Marco Friedl

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Marco Friedl
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Friedl with Austria U21 in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-03-16) 16 March 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Kirchbichl, Austria
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Position(s) Left-back, centre-back
Team information
Current team
Werder Bremen
Number 32
Youth career
2002–2007 SV Kirchbichl
2007–2008 FC Kufstein
2008–2017 Bayern Munich
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2017 Bayern Munich II 14 (1)
2017–2019 Bayern Munich 1 (0)
2018–2019Werder Bremen (loan) 16 (0)
2018–2019Werder Bremen II (loan) 1 (0)
2019– Werder Bremen 148 (6)
International career
2013 Austria U15 2 (2)
2013–2014 Austria U16 8 (1)
2014–2015 Austria U17 3 (0)
2015–2016 Austria U18 2 (0)
2016–2017 Austria U19 9 (0)
2017–2020 Austria U21 24 (3)
2020– Austria 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:26, 3 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:28, 6 June 2022 (UTC)

Marco Friedl (born 16 March 1998) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a left-back and centre-back for Bundesliga club Werder Bremen which he captains. He also plays for the Austria national team. [2]

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Club career

Youth career

Friedl began his youth career at hometown club SV Kirchbichl in 2002, before moving to fellow Austrian club FC Kufstein in 2007. In 2008, he moved to the youth academy of German club Bayern Munich. [3]

In 2017, Friedl won the 2016–17 A-Junioren Bundesliga Süd/Südwest with Bayern's under-19 team, scoring five goals during the season. [2] The team went on to advance to the final of the A-Junioren Bundesliga championship round, before losing to Borussia Dortmund 8–7 on penalties. [4]

Bayern Munich

Friedl began his senior career with Bayern Munich II in the 2015–16 season, making his debut in the Regionalliga Bayern on 22 November 2015 in a 2–0 derby loss against 1860 Munich II. [5]

On 14 March 2017, Friedl signed his first professional contract with Bayern, lasting from 1 July 2017 through 30 June 2021. [6]

Friedl scored his first goal for Bayern Munich II in the Regionalliga Bayern on 27 October 2017, opening the scoring in a 1–1 home draw against FV Illertissen. [7]

Friedl began his first team career with Bayern Munich in the 2017–18 season, making his professional debut as a starter in the UEFA Champions League on 22 November 2017 in a 2–1 away win against Anderlecht. [8] Three days later, Friedl made his league debut for the first team when he came on as a half-time substitute for James Rodríguez in the Bundesliga away match against Borussia Mönchengladbach, which finished as a 1–2 loss for Bayern. [9]

Werder Bremen (loan)

On 25 January 2018, Friedl signed with Werder Bremen on an 18-month loan deal from Bayern Munich without an option to buy, lasting until 30 June 2019. [10] [11] [12]

Werder Bremen

In May 2019, Werder Bremen announced the permanent signing of Friedl for the 2019–20 season. Friedl agreed a "long-term" contract with the club. [13] The transfer fee was reported as €3 million [14] or up to €3.5 million including possible bonuses, [15] depending on the source.

Friedl scored his first Bundesliga goal on the sixth matchday of the season, against Borussia Dortmund in a 2–2 draw. [16] [17]

In July 2022, following Werder Bremen's return to the Bundesliga in the 2021–22 season, Friedl agreed a contract extension with the club. [18]

International career

Youth

After progressing through the youth teams, Friedl made his Austria under-21 debut on 8 June 2017 in a qualification match for the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship against Gibraltar. He opened the scoring in the 6th minute in the 3–0 home win. [19]

Senior

Friedl made his national team debut on 7 October 2020 in a friendly against Greece. [20]

Career statistics

Club

As of 3 November 2024 [2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bayern Munich II 2015–16 Regionalliga Bayern 4040
2017–18 101101
Total141141
Bayern Munich 2017–18 Bundesliga 10001 [a] 00020
Werder Bremen (loan) 2017–18 Bundesliga900090
2018–19 702090
Total160200000180
Werder Bremen II (loan) 2017–18 3. Liga 1010
Werder Bremen 2019–20 Bundesliga271312 [b] 0322
2020–21 32020340
2021–22 2. Bundesliga 27410284
2022–23 Bundesliga30010310
2023–24 Bundesliga25110261
2024–25 Bundesliga702090
Total!148610100201607
Career total180712110201958
  1. Appearance in UEFA Champions League
  2. Appearances in Bundesliga relegation playoffs

International

As of match played 6 June 2022
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Austria 202010
202120
202220
Total50

Honours

Bayern Munich [2]

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