Maximilian Wöber

Maximilian Wöber (born 4 February 1998) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or left-back for German Bundesliga club Werder Bremen, on loan from Premier League club Leeds United, and the Austria national team.^[3]

Maximilian Wöber

Wöber with Red Bull Salzburg in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Maximilian Wöber[1]
Date of birth	(1998-02-04) 4 February 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Vienna, Austria
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s)	Centre-back, left-back
Team information
Current team	Werder Bremen (on loan from Leeds United)
Number	39
Youth career
0000–2016	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	24	(1)
2023–2024	→ Borussia Mönchengladbach (loan)	25	(2)
2025–	→ Werder Bremen (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	31	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:26, 4 July 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:30, 7 June 2025 (UTC)

Club career

Youth career

Born in Vienna, Wöber started his football career with Rapid Wien's youth teams.^[4]

Rapid Wien

In 2015, Wöber was called up for Rapid Wien's first team. On 25 February 2016, he made his senior team debut in the Round of 32 of 2015–16 UEFA Europa League against Valencia at Ernst-Happel-Stadion, playing the game as a starter for full-time game by coach Zoran Barisic.^[5]

Ajax

In August 2017, Wöber signed a four-year contract with Dutch side Ajax. The club paid a transfer fee of €7.5 million to Rapid Wien.^[6][7]

Sevilla

On 11 January 2019, Spanish La Liga side Sevilla reached an agreement with Ajax for the transfer of Wöber,^[8] He signed a contract until 2023, initially joining on loan with an obligatory buyout clause,^[9] for a reported fee of €10.5 million.^[10] He made his debut on 26 January 2019, starting in a 5–0 win against Levante.^[11]

Red Bull Salzburg

On 13 August 2019, Wöber agreed to a five-year contract with Austrian side FC Red Bull Salzburg for a reported fee of €12 million, making him the most expensive player in Austrian Bundesliga.^[12]

Leeds United

On 3 January 2023, Wöber signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with English Premier League club Leeds United for an undisclosed fee.^[13][14]

On 8 January 2023 Wöber made his debut in the FA Cup third round draw against Cardiff City as a second-half substitute at the Cardiff City Stadium.^[15] On 13 January 2023 he made his Premier League debut in the 2–1 defeat to Aston Villa.^[16]

Borussia Mönchengladbach (loan)

On 31 July 2023, Wöber joined German Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach on a season-long loan.^[17]

Return to Leeds

Wöber returned to Elland Road for the 2024–25 season, where he scored his first goal for The Whites in a 2–0 home win on 7 December 2024 over Derby County.^[18]

Werder Bremen (loan)

On 4 July 2025, Wöber returned to the Bundesliga and joined SV Werder Bremen on loan.^[19]

International career

Wöber got his first call up to the senior Austria side for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Wales and Georgia in September 2017.^[20] On 6 October 2017, he made his debut for Austria in a 3–2 win against Serbia.^[21] He missed out on Austria's final squad for UEFA Euro 2020.^[22]

In June 2024, Wöber was called up to represent Austria at UEFA Euro 2024.^[23] He scored an own goal in their opening 1–0 defeat to France.^[24]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 May 2025^[25][3]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Rapid Wien B	2015–16	Austrian Regionalliga East	20	1	—		—		—		20	1
	2016–17	Austrian Regionalliga East	8	2	—		—		—		8	2
	Total		28	3	—		—		—		28	3
Rapid Wien	2015–16	Austrian Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	—		1[c]	0	1	0
	2016–17	Austrian Bundesliga	11	0	4	1	—		2[c]	0	17	1
	2017–18	Austrian Bundesliga	5	1	1	0	—		—		6	1
	Total		16	1	5	1	—		3	0	24	2
Ajax	2017–18	Eredivisie	22	1	1	0	—		0	0	23	1
	2018–19	Eredivisie	8	0	2	0	—		6[d]	0	16	0
	Total		30	1	3	0	—		6	0	39	1
Jong Ajax	2017–18	Eerste Divisie	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
Sevilla (loan)	2018–19	La Liga	7	0	0	0	—		1[c]	0	8	0
Red Bull Salzburg	2019–20	Austrian Bundesliga	24	0	3	0	—		7[e]	0	34	0
	2020–21	Austrian Bundesliga	20	0	5	1	—		9[f]	0	34	1
	2021–22	Austrian Bundesliga	22	4	5	1	—		9[d]	1	36	6
	2022–23	Austrian Bundesliga	15	1	3	1	—		3[d]	0	21	2
	Total		81	5	16	3	—		28	1	125	9
Leeds United	2022–23	Premier League	16	0	3	0	—		—		19	0
	2024–25	Championship	8	1	0	0	1	0	—		9	1
	Total		24	1	3	0	1	0	—		28	1
Borussia Mönchengladbach (loan)	2023–24	Bundesliga	25	2	2	0	—		—		27	2
Werder Bremen (loan)	2025–26	Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
Career total			212	13	29	4	1	0	38	1	279	18

1. Includes Austrian Cup, KNVB Cup, FA Cup, DFB-Pokal
2. Includes EFL Cup
3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
4. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
5. Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
6. Eight appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 7 June 2025^[26]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Austria	2017	2	0
	2018	1	0
	2019	3	0
	2022	7	0
	2023	8	0
	2024	9	0
	2025	1	0
Total		31	0

Honours

Ajax

• Eredivisie: 2018–19^{[citation needed]}
• KNVB Cup: 2018–19^{[citation needed]}

Red Bull Salzburg

• Austrian Bundesliga: 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22^{[citation needed]}
• Austrian Cup: 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22^{[citation needed]}

Leeds United

• EFL Championship: 2024–25^[27]