Michael Svoboda
{{short description|Austrian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Michael Svoboda
| image =
| full_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1998|10|15}}
| birth_place = Vienna, Austria
| height = 1.95 m
| position = Centre-back{{worldfootball.net|michael-svoboda}}
| currentclub = Venezia
| clubnumber = 30
| youthyears1 = 2004–2005
| youthclubs1 = KSV Ankerbrot
| youthyears2 = 2005–2006
| youthclubs2 = Rapid Wien
| youthyears3 = 2006–2016
| youthclubs3 = SV Schwechat
| years1 = 2016 | clubs1 = SV Schwechat | caps1 = 3 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2016–2018 | clubs2 = FC Stadlau | caps2 = 34 | goals2 = 3
| years3 = 2018–2020 | clubs3 = WSG Tirol | caps3 = 57 | goals3 = 5
| years4 = 2020– | clubs4 = Venezia | caps4 = 98 | goals4 = 2
| nationalyears1 = 2024–
| nationalteam1 = Austria
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 30 May 2025
| nationalteam-update = 10 October 2024
}}
Michael Svoboda (born 15 October 1998) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for {{Italian football updater|Venezia}} club Venezia and the Austria national team.{{soccerway|michael-svoboda/446056}}
Club career
On 20 August 2020, Svoboda signed a three-year contract with Italian Serie B club Venezia.{{cite press release|publisher=Venezia|url=https://www.veneziafc.it/news/ufficiale-michael-svoboda-in-arancioneroverde/|title=Ufficiale: Michael Svoboda in arancioneroverde|date=20 August 2020|language=Italian}}
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.{{cite web|publisher=ESPN|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/match/_/gameId/698936/kazakhstan-austria|title=Austria v Kazakhstan game report|date=10 October 2024}}
Career statistics
=== Club ===
{{updated|match played 14 December 2024}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Austrian Cup, Coppa Italia}} !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Schwechat
|2015–16 |3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Stadlau
|2016–17 |rowspan="2"|Regionalliga Ost |11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 11 | 1 | |||
| 2017–18
|31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 32 | 2 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!42 | 3 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 43 | 3 | |||
| rowspan="3"|WSG Tirol
|26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 28 | 4 | |||
| 2019–20
|31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 34 | 1 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!57 | 5 | 5 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 62 | 5 | |||
| rowspan="6"|Venezia
|19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 4{{efn|name=SB|Appearance(s) in Serie B play-off}} | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22
|18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23
|Serie B |22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|name=SB}} | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24
|Serie B |23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25
|Serie A |16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 17 | 1 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!98 | 2 | 6 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 0 | 109 | 2 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!200 | 10 | 12 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 0 | 217 | 10 |
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= International =
{{updated|match played 10 October 2024}}
| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals | ||
| rowspan="1"|Austria
|2024 | 1 | 0 |
| colspan="2"|Total | 1 | 0 |
|---|
Honours
References
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Category:Footballers from Vienna
Category:Austrian people of Czech descent
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Austrian men's footballers
Category:Austria men's international footballers
Category:Austrian Football Bundesliga players
Category:2. Liga (Austria) players
Category:Austrian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
Category:Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Category:21st-century Austrian sportsmen
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