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_49.jpg) Seiwald withRed Bull Salzburg in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2001-05-04)4 May 2001 (age 24) | ||
| Place of birth | Kuchl, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | RB Leipzig | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2019 | Red Bull Salzburg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | FC Liefering | 37 | (5) |
| 2020–2023 | Red Bull Salzburg | 78 | (3) |
| 2023– | RB Leipzig | 61 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Austria U15 | 2 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Austria U17 | 9 | (0) |
| 2018 | Austria U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2020 | Austria U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021– | Austria U21 | 9 | (2) |
| 2021– | Austria | 44 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:30, 8 November 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:04, 18 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Nicolas Seiwald (born 4 May 2001) is an Austrian professionalfootballer who plays as adefensive midfielder forBundesliga clubRB Leipzig and theAustria national team.[2]
Seiwald began his career in 2009 with the youth academy ofRed Bull Salzburg. He made his professional debut playing for Red Bull Salzburg'sfeeder team,FC Liefering, againstWSG Wattens on 24 May 2019.[3] He made his league debut on 21 November 2020 as a starter againstSK Sturm Graz.[4] On 11 October 2022, Seiwald scored his firstChampions League goal in a 1–1 away draw againstDinamo Zagreb.[5]
On 26 February 2023, Seiwald joined German sideRB Leipzig for the2023–24 season, signing a five-year contract with the club.[6][7]
Having representedAustria at various youth levels,[8] Seiwald debuted forAustria national football team on 12 November 2021 in aWorld Cup qualifier againstIsrael.[9]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Liefering | 2018–19 | Austrian 2. Liga | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | Austrian 2. Liga | 23 | 3 | — | — | — | 23 | 3 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Austrian 2. Liga | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 37 | 5 | — | — | — | 37 | 5 | |||||
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2020–21 | Austrian Bundesliga | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Austrian Bundesliga | 32 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 10[b] | 0 | — | 47 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | Austrian Bundesliga | 31 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7[b] | 0 | — | 42 | 3 | ||
| Total | 78 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 17 | 0 | — | 107 | 4 | |||
| RB Leipzig | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7[b] | 0 | — | 41 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| Total | 61 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 80 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 176 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 224 | 9 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 14 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | |
| Total | 44 | 0 | |
Red Bull Salzburg Youth
Red Bull Salzburg
RB Leipzig
Individual
Debütant Nicolas Seiwald fälschte einen harmlosen Freistoß von Nir Bitton mit der Hand ins eigene Tor ab 0–1.[Debutant Nicolas Seiwald deflected a harmless free kick from Nir Bitton into his own goal.]
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