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Seiwald with Red Bull Salzburg in 2022
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | (2001-05-04) 4 May 2001 (age 23) | ||
| 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 | 21 | (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 | 28 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:41, 21 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:48, 2 July 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 league debut on 21 November 2020 as a starter against SK Sturm Graz.[4] On 11 October 2022, Seiwald scored his first Champions League goal in a 1–1 away draw against Dinamo Zagreb.[5]
On 26 February 2023, Seiwald joined German side RB Leipzig for the 2023–24 season, signing a five-year contract with the club.[6][7]
Having represented Austria at various youth levels,[8] Seiwald debuted 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 | Austrian 2. Liga | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | Austrian 2. Liga | 23 | 3 | — | — | — | 23 | 3 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Austrian 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 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Career total | 136 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 171 | 9 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 0 | |
Red Bull Salzburg Youth
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Red Bull Salzburg
RB Leipzig
Debütant Nicolas Seiwald fälschte einen harmlosen Freistoß von Nir Bitton mit der Hand ins eigene Tor ab 0–1.[Debutant Nicolas Seiwald deflected a harmless free kick from Nir Bitton into his own goal.]
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RB Leipzig – current squad
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