Marco Friedl (born 16 March 1998) is an Austrian professional

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who plays as a

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or centre-back for

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club

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and the Austria national team.

Club career

Youth career

Friedl began his youth career at hometown club SV Kirchbichl in 2002, before moving to fellow Austrian club FC Kufstein in 2007. In 2008, he moved to the

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of German club Bayern Munich. In 2017, Friedl won the 2016–17 A-Junioren Bundesliga Süd/Südwest with Bayern's under-19 team, scoring five goals during the season. The team went on to advance to the final of the A-Junioren Bundesliga championship round, before losing to

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8–7 on penalties.

Bayern Munich

Friedl began his senior career with

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in the 2015–16 season, making his debut in the

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on 22 November 2015 in a 2–0

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loss against 1860 Munich II. On 14 March 2017, Friedl signed his first professional contract with Bayern, lasting from 1 July 2017 through 30 June 2021. Friedl scored his first goal for Bayern Munich II in the Regionalliga Bayern on 27 October 2017, opening the scoring in a 1–1 home draw against

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. Friedl began his first team career with Bayern Munich in the 2017–18 season, making his professional debut as a starter in the

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on 22 November 2017 in a 2–1 away win against Anderlecht. Three days later, Friedl made his league debut for the first team when he came on as a half-time substitute for

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in the

away match against Borussia Mönchengladbach, which finished as a 1–2 loss for Bayern.

Werder Bremen (loan)

On 25 January 2018, Friedl signed with

on an 18-month loan deal from Bayern Munich without an option to buy, lasting until 30 June 2019.

Werder Bremen

In May 2019, Werder Bremen announced the permanent signing of Friedl for the 2019–20 season. Friedl agreed a "long-term" contract with the club. The transfer fee was reported as €3 million or up to €3.5 million including possible bonuses, depending on the source. Friedl scored his first Bundesliga goal on the sixth matchday of the season, against

in a 2–2 draw. In July 2022, following Werder Bremen's return to the Bundesliga in the 2021–22 season, Friedl agreed a contract extension with the club.

International career

Youth

After progressing through the youth teams, Friedl made his Austria under-21 debut on 8 June 2017 in a

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match for the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship against

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. He opened the scoring in the 6th minute in the 3–0 home win.

Senior

Friedl made his

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debut on 7 October 2020 in a friendly against

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Career statistics

Club

Honours

Bayern Munich * DFL-Supercup:

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References

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at OeFB.at * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Friedl, Marco 1998 births Living people People from Kufstein District Footballers from Tyrol (state) Association football fullbacks Association football central defenders Austrian footballers Austria youth international footballers Austria under-21 international footballers Austria international footballers FC Bayern Munich II players FC Bayern Munich footballers SV Werder Bremen players SV Werder Bremen II players Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Regionalliga players UEFA Euro 2020 players Austrian expatriate footballers Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate footballers in Germany