Michael Svoboda
Austrian footballer
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Michael Svoboda (born 15 October 1998) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie B club Venezia and the Austria national team.[2]
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Date of birth
15 October 1998
Place of birth
Vienna, Austria
Height
1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position
Centre-back[1]
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Svoboda with WSG Tirol in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 October 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Vienna, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position | 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* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016 | SV Schwechat | 3 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | FC Stadlau | 42 | (3) |
| 2018–2020 | WSG Tirol | 57 | (5) |
| 2020– | Venezia | 121 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Austria | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 March 2026 | |||
Club career
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
- As of match played 21 March 2026[2]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Schwechat | 2015–16 | Regionalliga Ost | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Stadlau | 2016–17 | Regionalliga Ost | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 42 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 43 | 3 | ||||
| WSG Tirol | 2018–19 | 2. Liga | 26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 4 | ||
| 2019–20 | Austrian Bundesliga | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 1 | |||
| Total | 57 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 62 | 5 | ||||
| Venezia | 2020–21 | Serie B | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 4[b] | 0 | 25 | 1 | |
| 2021–22 | Serie A | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Serie B | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Serie B | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | Serie A | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 1 | |||
| 2025–26 | Serie B | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 3 | |||
| Total | 121 | 5 | 7 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 133 | 5 | |||
| Career total | 223 | 13 | 13 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 241 | 13 | |||
- Includes Austrian Cup, Coppa Italia
- Appearance(s) in Serie B play-off
International
- As of match played 31 March 2026
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
