Xaver Schlager

Xaver Schlager (born 28 September 1997) is an Austrian footballer who plays as Midfielder for VfL Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga.

Xaver Schlager

Personal information
Full name	Xaver Schlager
Date of birth	(1997-09-28) 28 September 1997
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	RB Leipzig
Number	24
Youth career
2003-2009	SC St. Valentin
2009-2017	FC Red Bull Salzburg
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2017	FC Liefering	46	(7)
2016–2019	Red Bull Salzburg	67	(7)
2019-2022	VfL Wolfsburg	69	(3)
2022-	RB Leipzig	51	(1)
National team‡
2013	Austria U16	2	(0)
2013	Austria U17	5	(0)
2015	Austria U19	8	(1)
2016-19	Austria U21	9	(2)
2018-	Austria	43	(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 October 2024

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. 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.