Michael Madl (born 21 March 1988) is an Austrian professional

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coach and a former player who played as a defender. He works as a coach with the

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academy. He represented the Austria under-21 team.

Club career

Madl joined FK Austria Wien in 2004. On 1 September 2007, he was transferred to

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on a ten-month loan. Madl returned to Austria Wien on 1 July 2008. Maldl joined English club

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of the Championship on loan until the end of the 2015–16 season on 29 January 2016. He scored his first goal for Fulham in a 3–0 win over

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on 20 February 2016. On 20 May 2016, Fulham announced the signing of Madl on a permanent deal, with the player signing a two-year contract, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2018. On 16 January 2018, Madl re-signed with Austria Wien for an undisclosed fee.

International career

Madl was part of the Austrian team at the

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, where he helped his team to a fourth-place finish. He has been called up to the Austrian

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Qualifying Squad. Madl got his first call up to the senior

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squad for a

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qualifier against

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in June 2015. He was called up again for another

qualifier against

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in October 2015.

Career statistics

Club

References

External links

Profile at austria-archiv.at
* 1986 births People from Judenburg Living people Association football defenders Austrian footballers Austria youth international footballers Austria under-21 international footballers Austrian expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate footballers in England Austrian Football Bundesliga players English Football League players FK Austria Wien players FC Wacker Innsbruck (2002) players 1. Wiener Neustädter SC (2008) players SK Sturm Graz players Fulham F.C. players Austrian football managers Footballers from Styria {{austria-footy-defender-stub