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David Alaba 
Personal information Full name David Olatukunbo Alaba Date of birth 24 June 1992 Place of birth Vienna, Austria Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Playing position Left midfielder Club information Current club Bayern Munich Number 27 Youth career –2002 SV Aspern 2002–2008 Austria Vienna 2008–2009 Bayern Munich Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2009–2010 Bayern Munich II 33 (1) 2010– Bayern Munich 16 (1) 2011 → 1899 Hoffenheim (loan) 17 (2) National team‡ 2007–2009 Austria U17 20 (5) 2009– Austria U21 4 (0) 2009– Austria 15 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:41, 19 November 2011 (UTC)~.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11:23, 11 October 2011 (UTC)David Alaba (born 24 June 1992 in Vienna) is an Austrian international footballer who plays for Bayern Munich.[1][2] He plays as a left or central midfielder.
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Playing career
Club career
Alaba began his career with SV Aspern, the club of his Vienna neighbourhood Aspern in the 22nd district, Donaustadt, before joining the youth setup of Austrian giants Austria Vienna at age 10. He rose through the ranks quickly, and in April 2008 he was named on the first-team substitutes' bench for a Bundesliga match.[3] He also played five times for Austria Vienna's reserve team,[4] before leaving in summer 2008 to join German Bundesliga side Bayern Munich.[5]
He started out in Bayern's youth system, playing for the U-17 and U-19 teams, before being promoted to the reserve team for the 2009–10 season.[6] He made his debut in a 3. Liga match against Dynamo Dresden in August 2009[7] and scored on 29 August 2009 his first professional goal for FC Bayern Munich II.[8] He has been named in Bayern Munich's squad for the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League,[9] where he has been assigned the shirt number 27. In January 2010, it was announced that Alaba would train with the first-team for the rest of the 2009–10 season,[10] along with reserve team-mates Diego Contento and Mehmet Ekici.[11]
The trio were named on the first-team substitutes' bench for the first time on 10 February 2010, for a DFB-Pokal game against SpVgg Greuther Fürth, and Alaba came on in the 59th minute, replacing Christian Lell.[12] After one minute on the pitch, and with his second touch of the game, he set up Franck Ribéry to give Bayern a 3–2 lead, in a match they went on to win 6–2. He also became Bayern's youngest ever player in a competitive fixture, at 17 years, 7 months and 8 days old.[13] At age 17 years, 8 months and 13 days, he made his UEFA Champions League debut against ACF Fiorentina on 9 March 2010.[14]
In Bayern's first team under Louis van Gaal, he has often played as a left back, as well as his usual left or central midfield position. On 23 October 2011, Alaba scored his first league goal for Bayern in the 1–2 away loss against Hannover 96.
International career
Alaba has played for Austria at under-17 and under-21 level. In October 2009, he was called up to the senior Austria national team for a match against France.[15][16] He made his debut in this game, making him the youngest player in the history of the national team.[17][18]
Coaching career
He also assisted with the coaching of Bayern Munich's U-11 team in 2008–09.[19]
Personal life
Alaba was born in Vienna to a Filipino mother (a nurse) and a Nigerian father (a DJ and former rapper).[20]
Honours
- Bundesliga: 2009–10
- DFB-Pokal: 2009–10
- DFL-Supercup: 2010
- UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2009–10
References
- ^ "Pezzaiuoli tritt Rangnick-Nachfolge an" (in German). kicker.de. 2 January 2011. http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/startseite/546813/artikel_Pezzaiuoli-tritt-Rangnick-Nachfolge-an.html. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
- ^ "Playerhistory Profile". playerhistory.com. http://www.playerhistory.com/Default.aspx?page=player_details&playerID=183520. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
- ^ "Jugend-TOTO-Cup: David Alaba im Porträt [Jugend-TOTO-Cup: David Alaba portrayed]" (in German). planetlinz.tv. 29 August 2008. http://www.planetlinz.tv/s132,1,1005,Jugend_TOTO_Cup_David_Alaba_im_Portraet.html. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
- ^ "David Alaba, Versprechen und Prophezeiung [David Alaba, Promise and Prophecy]" (in German). derstandard.at. 14 July 2009. http://derstandard.at/fs/1246542124976/Talent-David-Alaba-Versprechen-und-Prophezeiung?sap=2&_pid=13508991. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
- ^ "David Alaba: Supertalent des FC Bayern" (in German). Fussballboom. 21 April 2009. http://www.fussballboom.de/david-alaba-supertalent-des-fc-bayern/. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
- ^ "Jugendförderer van Gaal – Jetzt «Teenie» Alaba [Youth promoter van Gaal – now «Teenie» Alaba]" (in German). transfermarkt.de. 9 March 2010. http://www.transfermarkt.de/de/news/36741/jugendfoerderer-van-gaal--jetzt-teenie-alaba.html. Retrieved 9 March 2010.
- ^ "David Alaba erstmals bei den Bayern-Profis [David Alaba for the first time with the Bayern pros]" (in German). oefb.at. http://www.oefb.at/show_berichtdetail.php?ber_id=14415&fpid=284. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
- ^ "Scholls erster Sieg [Scholl's first win]" (in German). kicker.de. 31 August 2009. http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/3liga/startseite/513868/artikel_Scholls-erster-Sieg.html. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
- ^ "FC Bayern München". UEFA. http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/club=50037/competition=1/index.html. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
- ^ "Alaba bleibt bei den Profis" (in German). transfermarkt.de. http://www.transfermarkt.de/de/news/34602/alaba-bleibt-bei-den-profis.html. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
- ^ "Alaba, Ekici and Contento give it their best shot". FC Bayern Munich. 9 January 2010. http://www.fcbayern.t-home.de/en/news/news/2010/21929.php. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
- ^ "Bayern München – SpVgg Greuther Fürth" (in German). kicker.de. 10 February 2010. http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/dfbpokal/spielrunde/dfb-pokal/2009-10/4/993584/spielbericht_bayern-muenchen-14_spvgg-greuther-fuerth-82.html. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
- ^ "Praise for new boys Contento and Alaba". Bayern Munich. 11 February 2010. http://www.fcbayern.t-home.de/en/news/news/2010/22311.php. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
- ^ "Cool wie ein Alter: FCB-Talent Alaba meistert Debüt [Cool like an oldster: FCB talent Alaba masters debut]" (in German). transfermarkt.de. 10 March 2010. http://www.transfermarkt.de/de/news/36760/cool-wie-ein-alter-fcb-talent-alaba-meistert-debuet.html. Retrieved 10 March 2010.
- ^ "Frankreich-Match: um Alaba wird uns Europa beneiden [Match against France: Europe will envy us for Alaba]" (in German). nachrichten.at. 7 October 2009. http://www.nachrichten.at/sport/fussball/art99,272293. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
- ^ "David Alaba vor Team-Debut" (in German). transfermarkt.de. 8 October 2009. http://www.transfermarkt.de/de/news/31818/david-alaba-vor-team-debut.html. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
- ^ "Alaba im A-Nationalteam" (in German). transfermarkt.de. 11 October 2009. http://www.transfermarkt.de/de/news/31896/alaba-im-a-nationalteam.html. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
- ^ "WM 2010: Jüngster Austria-Nationalspieler aller Zeiten?: Bayerns David Alaba für Österreich nominiert [World Cup 2010: Youngest Austrian international ever? Bayern's David Alaba called up for Austria]" (in German). sport.freenet.de. 11 October 2009. http://sport.freenet.de/fussball/wm2010/wm-2010-juengster-austrianationalspieler-aller-zeiten-bayerns-david-alaba-fuer-oesterreich-nominiert_1075016_489876.html. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
- ^ "David Alaba: Im Vorhof des Glamours [David Alaba: In the front court of the glamour]" (in German). spox.com. 17 November 2009. http://www.spox.com/de/sport/fussball/nachwuchs/0911/Artikel/david-alaba-portraet-fc-bayern-ausnahme-talent-oesterreich-mehmet-scholl-herzog-gerland.html. Retrieved 10 March 2010.
- ^ ""Ich will es bis zu den Bayern-Profis schaffen!" ["I want to make it to the Bayern pros"]" (in German). laola1.at. 27 August 2009. http://www.laola1.at/911+M5f85670ab2d.html. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
External links
- David Alaba at fussballdaten.de (German)
- David Alaba at transfermarkt.de (German)
- David Alaba at National-Football-Teams.com
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Categories:- 1992 births
- Living people
- Austrian people of Nigerian descent
- Austrian people of Filipino descent
- Sportspeople from Vienna
- Austrian footballers
- Austria international footballers
- Austrian expatriate footballers
- Association football midfielders
- FK Austria Wien players
- FC Bayern Munich II players
- FC Bayern Munich players
- TSG 1899 Hoffenheim players
- Fußball-Bundesliga players
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
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