David Alaba

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David Alaba
David Alaba at Exhibition game of Austria vs. Romania, June 2012.jpg
Alaba with Austria in 2012.
Personal information
Full name David Olatukunbo Alaba
Date of birth (1992-06-24) 24 June 1992 (age 20)
Place of birth Vienna, Austria
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Playing position Left Back, Midfielder
Club information
Current club Bayern Munich
Number 27
Youth career
2001–2002 SV Aspern
2002–2008 Austria Wien
2008–2009 Bayern Munich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2009–2010 Bayern Munich II 33 (1)
2010– Bayern Munich 58 (5)
2011 → 1899 Hoffenheim (loan) 17 (2)
National team‡
2007–2009 Austria U17 20 (5)
2009– Austria U21 4 (0)
2009– Austria 24 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:46, 18 May 2013 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:26, 26 March 2013 (UTC)

David Olatukunbo Alaba (born 24 June 1992) is an Austrian footballer who plays for Bayern Munich and the Austria national football team.[2] He holds Austria's[3] record as the youngest player to play for the team, debuting for them as a 17 year-old. He has played a multitude of roles, including central midfield, right and left wing, but as of spring 2012 has blossomed as a left back, a role Bayern Munich coach Jupp Heynckes has stated he sees Alaba continuing in. He has also been called as "Bayern Munich's next Lizarazu".[4]

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Playing career [edit]

Club career [edit]

Born in Vienna, Alaba began his career with SV Aspern, his local club in Aspern, in the 22nd district, Donaustadt, before joining the youth setup of FK Austria Wien 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.[5] He also played five times for Austria Wien's reserve team,[6] before leaving in summer 2008 to join German Bundesliga side Bayern Munich.[7]

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.[8] He made his debut in a 3. Liga match against Dynamo Dresden in August 2009[9] and scored his first professional goal for FC Bayern Munich II on 29 August 2009.[10] He was named in Bayern Munich's squad for the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League,[11] where he was 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,[12] along with reserve team-mates Diego Contento and Mehmet Ekici.[13]

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.[14] 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.[15] At age 17 years, 8 months and 13 days, he made his UEFA Champions League debut against ACF Fiorentina on 9 March 2010.[16]

In January 2011, Alaba joined TSG 1899 Hoffenheim on loan until the end of the 2010–11 season. Later that month he scored his first ever goal in the Bundesliga in a 2–2 draw with FC St. Pauli.

Alaba returned to Bayern at the start of the 2011–12 season, where he became a regular member of the first team squad. On 23 October 2011, Alaba scored his first league goal for Bayern in the 1–2 away loss against Hannover 96. During the second half of the 2011–12 Bundesliga season, he established himself as a starter for Bayern. On 25 April 2012, he played in the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg against Real Madrid, and scored Bayern's first kick of the shootout as they won 3–1 on penalties. However, due to being booked in the semi final, Alaba was unable to play in the 2012 UEFA Champions League Final through suspension.[17]

Alaba (right) challenges Sami Khedira of Germany in a Euro 2012 qualifying match.

On 2 April 2013, Alaba scored the seventh-fastest goal (25.02 seconds) in the Champions League history to set Bayern on their way to a 2–0 win over Juventus.[18]

International career [edit]

Alaba 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.[19][20] He made his debut in this game, making him the youngest player in the history of the Austrian national team.[3][21] He scored his first goal for Austria on 16 October 2012 in a World Cup Qualifying game at home to Kazakhstan where Austria ran out 4–0 winners.

At the age of just 19, Alaba won the prestigious vote for Austrian Footballer of the Year in 2011. In the poll organised by APA (Austrian press agency) among the coaches of the ten Austrian Bundesliga clubs, Alaba finished top on 21 points, just ahead of Austria Wien's Dutch star Nacer Barazite (20 points) and VfB Stuttgart's Martin Harnik. In December 2012, he received the award for the second consecutive year.[22]

International goals [edit]

Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 16 October 2012 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna  Kazakhstan 3–0 4–0 2014 World Cup qualifier
2. 22 March 2013 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna  Faroe Islands 5–0 6–0 2014 World Cup qualifier
3. 26 March 2013 Aviva Stadium, Dublin  Republic of Ireland 2–2 2–2 2014 World Cup qualifier

Coaching career [edit]

He also assisted with the coaching of Bayern Munich's U-11 team in 2008–09.[23]

Personal life [edit]

Alaba was born in Vienna to a Filipino mother (a nurse) and a Nigerian father (a DJ and former rapper).[24]

Career statistics [edit]

As of 18 May 2013.
Club performance League Cup Continental Other Total
Club League Season Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Germany League DFB-Pokal Europe Other1 Total
Bayern Munich Bundesliga 2009–10 3 0 1 0 2 0 — 6 0
Bayern Munich II 3. Liga 23 1 — — — 23 1
Bayern Munich Bundesliga 2010–11 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Bayern Munich II 3. Liga 10 0 — — — 10 0
1899 Hoffenheim Bundesliga 17 2 1 0 — — 18 2
Bayern Munich 2011–12 30 2 6 1 10 0 — 46 3
2012–13 23 3 3 0 10 2 0 0 36 5
Career statistics 108 8 12 1 21 2 0 0 141 11

Honours [edit]

FC Bayern Munich
Individuality

References [edit]

  1. ^ "David Alaba". FC Bayern Munich. Retrieved 15 March 2012. 
  2. ^ "Pezzaiuoli tritt Rangnick-Nachfolge an" (in German). kicker.de. 2 January 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2011. 
  3. ^ a b "Alaba im A-Nationalteam". transfermarkt.de (in German). 11 October 2009. Retrieved 10 February 2010. 
  4. ^ Philipp, Claas (28 March 2012). "Keep your eyes on David Alaba - the unsung Austrian who could be Bayern Munich's next Lizarazu". goal.com. Retrieved 3 January 2013. 
  5. ^ "Jugend-TOTO-Cup: David Alaba im Porträt" [Jugend-TOTO-Cup: David Alaba portrayed]. planetlinz.tv (in German). 29 August 2008. Retrieved 10 February 2010. 
  6. ^ "David Alaba, Versprechen und Prophezeiung" [David Alaba, Promise and Prophecy]. derstandard.at (in German). 14 July 2009. Retrieved 10 February 2010. 
  7. ^ "David Alaba: Supertalent des FC Bayern". Fussballboom (in German). 21 April 2009. Retrieved 10 February 2010. 
  8. ^ "Jugendförderer van Gaal – Jetzt «Teenie» Alaba" [Youth promoter van Gaal – now «Teenie» Alaba] (in German). transfermarkt.de. 9 March 2010. Retrieved 9 March 2010. 
  9. ^ "David Alaba erstmals bei den Bayern-Profis" [David Alaba for the first time with the Bayern pros]. oefb.at (in German). Retrieved 10 February 2010. 
  10. ^ "Scholls erster Sieg" [Scholl's first win]. kicker.de (in German). 31 August 2009. Retrieved 10 February 2010. 
  11. ^ "FC Bayern München". UEFA. Retrieved 7 September 2009. 
  12. ^ "Alaba bleibt bei den Profis". transfermarkt.de (in German). 10 January 2010. Retrieved 10 February 2010. 
  13. ^ "Alaba, Ekici and Contento give it their best shot". FC Bayern Munich. 9 January 2010. Retrieved 10 January 2010. 
  14. ^ "Bayern München – SpVgg Greuther Fürth". kicker.de (in German). 10 February 2010. Retrieved 10 February 2010. 
  15. ^ "Praise for new boys Contento and Alaba". Bayern Munich. 11 February 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2010. 
  16. ^ "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. Retrieved 10 March 2010. 
  17. ^ "David Alaba’s suspension for the Champions League final is the most regrettable of all". The Independent. 8 May 2012. 
  18. ^ "Bayern take command against Juventus". UEFA.com. 2 April 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2013. 
  19. ^ "Frankreich-Match: um Alaba wird uns Europa beneiden" [Match against France: Europe will envy us for Alaba]. nachrichten.at (in German). 7 October 2009. Retrieved 10 February 2010. 
  20. ^ "David Alaba vor Team-Debut". transfermarkt.de (in German). 8 October 2009. Retrieved 10 February 2010. 
  21. ^ "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]. sport.freenet.de (in German). 11 October 2009. Retrieved 10 February 2010. 
  22. ^ "David Alaba ist "Fußballer des Jahres"" [David Alaba is "footballer of the year"]. kleinezeitung.at (in German). 18 December 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2012. 
  23. ^ "David Alaba: Im Vorhof des Glamours" [David Alaba: In the front court of the glamour] (in German). spox.com. 17 November 2009. Retrieved 10 March 2010. 
  24. ^ ""Ich will es bis zu den Bayern-Profis schaffen!"" ["I want to make it to the Bayern pros"]. laola1.at (in German). 27 August 2009. Retrieved 10 February 2010. 

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