Personal information | |||
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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 | Liefering | 37 | (5) |
2020–2023 | Red Bull Salzburg | 78 | (3) |
2023– | RB Leipzig | 17 | (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 | 22 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:28, 20 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:22, 26 March 2024 (UTC) |
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]
Seiwald began his career in 2009 with the youth academy of FC Red Bull Salzburg. He made his professional debut playing for Red Bull Salzburg's feeder team, Liefering, against WSG Wattens on 24 May 2019. [3]
He made his debut for FC Red Bull Salzburg on 21 November 2020 when he was in the starting XI versus SK Sturm Graz. [4] On 11 October 2022, he scored his first Champions League goal in a 1–1 away draw against Dinamo Zagreb. [5]
On 26 February 2023, it was officially announced that Seiwald would join German side RB Leipzig from the 2023–24 season onwards, signing a five-year deal with the club. [6] [7]
Seiwald has represented Austria in various youth levels. [8]
He made his debut for Austria national football team on 12 November 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Israel. [9]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Liefering | 2018–19 | 2. Liga | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
2019–20 | 2. Liga | 23 | 3 | — | — | — | 23 | 3 | ||||
2020–21 | 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 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 [a] | 0 | 1 [b] | 0 | 23 | 0 |
Career total | 132 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 167 | 9 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Austria | 2021 | 2 | 0 |
2022 | 8 | 0 | |
2023 | 10 | 0 | |
2024 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 22 | 0 |
Red Bull Salzburg Youth
FC Liefering
Runner-up
Red Bull Salzburg
RB Leipzig
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 | Liefering | 37 | (5) |
2020–2023 | Red Bull Salzburg | 78 | (3) |
2023– | RB Leipzig | 17 | (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 | 22 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:28, 20 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:22, 26 March 2024 (UTC) |
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]
Seiwald began his career in 2009 with the youth academy of FC Red Bull Salzburg. He made his professional debut playing for Red Bull Salzburg's feeder team, Liefering, against WSG Wattens on 24 May 2019. [3]
He made his debut for FC Red Bull Salzburg on 21 November 2020 when he was in the starting XI versus SK Sturm Graz. [4] On 11 October 2022, he scored his first Champions League goal in a 1–1 away draw against Dinamo Zagreb. [5]
On 26 February 2023, it was officially announced that Seiwald would join German side RB Leipzig from the 2023–24 season onwards, signing a five-year deal with the club. [6] [7]
Seiwald has represented Austria in various youth levels. [8]
He made his debut for Austria national football team on 12 November 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Israel. [9]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Liefering | 2018–19 | 2. Liga | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
2019–20 | 2. Liga | 23 | 3 | — | — | — | 23 | 3 | ||||
2020–21 | 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 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 [a] | 0 | 1 [b] | 0 | 23 | 0 |
Career total | 132 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 167 | 9 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Austria | 2021 | 2 | 0 |
2022 | 8 | 0 | |
2023 | 10 | 0 | |
2024 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 22 | 0 |
Red Bull Salzburg Youth
FC Liefering
Runner-up
Red Bull Salzburg
RB Leipzig