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Nicolas Seiwald

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Nicolas Seiwald
Photo of Nicolas Seiwald in 2022
Seiwald with Red Bull Salzburg in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-05-04) 4 May 2001 (age 25)
Place of birth Kuchl, Austria
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 RB Leipzig
Number 13
Youth career
2009–2019 Red Bull Salzburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 FC Liefering 37 (5)
2020–2023 Red Bull Salzburg 78 (3)
2023– RB Leipzig 84 (0)
International career‡
2015 Austria U15 2 (1)
2017–2018 Austria U17 9 (0)
2018 Austria U18 1 (0)
2020 Austria U19 1 (0)
2021– Austria U21 9 (2)
2021– Austria 51 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:30, 16 May 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 11:50, 3 July 2026 (UTC)

Nicolas Seiwald (born 4 May 2001) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Bundesliga club RB Leipzig and the Austria national team.[2]

Club career

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Seiwald began his career in 2009 with the youth academy of Red Bull Salzburg. He made his professional debut playing for Red Bull Salzburg's feeder team, FC Liefering, against WSG Wattens on 24 May 2019.[3] He made his league debut on 21 November 2020 as a starter against Sturm Graz.[4] On 11 October 2022, Seiwald scored his first Champions League goal in a 1–1 away draw against Dinamo Zagreb.[5]

On 26 February 2023, Seiwald joined German side RB Leipzig for the 2023–24 season, signing a five-year contract with the club.[6][7]

International career

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Having represented Austria at various youth levels,[8] Seiwald debuted for Austria national football team on 12 November 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Israel.[9]

On 18 May 2026, Seiwald was selected in Ralf Rangnick’s 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, marking Austria’s first appearance in the tournament since 1998.[10]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 16 May 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Liefering 2018–19 Austrian 2. Liga 30———30
2019–20 Austrian 2. Liga 233———233
2020–21 Austrian 2. Liga 112———112
Total 375———375
Red Bull Salzburg 2020–21 Austrian Bundesliga 1503000—180
2021–22 Austrian Bundesliga 3205110[b]0—471
2022–23 Austrian Bundesliga 313407[b]0—423
Total 783121170—1074
RB Leipzig 2023–24 Bundesliga 210104[b]01[c]0270
2024–25 Bundesliga 300407[b]0—410
2025–26 Bundesliga 33040——370
Total 84090110101050
Career total 1998211280102499
  1. ↑ Includes Austrian Cup, DFB-Pokal
  2. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. ↑ Appearance in DFL-Supercup

International

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As of match played 2 July 2026
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Austria 202120
202280
2023100
2024140
2025100
202671
Total511
Austria score listed first, score column indicates score after each Seiwald goal.[11]
List of international goals scored by Nicolas Seiwald
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
127 March 2026Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria Ghana5–15–1Friendly

Honours

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Red Bull Salzburg Youth

  • Jugendliga U18: 2019[12]

Red Bull Salzburg

RB Leipzig

Individual

References

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  1. ↑ "Nicolas Seiwald". FC Red Bull Salzburg. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  2. ↑ Nicolas Seiwald at Soccerway
  3. ↑ "Liefering vs. Swarovski Tirol". Soccerway. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  4. ↑ "FC Red Bull Salzburg-SK Sturm". Salzburg24 (in German). 22 November 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  5. ↑ "Dinamo Zagreb 1–1 Salzburg". UEFA. 11 October 2022.
  6. ↑ "RB Leipzig verpflichtet Nicolas Seiwald". RB Leipzig (in German). 26 February 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  7. ↑ "Fix: Seiwald wechselt im Sommer von RB Salzburg zu RB Leipzig". Kicker (in German). 26 February 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  8. ↑ "Nicolas Seiwald". FC Salzburg Wiki. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  9. ↑ Gottsmann, Thomas (12 November 2021). "WM-Qualifikation: Österreich schlägt Israel 4:2 - Joker Schaub sichert Fodas Job". Salzburger Nachrichten (in German). Debütant Nicolas Seiwald fälschte einen harmlosen Freistoß von Nir Bitton mit der Hand ins eigene Tor ab 0–1. [Debutant Nicolas Seiwald deflected a harmless free kick from Nir Bitton into his own goal.]
  10. ↑ "Alaba, Arnautovic feature as Austria name World Cup squad". 18 May 2026. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
  11. ↑ Cite error: The named reference NFT was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  12. ↑ "Summary - Jugendliga U18 - Austria - Results, fixtures, tables and news". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  13. ↑ Lisjak, Mitja (12 August 2023). "Olmo s hat-trickom pokvaril veliki debi Kana pri Bayernu" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  14. ↑ "Bundesliga.at - Team der Saison - ADMIRAL Bundesliga". Bundesliga.at. Archived from the original on 28 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
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