Maximilian Wöber (born 4 February 1998) is an Austrian professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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and the Austria national team.

Club career

Youth career

Born in

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, Wöber started his football career with

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's youth teams.

Rapid Wien

In 2015, Wöber was called up for

's first team. On 25 February 2016, he made his senior team debut in the Round of 32 of

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against

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, playing the game as a starter for full-time game by coach Zoran Barisic.

Ajax

In August 2017, Wöber signed a four-year contract with Dutch side

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. The club paid a transfer fee of €7.5 million to Rapid Wien.

Sevilla

On 11 January 2019, Spanish

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side

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reached an agreement with Ajax for the transfer of Wöber, He signed a contract until 2023, initially joining on loan with an obligatory buyout clause, for a reported fee of €10.5 million. He made his debut on 26 January 2019, starting in a 5–0 win against Levante.

Red Bull Salzburg

On 13 August 2019, Wöber agreed to a five-year contract with Austrian side

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for a reported fee of €12 million, making him the most expensive player in

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Leeds United

On 3 January 2023, Wöber signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with English

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club

for an undisclosed fee. On 8 January 2023 Wöber made his debut in the

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third round draw against

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as a second-half substitute at the

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. On 13 January 2023 he made his

debut in the 2–1 defeat to

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Borussia Mönchengladbach (loan)

On 31 July 2023, Wöber joined German

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club

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on a season-long loan.

Return to Leeds

Wober returned to Elland Road for the 2024–25 season, where he scored his first goal for ''The Whites'' in a 2–0 home win on 7 December 2024 over

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International career

Wöber got his first call up to the senior

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side for

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qualifiers against

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and

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in September 2017. On 6 October 2017, he made his debut for Austria in a 3–2 win against

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. He missed out on Austria's final squad for

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. In June 2024, Wöber was called up to represent Austria at

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. He scored an own goal in their opening 1–0 defeat to

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Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Ajax *

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: 2018–19 *

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: 2018–19 Red Bull Salzburg *

: 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22 *

Austrian Cup The Austrian Cup (), known as UNIQA ÖFB Cup for sponsorship purposes, is an annual football competition held by the Austrian Football Association, the ÖFB. During the 2008–09 season, Austria Wien won the tournament for a record 27th time. Wo ...

: 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22 Leeds United *

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: 2024–25

References

External links

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