Marcel Sabitzer is the latest name connected with a loan move to Premier League club Manchester United, find out more about the Bayern Munich midfielder’s brief bio and early career, age and height
Manchester United suffered a blow following Eriksen’s injury and are currently looking at Sabitzer as a suitable replacement.
Who is Marcel Sabitzer, his age, height, stats, transfer fee, jersey number
Manchester United will sign Marcel Sabitzer on loan from Bayern Munich until the end of the season with no buy option, reports @FabrizioRomano 🔴 pic.twitter.com/MoyUONFlWP
— B/R Football (@brfootball) January 31, 2023
FC Bayern have loaned Marcel Sabitzer to Manchester United until 30th June 2023.
Wishing you good luck in England, Sabi! 👊
🗞 https://t.co/CRO1g6LdTg pic.twitter.com/EYneJ1lhxU
— FC Bayern Munich (@FCBayernEN) February 1, 2023
Manchester Evening News prior to the move stated that United have the tools to “push a button” and can provide a list of options to sign for a particular position.
Brief bio and early career
Marcel Sabitzer was born on 7 March 1994, in the Upper Austrian city of Wels. His father is Herfried Sabitzer, the former Austria international. Sabitzer started playing football at an early age and spent his youth career across four Austrian clubs. The 28 year old has a height of 1.78m.
He finally got his big breakthrough at Admira Wacker Modling making his debut for the club at 16 in 2010. The club gained promotion to the Austrian Bundesliga and he scored two goals in eight appearances.
The next season, he showcased his true potential after scoring five goals and three assists in his debut top-flight campaign. His performances quickly earned him an international debut at the young age of 18. That same season, Admira Wacker finished third, securing a Europa League spot thanks to Sabitzer’s performances.
Rapid Vienna signed him in January of 2013 and then eventually made a move to Germany. He signed a four-year deal with RB Leipzig, but was sent on loan at Red Bull Salzburg the first year. He netted in 19 goals and 16 assists that season helping his side win the league.
Big Bundesliga breakthrough
Sabitzer made a debut for RB Leipzig when the team were still in the second division. He helped the side win promotion under the leadership of former Man United interim manager Ralf Rangnick.
Sabizter found success in his debut season at Bundesliga scoring eight goals and helping his side with a second-placed finish. The team also earned a UEFA Champions League qualification in 2017. He finished the net season with 16 goals and 11 assists across all competitions.
Following another impressive season, Bayern and former boss Julian Nagelsmann signed Sabitzer for €16 million (£14m) in 2021. Sabitzer has however, had a difficult start at Bayern, starting just 15 Bundesliga games throughout one and a half season.
For his national side, Sabitzer has currently earned 68 caps and was even named 2017 Austrian Footballer of the Year. He has represented Austria at both Euro 2016 and Euro 2020.
Sabitzer at Manchester United
Marcel Sabitzer primarily plays as a central midfielder who mainly excels in the attacking third, with goals and assists. As a player, he is very similar to Eriksen, and he can also deliver great set-pieces, especially free-kicks.
Sabitzer is also an extremely versatile player and can operate in multiple roles, including attacking midfielder, second striker, winger, and even a deep-lying midfielder. Erik ten Hag seems to have secured just the perfect player to fill in Eriksen’s shoes while he remains sidelined.
His jersey number at the club isn’t known but he wore number 18 at Bayern Munich and number 7 at RB Leipzig.