Michael Svoboda
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 October 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Vienna, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Venezia | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2005 | KSV Ankerbrot | ||
| 2005–2006 | Rapid Wien | ||
| 2006–2016 | SV Schwechat | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016 | SV Schwechat | 3 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | FC Stadlau | 34 | (3) |
| 2018–2020 | WSG Tirol | 57 | (5) |
| 2020– | Venezia | 91 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Austria | 1 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:41, 27 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 October 2024 | |||
Michael Svoboda (born 15 October 1998) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Venezia and the Austria national team.[2]
Club career
[edit]On 20 August 2020, he signed a 3-year contract with Italian Serie B club Venezia.[3]
International career
[edit]Svoboda made his debut for the Austria national team on 10 October 2024 in a UEFA Nations League game against Kazakhstan at the Raiffeisen Arena. He substituted Gernot Trauner in the 62nd minute, as Austria won 4–0.[4]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 27 October 2024[2]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Schwechat | 2015–16 | Regionalliga Ost | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Stadlau | 2016–17 | Regionalliga Ost | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 42 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 43 | 3 | ||||
| Tirol | 2018–19 | 2. Liga | 26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 4 | ||
| 2019–20 | Austrian Bundesliga | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 1 | |||
| Total | 57 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 62 | 5 | ||||
| Venezia | 2020–21 | Serie B | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 4[b] | 0 | 25 | 1 | |
| 2021–22 | Serie A | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Serie B | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Serie B | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | Serie A | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 | |||
| Total | 91 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 102 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 193 | 10 | 12 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 210 | 10 | |||
- ^ Includes Austrian Cup, Coppa Italia
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Serie B play-off
International
[edit]- As of match played 10 October 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
[edit]WSG Tirol
Venezia
References
[edit]- ^ Michael Svoboda at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b Michael Svoboda at Soccerway
- ^ "Ufficiale: Michael Svoboda in arancioneroverde" (Press release) (in Italian). Venezia. 20 August 2020.
- ^ "Austria v Kazakhstan game report". ESPN. 10 October 2024.
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