Marcel Sabitzer

Marcel Sabitzer (born 17 March 1994) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund and captains the Austria national team. Predominantly a central midfielder, Sabitzer can play in a multitude of roles, including attacking midfielder, defensive midfielder, winger and second striker.^[3][4]

Marcel Sabitzer

Sabitzer with RB Leipzig in 2020
Personal information
Full name	Marcel Sabitzer[1]
Date of birth	(1994-03-17) 17 March 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth	Wels, Austria
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder, forward
Team information
Current team	Borussia Dortmund
Number	20
Youth career
2000–2001	Admira Villach [de]
2001–2008	Grazer AK
2008–2009	1. Wiener Neustädter SC
2009	Austria Wien
2009–2010	Admira Wacker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2011	Admira Wacker II	34	(15)
2010–2013	Admira Wacker	45	(11)
2013–2014	Rapid Wien	45	(10)
2014–2021	RB Leipzig	177	(40)
2014–2015	→ Red Bull Salzburg (loan)	33	(19)
2021–2023	Bayern Munich	40	(2)
2023	→ Manchester United (loan)	11	(0)
2023–	Borussia Dortmund	51	(5)
International career‡
2009–2010	Austria U16	7	(1)
2010–2011	Austria U17	9	(3)
2011	Austria U18	2	(0)
2012–2013	Austria U19	4	(5)
2012–2013	Austria U21	7	(1)
2012–	Austria	89	(21)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:03, 8 June 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:32, 10 June 2025 (UTC)

Sabitzer began his professional career in Austria with Admira Wacker and Rapid Wien. He joined German club RB Leipzig in 2014 and was immediately loaned to Red Bull Salzburg for a season. Sabitzer made more than 200 appearances for RB Leipzig, before Bayern Munich signed him in August 2021 for a reported transfer fee of €16 million.

Sabitzer represented Austria at multiple youth international levels and made his senior international debut at the age of 18 in June 2012. He has earned over 80 caps for Austria and played at the UEFA European Championship in 2016, 2020 and 2024.

Club career

Early career

Sabitzer joined Admira Wacker's youth academy in July 2009, having previously played youth football for Admira Villach, Grazer AK, 1. Wiener Neustädter SC and Austria Wien.^[5]

In January 2013, Sabitzer joined Rapid Wien on a contract until the summer of 2016 for an undisclosed transfer fee.^[6]

RB Leipzig

2014–2016

On 30 May 2014, Sabitzer signed a four-year contract with RB Leipzig, and was loaned for Red Bull Salzburg for the 2014–15 season.^[7]

Sabitzer returned to RB Leipzig for the 2015–16 season,^[8] when he scored eight goals in 34 appearances.^[9] On 1 April 2016, Sabitzer extended his contract until 2021.^[10]

2016–2021

He finished the 2016–17 season with nine goals in 33 appearances.^[11] In the 2017–18 season, he scored five goals in 34 appearances.^[12]

In the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League, Sabitzer scored his first two goals in the competition in back-to-back matches against Zenit Saint Petersburg.^[13] On 10 March 2020, he scored twice in a 3–0 win over Tottenham Hotspur in the Champions League round of 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 club's history.^[14] Leipzig eventually lost 0–3 to Paris Saint-Germain in a semi finals match on 18 August, and were knocked out of the tournament.^[15] Sabitzer finished the 2019–20 campaign with 16 goals and 11 assists in all competitions.^[16]

Bayern Munich

On 30 August 2021, Sabitzer signed a four-year contract with Bayern Munich for a reported transfer fee of €16 million.^[17][18] On 2 April 2022, he scored his first goal in a 4–1 away win over Freiburg.^[19]

Loan to Manchester United

On 1 February 2023, Sabitzer signed for Manchester United on loan until the end of the season.^[20] He made his debut three days later, coming on as a substitute in the 2022–23 Premier League win against Crystal Palace, making him the first Austrian to ever play for the club.^[21] On 26 February, Sabitzer played in the 2023 EFL Cup final, coming on as a substitute in a 2–0 victory over Newcastle United.^[22] He scored his first goal for the club at the 2022–23 FA Cup quarter-finals against Fulham which ended 3–1 for United.^[23] On 13 April, Sabitzer scored a brace in 2–2 draw against Sevilla in the first leg of 2022–23 UEFA Europa League quarter-finals.^[24] On 15 May, Manchester United announced that Sabitzer was ruled out for the rest of the season after suffering a meniscal injury.^[25] On 30 June, Manchester United announced the departure of Sabitzer after the end of the loan deal.^[26]

Borussia Dortmund

Sabitzer playing for Dortmund in 2023

On 24 July 2023, Sabitzer signed for Borussia Dortmund on a four-year deal.^[27][28] On 12 August, he scored his first goal, in a 6–1 away win over Schott Mainz in the DFB-Pokal.^[29] On 16 April 2024, Sabitzer provided two assists and scored a goal in a 4–2 victory against Atlético Madrid in the Champions League quarterfinal second leg, which qualified his club to the semifinals by winning 5–4 on aggregate for the first time since 2012–13.^[30] He reached the final and was eventually named in the Team of the Season in that competition.^[31]

International career

Sabitzer playing for Austria in 2015

Sabitzer played youth international football for Austria at under-16, under-17, under-18, under-19 and under-21 levels.^[32]

He made his senior international debut for Austria at the age of 18 on 5 June 2012, in a goalless friendly against Romania.^[33]

He represented the national team at UEFA Euro 2016,^[34] UEFA Euro 2020,^[35] and UEFA Euro 2024.^[36]

On 25 June 2024, Sabitzer was awarded player of the match, scoring the decisive goal in a 3–2 victory over the Netherlands in the final group stage match of Euro 2024, ensuring his country finished at the top of their group.^[37][38]

Personal life

He is a son of former Austria international Herfried Sabitzer,^[39] and the cousin of footballer Thomas Sabitzer.^[40]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 21 June 2025^[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Admira Wacker	2010–11	Austrian First League	8	2	0	0	—		—		—		8	2
	2011–12	Austrian Bundesliga	20	5	1	0	—		—		—		21	5
	2012–13	Austrian Bundesliga	17	4	2	0	—		4[c]	0	—		23	4
	Total		45	11	3	0	—		4	0	—		52	11
Rapid Wien	2012–13	Austrian Bundesliga	16	3	1	0	—		0	0	—		17	3
	2013–14	Austrian Bundesliga	29	7	1	0	—		10[c]	2	—		40	9
	Total		45	10	2	0	—		10	2	—		57	12
RB Leipzig	2014–15	2. Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
	2015–16	2. Bundesliga	32	8	2	0	—		—		—		34	8
	2016–17	Bundesliga	32	8	1	1	—		—		—		33	9
	2017–18	Bundesliga	22	3	2	2	—		10[d]	0	—		34	5
	2018–19	Bundesliga	30	4	5	0	—		8[c]	1	—		43	5
	2019–20	Bundesliga	32	9	3	3	—		9[e]	4	—		44	16
	2020–21	Bundesliga	27	8	5	1	—		7[e]	0	—		39	9
	2021–22	Bundesliga	2	0	0	0	—		0	0	—		2	0
	Total		177	40	18	7	—		34	5	—		229	52
Red Bull Salzburg (loan)	2014–15	Austrian Bundesliga	33	19	6	7	—		12[f]	1	—		51	27
Bayern Munich	2021–22	Bundesliga	25	1	0	0	—		5[e]	0	0	0	30	1
	2022–23	Bundesliga	15	1	2	0	—		6[e]	0	1[g]	0	24	1
	Total		40	2	2	0	—		11	0	1	0	54	2
Manchester United (loan)	2022–23	Premier League	11	0	3	1	1	0	3[c]	2	—		18	3
Borussia Dortmund	2023–24	Bundesliga	25	4	3	1	—		12[e]	1	—		40	6
	2024–25	Bundesliga	26	1	2	0	—		11[e]	0	2[h]	0	41	1
	Total		51	5	5	1	—		23	1	2	0	81	7
Career total			402	87	39	16	1	0	98	11	3	0	542	114

1. Includes Austrian Cup, DFB-Pokal, FA Cup
2. Includes EFL Cup
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
4. Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League
5. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
6. Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
7. Appearance in DFL-Supercup
8. Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup

International

As of match played 10 June 2025^[41]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Austria	2012	1	0
	2013	2	0
	2014	6	2
	2015	7	1
	2016	9	1
	2017	4	1
	2018	4	0
	2019	9	2
	2020	4	1
	2021	12	2
	2022	10	2
	2023	9	5
	2024	10	3
	2025	2	1
Total		89	21

As of match played 7 June 2025

Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sabitzer goal^[41]

List of international goals scored by Marcel Sabitzer

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	30 May 2014	Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck, Austria	Iceland	1–0	1–1	Friendly
2.	3 June 2014	Andrův stadion, Olomouc, Czech Republic	Czech Republic	1–0	2–1	Friendly
3.	9 October 2015	Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro	Montenegro	3–2	3–2	UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
4.	9 October 2016	Red Star Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia	Serbia	1–1	2–3	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.	14 November 2017	Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria	Uruguay	1–0	2–1	Friendly
6.	6 September 2019	Stadion Wals-Siezenheim, Wals-Siezenheim, Austria	Latvia	2–0	6–0	UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
7.	10 October 2019	Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria	Israel	3–1	3–1	UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
8.	4 September 2020	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway	Norway	2–0	2–1	2020–21 UEFA Nations League B
9.	9 October 2021	Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands	Faroe Islands	2–0	2–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
10.	12 November 2021	Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt, Austria	Israel	4–2	4–2	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
11.	24 March 2022	Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales	Wales	1–2	1–2	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
12.	3 June 2022	Gradski Vrt Stadium, Osijek, Croatia	Croatia	3–0	3–0	2022–23 UEFA Nations League A
13.	24 March 2023	Raiffeisen Arena, Linz, Austria	Azerbaijan	1–0	4–1	UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
14.				3–0
15.	13 October 2023	Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria	Belgium	2–3	2–3	UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
16.	16 October 2023	Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan	Azerbaijan	1–0	1–0	UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
17.	21 November 2023	Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria	Germany	1–0	2–0	Friendly
18.	25 June 2024	Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany	Netherlands	3–2	3–2	UEFA Euro 2024
19.	9 September 2024	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway	Norway	1–1	1–2	2024–25 UEFA Nations League B
20.	10 October 2024	Raiffeisen Arena, Linz, Austria	Kazakhstan	3–0	4–0	2024–25 UEFA Nations League B
21.	7 June 2025	Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austira	Romania	2–0	2–1	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Admira Wacker

• Austrian First League: 2010-11

Red Bull Salzburg

• Austrian Bundesliga: 2014–15^[42]
• Austrian Cup: 2014–15^[42]

Bayern Munich

• Bundesliga: 2021–22^[43]
• DFL-Supercup: 2022^[44]

Manchester United

• EFL Cup: 2022–23^[22]

Individual

• Austrian Bundesliga top assist provider: 2014–15^[45]
• Austrian Footballer of the Year: 2017^[46]
• UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season: 2019–20^[47]
• Bundesliga Goal of the Month: February 2021^[48]
• Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2019–20^[49]
• kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2019–20^[50]
• Austrian Cup top scorer: 7 Goals 2014–15
• UEFA Champions League Team of the Season: 2023–24^[31]
• UEFA Champions League top assist provider: 2023–24