Maximilian Wöber

Maximilian Wöber
Wöber with Red Bull Salzburg in 2019
Personal information
Full name Maximilian Wöber[1]
Date of birth (1998-02-04) 4 February 1998
Place of birth Vienna, Austria
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Schalke 04
Number 39
Youth career
2003–2007 SZ Marswiese
2007–2010 Wiener Sportklub
2010–2016 Rapid Wien
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Rapid Wien II 28 (3)
2016–2017 Rapid Wien 16 (1)
2017–2019 Ajax 30 (1)
2017 Jong Ajax 1 (0)
2019 → Sevilla (loan) 7 (0)
2019 Sevilla 0 (0)
2019–2023 Red Bull Salzburg 81 (5)
2023–2026 Leeds United 24 (1)
2023–2024 → Borussia Mönchengladbach (loan) 25 (2)
2025–2026 → Werder Bremen (loan) 2 (0)
2026 → Werder Bremen II (loan) 1 (0)
2026– Schalke 04 1 (0)
International career‡
2013 Austria U15 2 (0)
2013–2014 Austria U16 5 (0)
2015 Austria U17 6 (0)
2015–2016 Austria U18 4 (0)
2016–2017 Austria U19 9 (0)
2017– Austria 31 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 June 2025

Maximilian Wöber (born 4 February 1998) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bundesliga club Schalke 04 and the Austria national team.

Club career

Youth career

Born in Vienna, Wöber started his football career with Rapid Wien's youth teams.[3]

Rapid Wien

In 2015, Wöber was called up for Rapid Wien's first team. On 25 February 2016, he made his senior team debut in the Round of 32 of 2015–16 UEFA Europa League against Valencia at Ernst-Happel-Stadion, playing the game as a starter for full-time game by coach Zoran Barisic.[4]

Ajax

In August 2017, Wöber signed a four-year contract with Dutch side Ajax. The club paid a transfer fee of €7.5 million to Rapid Wien.[5][6]

Sevilla

On 11 January 2019, Spanish La Liga side Sevilla reached an agreement with Ajax for the transfer of Wöber,[7] He signed a contract until 2023, initially joining on loan with an obligatory buyout clause,[8] for a reported fee of €10.5 million.[9] He made his debut on 26 January 2019, starting in a 5–0 win against Levante.[10]

Red Bull Salzburg

On 13 August 2019, Wöber agreed to a five-year contract with Austrian side FC Red Bull Salzburg for a reported fee of €12 million, making him the most expensive player in Austrian Bundesliga.[11]

Leeds United

On 3 January 2023, Wöber signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with English Premier League club Leeds United for an undisclosed fee.[12][13]

On 8 January 2023 Wöber made his debut in the FA Cup third round draw against Cardiff City as a second-half substitute at the Cardiff City Stadium.[14] On 13 January 2023 he made his Premier League debut in the 2–1 defeat to Aston Villa.[15]

Borussia Mönchengladbach (loan)

On 31 July 2023, Wöber joined German Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach on a season-long loan.[16]

Return to Leeds

Wöber 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 Derby County.[17]

On 22 July 2026, Leeds United confirmed Wöber had left the club after the two parties agreed to mutually terminate the final 12 months of his contract.[18]

Werder Bremen (loan)

On 4 July 2025, Wöber returned to the Bundesliga and joined SV Werder Bremen on loan.[19]

Schalke 04

On 22 July 2026, Wöber signed with Schalke 04 in Bundesliga.[20]

International career

Wöber got his first call up to the senior Austria side for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Wales and Georgia in September 2017.[21] On 6 October 2017, he made his debut for Austria in a 3–2 win against Serbia.[22] He missed out on Austria's final squad for UEFA Euro 2020.[23]

In June 2024, Wöber was called up to represent Austria at UEFA Euro 2024.[24] He scored an own goal in their opening 1–0 defeat to France.[25]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 August 2026[26][27]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rapid Wien B 2015–16 Austrian Regionalliga East 201———201
2016–17 Austrian Regionalliga East 82———82
Total 283———283
Rapid Wien 2015–16 Austrian Bundesliga 0000—1[c]010
2016–17 Austrian Bundesliga 11041—2[c]0171
2017–18 Austrian Bundesliga 5110——61
Total 16151—30242
Ajax 2017–18 Eredivisie 22110—00231
2018–19 Eredivisie 8020—6[d]0160
Total 30130—60391
Jong Ajax 2017–18 Eerste Divisie 10———10
Sevilla (loan) 2018–19 La Liga 7000—1[c]080
Red Bull Salzburg 2019–20 Austrian Bundesliga 24030—7[e]0340
2020–21 Austrian Bundesliga 20051—9[f]0341
2021–22 Austrian Bundesliga 22451—9[d]1366
2022–23 Austrian Bundesliga 15131—3[d]0212
Total 815163—2811259
Leeds United 2022–23 Premier League 16030——190
2024–25 Championship 810010—91
Total 2413010—281
Borussia Mönchengladbach (loan) 2023–24 Bundesliga 25220——272
Werder Bremen (loan) 2025–26 Bundesliga 2010——30
Werder Bremen II (loan) 2025–26 Regionalliga Nord 10———10
Schalke 04 2026–27 Bundesliga 1000——10
Career total 216133041038128518
  1. ↑ Includes Austrian Cup, KNVB Cup, FA Cup, DFB-Pokal
  2. ↑ Includes EFL Cup
  3. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  4. 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. ↑ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
  6. ↑ Eight appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 7 June 2025[28]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Austria 201720
201810
201930
202270
202380
202490
202510
Total310

Honours

Ajax

Red Bull Salzburg

Leeds United

References

  1. ↑ "Updated squad lists for 2022/23 Premier League". Premier League. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  2. ↑ "Maximilian Wöber". FC Red Bull Salzburg. June 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "Maximilian Wöber". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "UEFA Europa League 2015/16 - History - Rapid Wien-Valencia – UEFA.com". UEFA. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  5. ↑ "Maximilian Wöber (19) zet dinsdag zijn handtekening bij Ajax". telegraaf.nl. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  6. ↑ "Ajax heeft Maximilian Wöber binnen". AD.nl. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  7. ↑ "SEVILLA FC BRING IN YOUTH AND VERSATILITY FOR THE DEFENCE WITH MAXIMILIAN WÖBER". sevillafc.es. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  8. ↑ "Max Wöber signs with Sevilla until 2023". Sevilla FC. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  9. ↑ "Sevilla reach agreements for Barcelona forward Munir and Ajax youngster Wober". FourFourTwo. 11 January 2019. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  10. ↑ "Sevilla 5–0 Levante: Pablo Machin's side smash visitors for five". La Liga News UK. 26 January 2019. Archived from the original on 13 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  11. ↑ "Offiziell: Maximilian Wöber wechselt zu Red Bull Salzburg" [Official: Maximilian Wöber joins Red Bull Salzburg]. Sky Sport Austria (in German). 13 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  12. ↑ "Leeds sign Red Bull Salzburg defender Wober". BBC Sport. 3 January 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  13. ↑ "Leeds United complete Max Wober deal". Leeds United F.C. 3 January 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  14. ↑ "Leeds fight back to draw at Cardiff". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  15. ↑ "Leeds' 'best performance' despite Villa defeat". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  16. ↑ "Monchengladbach sign Leeds defender Wober". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  17. ↑ Aloia, Andrew (7 December 2024). "Leeds beat Derby 2-0 to regain Championship top spot". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  18. ↑ "Max Wöber leaves Leeds United". Leeds United F.C. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
  19. ↑ "Maximilian Wöber joins Werder Bremen on loan from Leeds United". SV Werder Bremen. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  20. ↑ "Centre-back Maximilian Wöber joins FC Schalke 04". FC Schalke 04. 22 July 2026. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
  21. ↑ "WALES VS AUSTRIA". goal.com. 2 September 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  22. ↑ "Hochklassige Partie mit Happy End". Sport.orf.at (in German). ORF. 6 October 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  23. ↑ "Franco Foda fixiert 26 Spieler umfassenden EURO-Kader" [Franco Foda fixes the 26-player Euro squad]. Austrian Football Association (in German). 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  24. ↑ "Nationalteam-Kader für UEFA EURO 2024 fixiert" [Final national team squad for UEFA EURO 2024] (in German). Austrian Football Association. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  25. ↑ "Austria 0–1 France". BBC Sport. 17 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  26. ↑ "Max Wöber » Club matches". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  27. ↑ Maximilian Wöber at Soccerway
  28. ↑ Maximilian Wöber at National-Football-Teams.com
  29. ↑ "Championship: 2024/25: Current table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
    "Leeds: Squad details: 2024/25". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
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