Nicolas Seiwald
Austrian footballer (born 2001) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nicolas Seiwald (born 4 May 2001) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Bundesliga club RB Leipzig and the Austria national team.[2]
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_49.jpg) Seiwald with Red Bull Salzburg in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 May 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Kuchl, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | RB Leipzig | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2019 | Red Bull Salzburg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | FC Liefering | 37 | (5) |
| 2020–2023 | Red Bull Salzburg | 78 | (3) |
| 2023– | RB Leipzig | 46 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Austria U15 | 2 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Austria U17 | 9 | (0) |
| 2018 | Austria U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2020 | Austria U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021– | Austria U21 | 9 | (2) |
| 2021– | Austria | 36 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:55, 11 April 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:28, 23 March 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Seiwald began his career in 2009 with the youth academy of Red Bull Salzburg. He made his professional debut playing for Red Bull Salzburg's feeder team, FC Liefering, against WSG Wattens on 24 May 2019.[3] He made his league debut on 21 November 2020 as a starter against SK Sturm Graz.[4] On 11 October 2022, Seiwald scored his first Champions League goal in a 1–1 away draw against Dinamo Zagreb.[5]
On 26 February 2023, Seiwald joined German side RB Leipzig for the 2023–24 season, signing a five-year contract with the club.[6][7]
International career
Having represented Austria at various youth levels,[8] Seiwald debuted for Austria national football team on 12 November 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Israel.[9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 11 April 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Liefering | 2018–19 | Austrian 2. Liga | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | Austrian 2. Liga | 23 | 3 | — | — | — | 23 | 3 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Austrian 2. Liga | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 37 | 5 | — | — | — | 37 | 5 | |||||
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2020–21 | Austrian Bundesliga | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Austrian Bundesliga | 32 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 10[a] | 0 | — | 47 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | Austrian Bundesliga | 31 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7[a] | 0 | — | 42 | 3 | ||
| Total | 78 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 17 | 0 | — | 107 | 4 | |||
| RB Leipzig | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7[a] | 0 | — | 36 | 0 | ||
| Total | 46 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 161 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 207 | 9 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearance in DFL-Supercup
International
- As of match played 23 March 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 14 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 36 | 0 | |
Honours
Red Bull Salzburg Youth
- Jugendliga U18: 2019[10]
Red Bull Salzburg
RB Leipzig
Individual
- Austrian Bundesliga Breakthrough Player of the Year: 2021–22
- Austrian Bundesliga Team of the Year: 2021–22[12]
References
External links
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