# Maximilian Wöber

Maximilian Wöber (born 4 February 1998) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or left-back for EFL Championship club Leeds United and the Austria national team.

## Club career
### Youth career

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

### 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.

### 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.

### Sevilla

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

### 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.

### 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.
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. On 13 January 2023 he made his Premier League debut in the 2–1 defeat to Aston Villa.

#### Borussia Mönchengladbach (loan)

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

#### Return to Leeds

Wober 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.

## 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. On 6 October 2017, he made his debut for Austria in a 3–2 win against Serbia. He missed out on Austria's final squad for UEFA Euro 2020.
In June 2024, Wöber was called up to represent Austria at UEFA Euro 2024. He scored an own goal in their opening 1–0 defeat to France.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 4 January 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Europe | Europe | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Rapid Wien B | 2015–16 | Austrian Regionalliga East | 20 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 1 |
| Rapid Wien B | 2016–17 | Austrian Regionalliga East | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 |
| Rapid Wien B | Total | Total | 28 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 3 |
| Rapid Wien | 2015–16 | Austrian Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rapid Wien | 2016–17 | Austrian Bundesliga | 11 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| Rapid Wien | 2017–18 | Austrian Bundesliga | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 |
| Rapid Wien | Total | Total | 16 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 24 | 2 |
| Ajax | 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
| Ajax | 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Ajax | Total | 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 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2019–20 | Austrian Bundesliga | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2020–21 | Austrian Bundesliga | 20 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 0 | 34 | 1 |
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2021–22 | Austrian Bundesliga | 22 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 1 | 36 | 6 |
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2022–23 | Austrian Bundesliga | 15 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 21 | 2 |
| Red Bull Salzburg | Total | Total | 81 | 5 | 16 | 3 | — | — | 28 | 1 | 125 | 9 |
| Leeds United | 2022–23 | Premier League | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 0 |
| Leeds United | 2024–25 | Championship | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 1 |
| Leeds United | Total | Total | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 1 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach (loan) | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 2 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 210 | 13 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 277 | 18 |
* ↑ Includes Austrian Cup, KNVB Cup, FA Cup, DFB-Pokal
* ↑ Includes EFL Cup
* 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
* 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
* ↑ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Eight appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League

### International

    As of match played 17 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Austria | 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| Austria | 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| Austria | 2019 | 3 | 0 |
| Austria | 2022 | 7 | 0 |
| Austria | 2023 | 8 | 0 |
| Austria | 2024 | 9 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 30 | 0 |

## Honours

Ajax
* Eredivisie: 2018–19
* KNVB Cup: 2018–19
Red Bull Salzburg
* Austrian Bundesliga: 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22
* Austrian Cup: 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22