Maximilian Wöber

Maximilian Wöber
Wöber in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-02-04) 4 February 1998
Place of birth Vienna, Austria
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Borussia Mönchengladbach
Youth career
2010-2015 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 F.C. 16 (0)
2023- Borussia Mönchengladbach (loan) 0 (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 33 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 August 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 January 2026

Maximilian Wöber (born 4 February 1998) is an Austrian professional footballer. He plays as a centre-back for Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg and the Austria national team.[1]

Club career

Youth career

He started his football career with Rapid Wien's youth teams.[2]

Rapid Wien

2015 till 2017 he played for Rapid Wien II. On 25 February 2016 he played his first match for SK Rapid Wien against Valencia in the UEFA Euro League.[3]

Ajax

In August 2017 he went to Ajax for €7.5 million.[4][5]

Sevilla

On 11 January 2019 he went on to Sevilla[6] He signed a contract until 2023.

Red Bull Salzburg

On 13 August 2019 Wöber agreed to a five-year contract FC Red Bull Salzburg in the Austrian Bundesliga. It is said that Salzburg paid €12 million what makes him to the most expensive player in Austrian Bundesliga.[7]

Leeds United

In early January 2023, Wöber moved to England to join Leeds United. [8] He made 16 appearances for Leeds in the Premier League . At the end of the season the team was relegated.

Borussia Mönchengladbach

Wöber was then loaned to Borussia Mönchengladbach in Germany for the 2023/24 season. [9] During his loan spell, he made 25 appearances for Gladbach in the Bundesliga. He returned to Leeds for the 2024/25 season.

Werder Bremen

He moved to Germany on loan for a second time for the 2025/26 season. He plays for SV Werder Bremen. [10]

International career

Wöber was in the Austria national football team for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Wales and Georgia in September 2017.[11] On 6 October 2017, he made his debut for the Austria national team in a 3–2 win against Serbia.[12]

International statistics

[13]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Austria 201720
201810
201930
202270
202390
2024100
202510
Total330
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Honours

Ajax

Red Bull Salzburg

References

  1. ↑ "M. Wöber". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "Maximilian Wöber". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "UEFA Europa League 2015/16 - History - Rapid Wien-Valencia – UEFA.com". uefa.com. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "Maximilian Wöber (19) zet dinsdag zijn handtekening bij Ajax". telegraaf.nl. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  5. ↑ "Ajax heeft Maximilian Wöber binnen". AD.nl. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  6. ↑ "SEVILLA FC BRING IN YOUTH AND VERSATILITY FOR THE DEFENCE WITH MAXIMILIAN WÖBER". sevillafc.es. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ Leeds United
  9. ↑ Borussia Mönchengladbach
  10. ↑ "Werder Bremen". Archived from the original on 12 August 2025. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  11. ↑ "WALES VS AUSTRIA". goal.com. 2 September 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  12. ↑ "Hochklassige Partie mit Happy End". orf.at (in German). ORF. 6 October 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  13. ↑ Transfermarkt.at

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