count 13-11.<\/p>\n<img data-assetref=\"57-Beier-Bellingham-1789899767904\" src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/09/20/bl-nachbericht/57-Beier-Bellingham.jpg\"><\/p>\n\u201cIn the first half, we had a lot of control; in the second, it was a bit the other way around,\u201d said Niko Kovac: \u201cVfB had a bit more possession there, though I have to say: We hardly gave away anything over the course of 90 minutes.\u201d In the third of four league games so far this season, they kept a clean sheet. \u201cWhat those three are clearing away is truly remarkable,\u201d said Ricken about the back three of Joane Gadou, Waldemar Anton and Nico Schlotterbeck. \u201cYou wouldn't know at all that he was out for months with his injury,\u201d Ricken added about Schlotterbeck.<\/p>\nBorussia Dortmund is the only team to have beaten VfB Stuttgart, who are strong at home, in 2026. And they\u2019ve done it twice, in April and now in September. \u201cWhen you win an away game in Stuttgart against a genuinely strong team, that\u2019s a real statement,\u201d said Niko Kovac after his 52nd league game as BVB coach. His record stands at 35 wins, eight draws, and nine losses. With an average of 2.17 points per game, Kovac ranks ahead of Thomas Tuchel (2.09), Lucien Favre (2.08), Marco Rose (2.03), Jürgen Klopp (1.91), and Ottmar Hitzfeld (1.86) on the club\u2019s all-time list.<\/p>\n<img data-assetref=\"57-Kovac-1789898315657\" src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/09/20/bl-nachbericht/57-Kovac.jpg\"><\/p>\nAnd so Lars Ricken, too, can head into the 20-day international break feeling satisfied. \u201cIt\u2019s great that we\u2019ve won every game so far in all competitions \u2013 the Bundesliga, the DFB-Pokal and the UEFA Champions League. We said we wanted to be a challenge for others.\u201d<\/p>\nAction resumes in 20 days. On October 9, the Black and Yellows will kick off a run of nine matches in just 30 days with a home game against Werder Bremen. BVB will tackle this stretch with the knowledge of what has made them strong. \nBoris Rupert<\/i><\/p>\n<img data-assetref=\"57-Schlotterbeck-1789898295688\" src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/09/20/bl-nachbericht/57-Schlotterbeck.jpg\"><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","title":"Text","multiValue":false,"value":"World Cup winner Lothar Matthäus had witnessed \u201ca mature performance\u201d from the Borussians <a href=\"https://shop.bvb.de/product/bvb-ausw%C3%A4rtstrikot-26-27\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">in black and yellow<\/a>: \u201cThey defended compactly, shut everything down in the second half, stood their ground superbly, and capitalized on their chances.\u201d And BVB Managing Director Lars Ricken breathed a deep sigh of relief after the <a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/de/aktuelles/news/news.html/2026/9/19/BVB-gewinnt-in-Stuttgart-und-geht-als-Tabellenfuehrer-in-die-Laenderspielpause.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">victory on the banks of the Neckar<\/a>: \u201cStress test passed! Last season we were sitting here in the locker room, had won 2-0, and didn\u2019t really know why. Today we know. I saw a team that stood its ground\u2014and not just in terms of fighting spirit.\u201d Ricken was impressed not only by \u201chow they held on to the victory until the end, but also by how courageously they defended while pushing forward, especially in the first half, when they tried to dominate the game with their play.\u201d<\/p>\nThe former pro and lifelong Dortmund man is thrilled with the work Niko Kovac has been doing since March 2025: \u201cUnder Niko, we\u2019ve developed a certain resilience. The team is really eager to defend its own goal.\u201d BVB covered two kilometers more than the opponent (120.5 kilometers) and also made their mark in attack. After an intense 90 minutes, the winners had edged the shot count 13-11.<\/p>\n<img data-assetref=\"57-Beier-Bellingham-1789899767904\" src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/09/20/bl-nachbericht/57-Beier-Bellingham.jpg\"><\/p>\n\u201cIn the first half, we had a lot of control; in the second, it was a bit the other way around,\u201d said Niko Kovac: \u201cVfB had a bit more possession there, though I have to say: We hardly gave away anything over the course of 90 minutes.\u201d In the third of four league games so far this season, they kept a clean sheet. \u201cWhat those three are clearing away is truly remarkable,\u201d said Ricken about the back three of Joane Gadou, Waldemar Anton and Nico Schlotterbeck. \u201cYou wouldn't know at all that he was out for months with his injury,\u201d Ricken added about Schlotterbeck.<\/p>\nBorussia Dortmund is the only team to have beaten VfB Stuttgart, who are strong at home, in 2026. And they\u2019ve done it twice, in April and now in September. \u201cWhen you win an away game in Stuttgart against a genuinely strong team, that\u2019s a real statement,\u201d said Niko Kovac after his 52nd league game as BVB coach. His record stands at 35 wins, eight draws, and nine losses. With an average of 2.17 points per game, Kovac ranks ahead of Thomas Tuchel (2.09), Lucien Favre (2.08), Marco Rose (2.03), Jürgen Klopp (1.91), and Ottmar Hitzfeld (1.86) on the club\u2019s all-time list.<\/p>\n<img data-assetref=\"57-Kovac-1789898315657\" src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/09/20/bl-nachbericht/57-Kovac.jpg\"><\/p>\nAnd so Lars Ricken, too, can head into the 20-day international break feeling satisfied. \u201cIt\u2019s great that we\u2019ve won every game so far in all competitions \u2013 the Bundesliga, the DFB-Pokal and the UEFA Champions League. We said we wanted to be a challenge for others.\u201d<\/p>\nAction resumes in 20 days. 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Kickoff for this top match on Saturday evening (19 September) at Stuttgart\u2019s MHPArena is at 6:30 p.m. Until kickoff, you\u2019ll find all the key information about the game right here.","exportedType":"text/html"},"scheduledPush":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"scheduledPush","title":"Scheduled Push Notification?","multiValue":false,"value":false,"exportedType":"boolean"},"disableAdsOnNewsPage":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"disableAdsOnNewsPage","title":"Disable Ads on News Page","multiValue":false,"value":false,"exportedType":"boolean"},"text":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"string","name":"text","html":"<h2>Starting Line-up: Two Changes<\/h2>\nFelix Nmecha and Maxi Beier come into the side, replacing Jobe Bellingham and Fabio Silva. Konstantinos Karetsas is back in the squad but starts on the bench.<\/p>\nBVB's starting line-up:<\/b> Kobel, Anton, Schlotterbeck, Nmecha, Guirassy, Beier, Nwaneri, Gadou, Svensson, Veerman, Ryerson<\/p>\n<h2>Previews: Everything at a Glance \n<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/en/news/news-overview/news.html/2026/9/17/Nine-points-confidence-highBVB-ahead-of-the-Bundesliga-match-in-Stuttgart.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BVB ahead of the Bundesliga match in Stuttgart<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Squad Update: <a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/en/news/news-overview/news.html/2026/9/17/Positive-Roster-Situation-Ahead-of-the-Stuttgart-Match.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Returning Players and Training Impressions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Record: Strong Streak <\/h2>\nThe Bundesliga head-to-head record between BVB and VfB Stuttgart is nearly even: In 112 matches, VfB Stuttgart has won 44 times, Borussia Dortmund 42 times, and 26 games ended in a draw. In terms of goal differential, however, BVB holds a narrow lead at 193\u2013188. With a total of 381 goals scored, Borussia Dortmund\u2019s matches against VfB Stuttgart are the highest-scoring Bundesliga encounters in history. In the past 25 competitive matches between the two sides, there has always been at least one goal scored. Dortmund won the most recent match 2\u20130 in April 2026.<\/p>\n<img data-assetref=\"schlotterbeck-vfb-1789714879272\" src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/09/17/countdown-vfb-stuttgart/schlotterbeck-vfb.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h2>Quote: \u201cWe\u2019re feeling positive and focused\u201d<\/h2>\nAhead of the match against Stuttgart, BVB head coach Niko Kovac had this to say about the opponent: \u201cThey\u2019re a very well-balanced team that can do a lot with the ball and has many talented individual players. Three points might not sound like much right now, but they faced Bayern and Hoffenheim in their first three games. Those are no easy opponents.\u201d The BVB coach particularly highlights their home strength: \u201cWith the atmosphere there, it will be very difficult for any opponent\u2014including us this weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n<a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXQ4TR19SUs\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Watch the video<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Facts: BVB\u2019s Opponents Still Without a Goal<\/b> \n<\/h2>\nBest Start in Eleven Years \n <\/b>Three games, three wins, nine points. The last time BVB achieved such a record after three matchdays was eleven years ago. Their best-ever starts came in the 2010s. Across all competitions, Niko Kovac\u2019s team has won its last five official matches.<\/p>\nMany away wins for the Black and Yellows \n <\/b>Nowhere else in its Bundesliga history has BVB won as often as at VfB (17 times). Since 2010, there have been ten away wins, two draws, and three losses. Borussia failed to score in only one of its last 20 Bundesliga away games at VfB (a 0-2 loss in December 2023).<\/p>\nKobel: A Key to Success in the BVB Goal<\/b> \nGregor Kobel was promoted to the Bundesliga with VfB Stuttgart in 2020 and transferred to Borussia Dortmund a year later. Last weekend, in the 3\u20130 win over SC Paderborn, he kept a clean sheet for the second time this season and for the 72nd time overall in a competitive match for BVB. Since the club\u2019s return to the top flight in 1976, only three BVB goalkeepers have recorded more clean sheets. Kobel is likely to surpass one of them this season.<\/p>\n<h2>Jerseys: BVB in Black for the First Time<\/h2>\nIn their away match against VfB Stuttgart, Borussia Dortmund will take the field in their new black away jerseys for the first time this Bundesliga season (<a href=\"https://shop.bvb.de/en-de/product/bvb-ausw%C3%A4rtstrikot-26-27\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">visit the online store<\/a>). VfB traditionally wears white jerseys with a red chest stripe for home games.<\/p>\n<img data-assetref=\"trikot-ausw-1789714815770\" src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/09/17/countdown-vfb-stuttgart/trikot-ausw.png\"><\/p>\n<h2>Referee: Stieler to officiate<\/h2>\nTobias Stieler will referee the match. He will be assisted by Lasse Koslowski and Sascha Thielert. Wolfgang Haslberger has been assigned as the fourth official, and Günter Perl as the video assistant.<\/p>\n<h2>Weather: Perfect stadium weather<\/h2>\nOn Saturday, the weather in Stuttgart is expected to be mostly sunny and dry, with temperatures around 23 °C. This means all stadium-goers can look forward to pleasant late-summer weather.<\/p>\n<h2>BVB Channels: All the Info About the Game<\/h2>\nOn match day, BVB will keep its fans updated across all digital channels: <\/p>\nLive<\/b> \n Ticker<\/b> In the BVB app\u2019s \u201cHoliday Mode\u201d (available for <a href=\"https://go.bvb.de/app?p=socialmedia\">download<\/a>), you\u2019ll find news, photos, posts, videos, statistics, and much more about the match from 9:09 a.m. until after the final whistle. Once the game starts, the live ticker will keep you up to date on every key moment. <\/p>\nSocial Media<\/b> \nOn <a href=\"https://x.com/BVB\">X<\/a>, <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/BVB/\">Facebook,<\/a> and <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/bvb09/\">Instagram<\/a>, you\u2019ll always be up to speed on everything happening around the game. <\/p>\nInternet<\/b> \n Radio<\/b> BVB Internet Radio provides coverage from a Black and Yellow perspective. The reporters are Tobias Reiff and Boris Rupert. The live broadcast begins 15 minutes before kickoff and is available to everyone on <a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/de.html\">the homepage<\/a> and in the BVB app on <a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/de/allgemein/aktion/bvb-app.html\" title=\"Link in den App-Store\">iPhone and Android devices<\/a>. <\/p>\nBVB-TV<\/b> \nA highlights reel of the match, the post-game press conference, and reactions from the players will be available on <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@BVB\">BVB-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n","title":"Text","multiValue":false,"value":"<h2>Starting Line-up: Two Changes<\/h2>\nFelix Nmecha and Maxi Beier come into the side, replacing Jobe Bellingham and Fabio Silva. Konstantinos Karetsas is back in the squad but starts on the bench.<\/p>\nBVB's starting line-up:<\/b> Kobel, Anton, Schlotterbeck, Nmecha, Guirassy, Beier, Nwaneri, Gadou, Svensson, Veerman, Ryerson<\/p>\n<h2>Previews: Everything at a Glance \n<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/en/news/news-overview/news.html/2026/9/17/Nine-points-confidence-highBVB-ahead-of-the-Bundesliga-match-in-Stuttgart.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BVB ahead of the Bundesliga match in Stuttgart<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Squad Update: <a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/en/news/news-overview/news.html/2026/9/17/Positive-Roster-Situation-Ahead-of-the-Stuttgart-Match.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Returning Players and Training Impressions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Record: Strong Streak <\/h2>\nThe Bundesliga head-to-head record between BVB and VfB Stuttgart is nearly even: In 112 matches, VfB Stuttgart has won 44 times, Borussia Dortmund 42 times, and 26 games ended in a draw. In terms of goal differential, however, BVB holds a narrow lead at 193\u2013188. With a total of 381 goals scored, Borussia Dortmund\u2019s matches against VfB Stuttgart are the highest-scoring Bundesliga encounters in history. In the past 25 competitive matches between the two sides, there has always been at least one goal scored. Dortmund won the most recent match 2\u20130 in April 2026.<\/p>\n<img data-assetref=\"schlotterbeck-vfb-1789714879272\" src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/09/17/countdown-vfb-stuttgart/schlotterbeck-vfb.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h2>Quote: \u201cWe\u2019re feeling positive and focused\u201d<\/h2>\nAhead of the match against Stuttgart, BVB head coach Niko Kovac had this to say about the opponent: \u201cThey\u2019re a very well-balanced team that can do a lot with the ball and has many talented individual players. Three points might not sound like much right now, but they faced Bayern and Hoffenheim in their first three games. Those are no easy opponents.\u201d The BVB coach particularly highlights their home strength: \u201cWith the atmosphere there, it will be very difficult for any opponent\u2014including us this weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n<a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXQ4TR19SUs\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Watch the video<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Facts: BVB\u2019s Opponents Still Without a Goal<\/b> \n<\/h2>\nBest Start in Eleven Years \n <\/b>Three games, three wins, nine points. The last time BVB achieved such a record after three matchdays was eleven years ago. Their best-ever starts came in the 2010s. Across all competitions, Niko Kovac\u2019s team has won its last five official matches.<\/p>\nMany away wins for the Black and Yellows \n <\/b>Nowhere else in its Bundesliga history has BVB won as often as at VfB (17 times). Since 2010, there have been ten away wins, two draws, and three losses. Borussia failed to score in only one of its last 20 Bundesliga away games at VfB (a 0-2 loss in December 2023).<\/p>\nKobel: A Key to Success in the BVB Goal<\/b> \nGregor Kobel was promoted to the Bundesliga with VfB Stuttgart in 2020 and transferred to Borussia Dortmund a year later. Last weekend, in the 3\u20130 win over SC Paderborn, he kept a clean sheet for the second time this season and for the 72nd time overall in a competitive match for BVB. Since the club\u2019s return to the top flight in 1976, only three BVB goalkeepers have recorded more clean sheets. Kobel is likely to surpass one of them this season.<\/p>\n<h2>Jerseys: BVB in Black for the First Time<\/h2>\nIn their away match against VfB Stuttgart, Borussia Dortmund will take the field in their new black away jerseys for the first time this Bundesliga season (<a href=\"https://shop.bvb.de/en-de/product/bvb-ausw%C3%A4rtstrikot-26-27\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">visit the online store<\/a>). VfB traditionally wears white jerseys with a red chest stripe for home games.<\/p>\n<img data-assetref=\"trikot-ausw-1789714815770\" src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/09/17/countdown-vfb-stuttgart/trikot-ausw.png\"><\/p>\n<h2>Referee: Stieler to officiate<\/h2>\nTobias Stieler will referee the match. He will be assisted by Lasse Koslowski and Sascha Thielert. Wolfgang Haslberger has been assigned as the fourth official, and Günter Perl as the video assistant.<\/p>\n<h2>Weather: Perfect stadium weather<\/h2>\nOn Saturday, the weather in Stuttgart is expected to be mostly sunny and dry, with temperatures around 23 °C. This means all stadium-goers can look forward to pleasant late-summer weather.<\/p>\n<h2>BVB Channels: All the Info About the Game<\/h2>\nOn match day, BVB will keep its fans updated across all digital channels: <\/p>\nLive<\/b> \n Ticker<\/b> In the BVB app\u2019s \u201cHoliday Mode\u201d (available for <a href=\"https://go.bvb.de/app?p=socialmedia\">download<\/a>), you\u2019ll find news, photos, posts, videos, statistics, and much more about the match from 9:09 a.m. until after the final whistle. Once the game starts, the live ticker will keep you up to date on every key moment. <\/p>\nSocial Media<\/b> \nOn <a href=\"https://x.com/BVB\">X<\/a>, <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/BVB/\">Facebook,<\/a> and <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/bvb09/\">Instagram<\/a>, you\u2019ll always be up to speed on everything happening around the game. <\/p>\nInternet<\/b> \n Radio<\/b> BVB Internet Radio provides coverage from a Black and Yellow perspective. 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The live broadcast begins 15 minutes before kickoff and is available to everyone on <a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/de.html\">the homepage<\/a> and in the BVB app on <a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/de/allgemein/aktion/bvb-app.html\" title=\"Link in den App-Store\">iPhone and Android devices<\/a>. <\/p>\nBVB-TV<\/b> \nA highlights reel of the match, the post-game press conference, and reactions from the players will be available on <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@BVB\">BVB-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n","exportedType":"text/html"},"id":"editable-4b41696b3b","prio":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"prio","title":"Prio (Clubplatform)","multiValue":false,"value":true,"exportedType":"boolean"},"headline":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"headline","title":"Headline","multiValue":false,"value":"Countdown for Stuttgart: Two New Starters","exportedType":"text/plain"},"author":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"author","title":"Author","multiValue":false,"exportedType":"text/plain"},"teaserType":"relatedContent","match":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"content-fragment","name":"match","title":"Related Match","multiValue":true,"value":["/content/dam/bvbweb/en/matches/football/profis/2026_2027/22/2653207_4_vfb_stuttgart-borussiadortmund"],"exportedType":"text/plain"},"externalId":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"externalId","title":"External ID (Clubplatform)","multiValue":false,"value":"-2081204850","exportedType":"text/plain"},"displayOnHome":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"displayOnHome","title":"Display in News Wall on Homepage","multiValue":false,"value":false,"exportedType":"boolean"},"url":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"url","title":"Vanity URL (LEAVE EMPTY FOR AUTOMATIC VANITY URL. 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Period	Club
Since 07/2023	Borussia Dortmund
07/2023 – 07/2023	FC Bayern München
02/2023 – 06/2023	Manchester United
08/2021 – 01/2023	FC Bayern München
07/2015 – 08/2021	Rasenballsport Leipzig
07/2014 – 06/2015	FC Salzburg
01/2013 – 06/2014	Rapid Wien
07/2009 – 12/2012	FC Admira Wacker Mödling
01/2009 – 06/2009	Austria Wien
07/2008 – 12/2008	Wiener Neustädter SC
07/2001 – 06/2008	Grazer AK
Until 06/2001	ESV Admira Villach

Category	Total
Appearances	117
Goals	8
Assists	13
Yellow cards	13
Ejections for second yellow	0
Red cards	1

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