David Affengruber (footballer, born 2001)
Austrian footballer
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David Leopold Affengruber (born 19 March 2001) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Fulham and the Austria national team.
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Affengruber in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Leopold Affengruber[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 March 2001[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Scheibbs, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fulham | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2013 | SC Wieselburg | ||
| 2013–2019 | Red Bull Salzburg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | FC Liefering | 51 | (5) |
| 2021 | Red Bull Salzburg | 5 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | Sturm Graz | 85 | (7) |
| 2024–2026 | Elche | 79 | (1) |
| 2026– | Fulham | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019–2020 | Austria U19 | 8 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Austria U21 | 6 | (0) |
| 2026– | Austria | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 March 2026 | |||
Club career
Affengruber began his career at SC Wieselburg. In September 2013 he moved to the youth team of Red Bull Salzburg. From the 2015–16 season he played in all age groups in the academy at Red Bull Salzburg.
For the 2019–20 season he was promoted to FC Liefering. He made his debut for Liefering in the second division in July 2019. He started against SKU Amstetten on matchday one of that season. In the game he also scored his first second division goal.
In January 2021 he made his Bundesliga debut for Red Bull Salzburg against TSV Hartberg. In February 2021, he received a contract in Salzburg that ran until May 2022.[2] By the end of the season he had made five appearances for Salzburg in the Bundesliga.
On 11 June 2021, Affengruber signed a three-year contract with Sturm Graz.[3] On 28 August 2024, he moved abroad for the first time in his career, to join Elche of Spain's Segunda División.[4]
On 1 September 2026, Affengruber was announced at Premier League side Fulham on a four-year deal, for an undisclosed fee.[5]
International career
Affengruber made his debut for the Austrian U-19 team against Latvia in September 2019. He made his U-21 debut against Norway in September 2021.
On 18 May 2026, Affengruber was selected in Ralf Rangnick’s 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, marking Austria’s first appearance in the tournament since 1998.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 24 May 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Liefering | 2019–20 | 2. Liga | 28 | 2 | — | — | — | 28 | 2 | |||
| 2020–21 | 2. Liga | 23 | 3 | — | — | — | 23 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 51 | 5 | — | — | — | 51 | 5 | |||||
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2020–21 | Austrian Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Sturm Graz | 2021–22 | Austrian Bundesliga | 30 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 8 | 0 | 41 | 2 | |
| 2022–23 | Austrian Bundesliga | 27 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | 8 | 0 | 40 | 5 | ||
| 2023–24 | Austrian Bundesliga | 28 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 12 | 0 | 44 | 3 | ||
| Total | 85 | 7 | 12 | 3 | — | 28 | 0 | 125 | 10 | |||
| Elche | 2024–25 | Segunda División | 40 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 42 | 1 | ||
| 2025–26 | La Liga | 36 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 1 | |||
| Total | 76 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 81 | 2 | ||||
| Fulham | 2026–27 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 218 | 13 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 264 | 17 | ||
- Includes Austrian Cup, Copa del Rey, FA Cup
International
- As of match played 27 March 2026
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 2026 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
Red Bull Salzburg Youth
- Jugendliga U18: 2019[7]
FC Liefering
- Austrian Football First League runner-up: 2021
Red Bull Salzburg