Marcel Sabitzer
Marcel Sabitzer is an Austrian professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for RB Leipzig in the Bundesliga.
Club career
Admira Wacker Mödling
Sabitzer played for Admira Wacker Mödling between September 2010 and January 2013. He scored two goals in eight appearances during the 2010–11 Austrian Bundesliga.Rapid Wien
He was then at Rapid Wien between January 2013 and June 2014.RB Leipzig
Loan to Red Bull Salzburg
On 30 May 2014, he signed a four-year contract with RB Leipzig, and was loaned for a season to FC Red Bull Salzburg. On 1 April 2016, Sabitzer extended his contract until 2021.Return to RB Leipzig
Sabitzer returned to RB Leipzig for the 2015–16 season., when he scored eight goals in 34 appearances.He finished the 2016–17 season with nine goals in 33 appearances.
He finished the 2017–18 season with five goals in 34 appearances.
On 10 March 2020, Sabitzer scored twice in a 3–0 win over Tottenham Hotspur in the Champions League last 16, to help earn Leipzig a 4–0 aggregate victory and a place in the quarter finals of the competition for the first time in the club’s history.
International career
Sabitzer made his debut for Austria on 5 June 2012, in a goalless draw against Romania.Personal life
He is a son of former Austria international Herfried Sabitzer. Sabitzer is the cousin of the footballer Thomas Sabitzer.Career statistics
Club statistics
International goals
Score and result list Austria's goal tally first.| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 30 May 2014 | Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck, Austria | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly | |
| 2. | 3 June 2014 | Andrův stadion, Olomouc, Czech Republic | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly | |
| 3. | 9 October 2015 | Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro | 3–2 | 3–2 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualification | |
| 4. | 9 October 2016 | Red Star Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 5. | 14 November 2017 | Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly | |
| 6. | 6 September 2019 | Stadion Wals-Siezenheim, Wals-Siezenheim, Austria | 2–0 | 6–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification | |
| 7. | 10 October 2019 | Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria | 3–1 | 3–1 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
Honours
;Red Bull Salzburg- Austrian Bundesliga: 2014–15
- Austrian Cup: 2014–15
- Austrian Footballer of the Year: 2017