.jpg) Alaba with Bayern Munich in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Alaba[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 June 1992[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Vienna, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back, left-back, midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Real Madrid | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2002 | SV Aspern | ||
| 2002–2008 | Austria Wien | ||
| 2008–2009 | Bayern Munich | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | Austria Wien II | 5 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Bayern Munich II | 33 | (1) |
| 2010–2021 | Bayern Munich | 281 | (22) |
| 2011 | → 1899 Hoffenheim (loan) | 17 | (2) |
| 2021– | Real Madrid | 67 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007–2009 | Austria U17 | 20 | (5) |
| 2010 | Austria U19[4] | 5 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Austria U21 | 5 | (0) |
| 2009– | Austria | 105 | (15) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:03, 17 December 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:40, 21 November 2023 (UTC) | |||
David Alaba (German pronunciation: [ˈdeɪvɪd ˈalaba];[5] born 24 June 1992) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or left-back for La Liga club Real Madrid and captains the Austria national team. Considered one of the best defenders in the world, he is renowned for his versatility, technical skills and ability to contribute effectively in both defensive and offensive roles on the field.[6][7]
Alaba started out in Bayern's youth system before being promoted to the reserve team for the 2009–10 season.[8] In January 2011, Alaba joined TSG 1899 Hoffenheim on loan until the end of the 2010–11 season. He returned to Bayern at the start of the 2011–12 season, where he went on to become a regular member of the first-team squad. Alaba made over 400 appearances for Bayern Munich, winning 27 honours including ten Bundesliga titles and two UEFA Champions League titles in 2013 and 2020, both as part of trebles. During his time in Germany, he was named in the UEFA Team of the Year three times. In 2021, Alaba signed for Real Madrid; he won the 2021–22 La Liga, Supercopa and Champions League title in his debut season.
Alaba is Austria's second youngest player to play for their senior national team, debuting for them in 2009 as a 17-year-old.[9][8] He has earned over 100 caps and represented his country at UEFA Euro 2016 and UEFA Euro 2020. Widely regarded as one of the best Austrian players of all time, he was voted Austrian Footballer of the Year on ten occasions (including six consecutive times from 2011 to 2016).
- ^ "David Alaba" (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2013: List of Players: FC Bayern München" (PDF). FIFA. 11 December 2013. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
- ^ "David Alaba". Real Madrid CF. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
- ^ "Heraf nominiert Kader für U19-EM! 18 Spieler – von Alaba bis Weimann" (in German). oefb.at. Archived from the original on 23 October 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- ^ "David Alaba: München oder Madrid?" [David Alaba: Munich or Madrid?]. YouTube (in German). 4 December 2022. Archived from the original on 18 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ "7 greatest left-backs of the decade". HITC Sevens. 26 December 2019. Archived from the original on 26 December 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ "Top 25 best left-backs in football in the 21st century". Football Iconic. Archived from the original on 12 February 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ a b Holstein, Hermann (7 May 2012). "David Alaba – Die Vita eines Wunderknaben" (in German). Im 16'er. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- ^ "Alabas Rekord als jüngster Teamfußballer gehört Ernst "Jokl" Joachim" (in German). Standard. 20 April 2020. Archived from the original on 16 June 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2020.