Sascha Horvath (born 22 August 1996) is an Austrian professional

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who plays for

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. He plays as a central

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Club career

Horvath is a youth exponent from

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. He made his

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debut at 3 November 2013 against SC Wiener Neustadt. He replaced

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after 80 minutes. On 3 June 2015, Horvath joined league rivals

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. On 30 August 2021, he signed a three-year contract with

International career

Horvath was born in Austria and is of Hungarian descent. He is a youth international for Austria.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Horvath, Sascha 1996 births Living people Men's association football midfielders Austrian men's footballers Austrian people of Hungarian descent FK Austria Wien players SK Sturm Graz players Dynamo Dresden players FC Wacker Innsbruck (2002) players TSV Hartberg players LASK players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Austrian Regionalliga players 2. Bundesliga players Austria men's youth international footballers Austrian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Austrian people of Croatian descent Footballers from Vienna Austria men's under-21 international footballers