Xaver Schlager

Xaver Schlager (born 28 September 1997) is an Austrian footballer who plays as Midfielder for  VfL Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga.
Career
After playing for the youth team of SC St. Valentin he came to the FC Red Bull Salzburg Academy in 2011, where he played in all teams. In 2015, he was transferred to FC Liefering, the farm team of FC Red Bull Salzburg. In 2016 he signed a contract with FC Red Bull Salzburg. On May 10th 2016 he played his first match in the Austrian Bundesliga versus SV Grödig. He also was captain of the FC Salzburg U19 team which won the 2016/17 UEFA Youth League. On the 26 June 2019, Schlager signed for VfL Wolfsburg.VfL Wolfsburg Official website (German) For the 2022/23 season he joined league rivals RB Leipzig and received a four-year contract until 2026. 

National team 
He played for the Austrian U16, U17, U19, and U21 national team. With Austria U19 he played the UEFA U19 European Championship 2015.  In March 2018 he had his first appearance in the National team of Austria.UEFA.com-Friendlys
International statistics 
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+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsAustria201881201930202060202170202292202380202421202560Total494

Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each  Schlager goal.

+ List of international goals scored by  Xaver SchlagerNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 18 November 2018  Windsor Park,  Belfast,  Northern Ireland  1-0 2-1    UEFA Nations League B (group 3)2 6 June 2022  Ernst-Happel-Stadion,  Vienna, Austria  1-1 1-2  UEFA Nations League A (group 1)3 20 November 2022   Ernst-Happel-Stadion ,   Vienna ,   Austria  1-0 2-0  Friendly4 26 March 2024  Ernst-Happel-Stadion ,   Vienna ,   Austria  1-0 6-1  Friendly

References

Category:1997 births
Category:Living people
Category:Austrian footballers
Category:FC Red Bull Salzburg players
Category:FC Liefering players
Category:Players of the Austrian national football team
Category:Austria at UEFA Euro 2020
Category:Austrian football champions
Category:Austrian football midfielders
Category:RB Leipzig players