Xaver Schlager
Xaver Schlager is an Austrian midfielder from Linz whose game combines ball recovery with forward passing and positional versatility. He began at SC St. Valentin before entering the Red Bull Salzburg academy in 2011. By 2015, he was playing senior football for FC Liefering, Salzburg’s feeder side in Austria’s second tier. In 2016–17, Schlager captained Salzburg’s under-19s to the UEFA Youth League title. He broke into Salzburg’s first team and helped the club win four Austrian Bundesliga titles and three Austrian Cups between 2016 and 2019. Schlager moved to VfL Wolfsburg in 2019, establishing himself as a tenacious Bundesliga central midfielder. In 2022, he joined RB Leipzig, where he added the DFB-Pokal and German Super Cup to his honours. He has also represented Austria at international level.
Season snapshot
Overall season statistics (all competitions).
| Season | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | G/90 | A/90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 1437 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.13 |
| 2025 | 26 | 1777 | 3 | 1 | 0.15 | 0.05 |
| 2024 | 13 | 623 | 1 | 1 | 0.14 | 0.14 |
| 2023 | 42 | 3440 | 1 | 7 | 0.03 | 0.18 |
| 2022 | 41 | 2927 | 3 | 2 | 0.09 | 0.06 |
| 2021 | 15 | 1167 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
| 2020 | 50 | 4170 | 2 | 4 | 0.04 | 0.09 |
| 2019 | 28 | 2099 | 1 | 2 | 0.04 | 0.09 |
| 2018 | 38 | 3082 | 6 | 2 | 0.18 | 0.06 |
| 2017 | 33 | 1910 | 1 | 4 | 0.05 | 0.19 |
| 2016 | 26 | 1789 | 6 | 3 | 0.3 | 0.15 |
| 2015 | 17 | 1372 | 1 | 0 | 0.07 | 0 |
| 2014 | 14 | 794 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Form - Last 10 games
Strengths Analysis Season 2025
Role: MidfielderTop attributes (percentile)
Xtra rating history
Last rating points (most recent matches).
Recent Matches
Premier League - Portman Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England
UEFA Nations League - Stadiumi Fadil Vokrri, Prishtinë (Pristina), Kosovo
Teams
Transfers
RB Leipzig
Nottingham Forest
VfL Wolfsburg
RB Leipzig
Red Bull Salzburg
VfL Wolfsburg
Honors
