Marko Arnautović

Marko Arnautović (Serbian Cyrillic: Марко Арнаутовић; born 19 April 1989) is an Austrian professional footballer. He plays as striker for Serbian SuperLiga club Red Star Belgrade and the Austria national team. He is the top goalscorer of the Austrian national team.

Career
Arnautović started his career at Floridsdorfer AC. In 1998, he joined the academy of FK Austria Wien. He spent the next few years playing for different youth teams in Austria, before joining FC Twente in 2006.

Arnautović made his professional debut for Twente in the 2006–07 season, in a match against PSV Eindhoven in April 2007. In the 2008–09 season, Arnautović scored 14 goals in 41 matches, helping Twente finish 2nd in the Eredivisie, and reached the knockout stages of the UEFA Cup. In March 2009 after a league match against Willem II, opponent Ibrahim Kargbo accused Arnautović of racially abusing him. An investigation by the Dutch Football Association found no evidence against him, and the case was dismissed.

In August 2009, he joined Inter Milan on loan, with the option to make the loan permanent if he played a set number of matches. He made his Serie A debut in a 1–0 away win against Chievo on 6 January 2010. At the end of the season, Inter Milan did not make the loan permanent, with manager José Mourinho saying that Arnautović "is a fantastic person but has the attitude of a child".

On 4 June 2010, Arnautović signed for Bundesliga club Werder Bremen. Before he had played a match for Bremen, team captain Torsten Frings labeled him as "arrogant". He made his Bundesliga debut on 21 August 2010 in a 4–1 loss against Hoffenheim. 

In March 2012, he suffered a knee ligament injury while playing with his dog, which meant he couldn't play for two months. In April 2013, Arnautović and his teammate Eljero Elia were caught speeding, and were both suspended by the club.

On 2 September 2013, Arnautović joined Premier League team Stoke City for a fee of £2 million. He played there for four years, before joining West Ham United on 22 July 2017, for a club record fee of £20 million. On 7 July 2019, Arnautović signed for Chinese team Shanghai SIPG (later rebranded as Shanghai Port) for a fee of £22.4 million.

After two years in China, he signed for Serie A side Bologna on 1 August 2021. On 16 August 2023, Arnautović rejoined Inter Milan on loan. On 29 November, he scored his first UEFA Champions League goal with Inter Milan, in a 3–3 draw against Benfica, which was the longest time between goals of any players in the competition, after 12 years and 357 days from his last goal in 2010. He joined Inter Milan permanently for the 2024–25 season.

In July 2025, Arnautović signed for Red Star Belgrade in Serbia. In the press conference to announce the transfer, Arnautovic revealed that the transfer completed a promise he made to former manager Siniša Mihajlović.

International career
Arnautović made his debut for Austria on 11 October 2008, in a 1–1 draw against the Faroe Islands. He scored his first two goals for Austria on 8 October 2010, in a 3–0 win against Azerbaijan in UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying.

On 6 June 2022, he played his 100th match for Austria in a 2–1 loss against Denmark in the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League. On 25 September, he became the most-capped Austrian player with 104 caps, breaking the previous record of Andreas Herzog.

International career statistics

+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsAustria2008302009202010332011822012722013902014802015832016123201773201810420198620202020219620221022023522024103202598Total13047

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

+ List of international goals scored by Marko ArnautovićNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition18 October 2010     Ernst-Happel-Stadion,  Vienna, Austria  2-03-0  UEFA Euro 2012 qualification23-0312 October 2010  Stade Roi Baudouin,   Brussels, Belgium  2-14-4   UEFA Euro 2012 qualification49 February 2011Philips-Stadion,   Eindhoven,  Netherlands    1-31-33    Friendly match52 September 2011 Arena,   Gelsenkirchen, Germany    1-32-6  UEFA Euro 2012 qualification61 June 2012   Tivoli,   Innsbruck,    Austria  2-13-2  Friendly match73-2827 March 2015   Rheinpark,   Vaduz, Liechtenstein    5-05-0  UEFA  Euro 2016 qualification99 October 2015  Gradski Stadion,   Podgorica,  Montenegro    2-23-2  UEFA  Euro 2016 qualification109 October 2015 Ernst-Happel-Stadion,  Vienna, Austria    1-03-0  UEFA Euro 2016 qualification1131 May 2016    Wörthersee Stadion,  Klagenfurt,  Austria    1-02-1 Friendly match126 October 2016   Ernst-Happel-Stadion,  Vienna, Austria  1-12-2   2018 FIFA World Cup qualification132-21424 March 2017 Ernst-Happel-Stadion,  Vienna, Austria    1-02-0  2018 FIFA World Cup qualification1528 March 2017   Tivoli,    Innsbruck ,    Austria    1-01-1  Friendly match166 October 2017 Ernst-Happel-Stadion,  Vienna, Austria    2-13-2  2018 FIFA World Cup qualification1723 March 2018  Wörthersee Stadion ,   Klagenfurt ,  Austria  2-03-0 Friendly match183-01927 March 2018  Stade Josy Bartel ,     Luxembourg  ,  Luxembourg      1-04-0 Friendly match2012 October 2018 Ernst-Happel-Stadion ,  Vienna, Austria    1-01-0  UEFA Nations League B2124 March 2019  Sammy Ofer-Stadion,   Haifa,     Israel  1-02-4  UEFA Euro 2020 qualification222-42310 June 2019  National Arena Todor Proeski,    Skopje,      North Macedonia  4-12-4  UEFA Euro 2020 qualification243-1256 September 2019   EM Stadion,    Salzburg,Austria  1-06-0  UEFA Euro 2020 qualification263-02713 June 2021  National Arena, Bucharest,  Bulgaria   3-13-1   UEFA Euro 2021281 September 2021  Stadionul Zimbru,    Chișinău, Moldova   2⁻02-0  2022 FIFA World Cup qualification294 September 2021 Sammy Ofer-Stadion,   Haifa,     Israel   2-32-5  2022 FIFA World Cup qualification3012 November 2021 Wörthersee Stadion ,   Klagenfurt ,  Austria   1⁻14-2    2022 FIFA World Cup qualification3115 November 2021   Wörthersee Stadion ,   Klagenfurt ,  Austria  1-04-1  2022 FIFA World Cup qualification323-03316 November 2022   Gradski vrt,   Osijek,  Croatia   1-03-0    UEFA Nations League A3416 November 2022   La Rosaleda,   Malaga,  Spain   1-01-0   Friendly match3512 September 2023   National-Arena,   Stockholm,  Sweden  2-03-1  UEFA Euro 2024 qualification363-03721 June 2024    Olympiastadion  ,   Berlin,  Germany  1-11-2  UEFA Euro 20243813 October 2024    Arena,   Linz,    Austria  1-05-1   UEFA Nations League B392-14010 June 2025   San Marino Stadium,    Serravalle,     San Marino  1-04-0  2026 FIFA World Cup qualification413-0429 October 2025  Ernst-Happel-Stadion ,  Vienna, Austria  2-010-0  2026 FIFA World Cup qualification437-0449-04510-04611 June 1995 Alphamega Stadium,    Limassol,     Cyprus  1-02-0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification472-0

References

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