Michael Svoboda

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Michael Svoboda
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-10-15) 15 October 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Vienna, Austria
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Centre-back [1]
Team information
Current team
 Venezia
Number 30
Youth career
2004–2005 KSV Ankerbrot
2005–2006 Rapid Wien
2006–2016 SV Schwechat
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016 SV Schwechat 3 (0)
2016–2018 FC Stadlau 34 (3)
2018–2020 WSG Tirol 57 (5)
2020– Venezia 91 (2)
International career‡
2024– Austria 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:41, 27 October 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 October 2024

Michael Svoboda (born 15 October 1998) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Venezia and the Austria national team. [2]

Contents

Club career

On 20 August 2020, he signed a 3-year contract with Italian Serie B club Venezia. [3]

International career

Svoboda made his debut for the Austria national team on 10 October 2024 in a UEFA Nations League game against Kazakhstan at the Raiffeisen Arena. He substituted Gernot Trauner in the 62nd minute, as Austria won 4–0. [4]

Career statistics

Club

[2]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup [lower-alpha 1] EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Schwechat 2015–16 Regionalliga Ost 3000——30
Stadlau 2016–17Regionalliga Ost11100——111
2017–1831210——322
Total42310——433
Tirol 2018–19 2. Liga 26420——284
2019–20 Austrian Bundesliga 31130——341
Total57550——625
Venezia 2020–21 Serie B 19120—4 [lower-alpha 2] 0251
2021–22 Serie A 18030——210
2022–23 Serie B22000—1 [lower-alpha 2] 0230
2023–24 Serie B23000——230
2024–25 Serie A9110——101
Total91260—501022
Career total19310120—5021010
  1. ↑ Includes Austrian Cup, Coppa Italia
  2. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Serie B play-off

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Austria 202410
Total10

Honours

WSG Tirol

Venezia

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References

  1. ↑ Michael Svoboda at WorldFootball.net
  2. 1 2 Michael Svoboda at Soccerway
  3. ↑ "Ufficiale: Michael Svoboda in arancioneroverde" (Press release) (in Italian). Venezia. 20 August 2020.
  4. ↑ "Austria v Kazakhstan game report". ESPN. 10 October 2024.


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