Michael Sollbauer

Michael Sollbauer

Sollbauer in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Michael Sollbauer [1]
Date of birth	(1990-05-15) 15 May 1990 (age 35)
Place of birth	Klein Sankt Paul, Austria
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	SV Ried
Number	23
Youth career
1996–2004	WSG Wietersdorf
2004–2007	FC Kärnten
2007–2008	Austria Kärnten
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2010	Austria Kärnten	18	(0)
2010–2020	Wolfsberger AC	280	(7)
2020–2021	Barnsley	54	(0)
2021–2022	Dynamo Dresden	33	(0)
2022–2024	Rapid Wien	32	(0)
2024–	SV Ried	30	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 June 2025

Michael Sollbauer (born 15 May 1990) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a defender for SV Ried.

Career

Barnsley

Sollbauer joined English EFL Championship side Barnsley in January 2020 after ten years with Wolfsberger AC where he made over 200 Austrian top-flight appearances. ^[2]

Dynamo Dresden

In July 2021, 2. Bundesliga side confirmed that Sollbauer had joined their squad for an undisclosed fee and he has signed a 2 year deal with the club. ^{[3] [4]}

SV Ried

On 24 June 2024, Sollbauer signed a two-year contract with SV Ried. ^[5]

Career statistics

As of match played 4 July 2021 ^[6]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Austria Kärnten	2009–10	Austrian Bundesliga	18	0	3	1	—		0	0	21	1
Wolfsberger AC	2010–11	Austrian First League	29	1	1	0	—		0	0	30	1
	2010–11	Austrian First League	31	3	0	0	—		0	0	31	3
	2012–13	Austrian Bundesliga	34	0	2	0	—		0	0	36	0
	2013–14	Austrian Bundesliga	34	0	3	0	—		0	0	37	0
	2014–15	Austrian Bundesliga	32	0	5	0	—		0	0	37	0
	2015–16	Austrian Bundesliga	25	0	1	0	—		4 [a]	1	30	1
	2016–17	Austrian Bundesliga	23	1	1	0	—		0	0	24	1
	2017–18	Austrian Bundesliga	24	1	2	0	—		0	0	26	1
	2018–19	Austrian Bundesliga	30	1	2	0	—		0	0	32	1
	2019–20	Austrian Bundesliga	18	0	2	0	—		6 [a]	0	26	0
	Total		280	7	19	0	—		10	1	309	8
Barnsley	2019–20	EFL Championship	17	0	1	0	0	0	—		18	0
	2020–21	EFL Championship	37	0	3	0	3	0	—		43	0
	Total		54	0	4	0	3	0	0	0	61	0
Career total			352	7	26	1	3	0	10	1	391	9

1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References

1. "EFL – Squad List 2020/21: Barnsley – In Squad Players" (PDF). English Football League. p. 8. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
2. "Michael Sollbauer: Barnsley sign Austrian defender from Wolfsberger AC". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
3. "Dresden sign Tykes defender Sollbauer". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
4. "Dynamo verpflichtet Michael Sollbauer". www.dynamo-dresden.de (in German). Dynamo Dresden. Archived from the original on 7 July 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
5. "Michael Sollbauer kommt, Arjan Malić geht" [Michael Sollbauer comes, Arjan Malić leaves] (in German). SV Ried. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
6. Michael Sollbauer at Soccerway