Thomas Murg

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Thomas Murg

| image = GAE - PAOK Saloniki -murg.jpg

| caption = Murg playing for PAOK in 2023

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|11|14|df=y}}

| birth_place = Voitsberg, Austria

| height = 1.74 m

| position = Attacking midfielder, right winger

| currentclub = Al-Khaleej
(on loan from PAOK)

| clubnumber = 99

| youthyears1 = 2005–2008

| youthclubs1 = Atus Bärnbach

| youthyears2 = 2008

| youthclubs2 = Grazer AK

| youthyears3 = 2008

| youthclubs3 = Sturm Graz

| youthyears4 = 2009–2010

| youthclubs4 = Atus Bärnbach

| years1 = 2010–2012

| clubs1 = Grazer AK

| caps1 = 52

| goals1 = 13

| years3 = 2012–2014

| clubs3 = Austria Wien

| caps3 = 19

| goals3 = 2

| years2 = 2012–2014

| clubs2 = Austria Wien II

| caps2 = 23

| goals2 = 13

| years4 = 2014–2016

| clubs4 = Ried

| caps4 = 40

| goals4 = 6

| years5 = 2016–2020

| clubs5 = Rapid Wien

| caps5 = 122

| goals5 = 26

| years6 = 2020–

| clubs6 = PAOK

| caps6 = 97

| goals6 = 15

|years7 = 2025–

| clubs7 = →Al-Khaleej (loan)

| caps7 = 1

| goals7 = 1

| nationalyears1 = 2012

| nationalteam1 = Austria U17

| nationalcaps1 = 3

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2012–2013

| nationalteam2 = Austria U19

| nationalcaps2 = 14

| nationalgoals2 = 9

| nationalyears3 = 2014–2016

| nationalteam3 = Austria U21

| nationalcaps3 = 6

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| club-update = 1 February 2025

| nationalteam-update = 26 June 2016

}}

Thomas Murg ({{IPA|de|ˈtoːmas ˈmʊɐ̯k}};{{cite book|author1=Dudenredaktion|last2=Kleiner|first2=Stefan|last3=Knöbl|first3=Ralf|year=2015|orig-year=First published 1962|title=Das Aussprachewörterbuch|trans-title=The Pronunciation Dictionary|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=T6vWCgAAQBAJ|language=German|edition=7th|location=Berlin|publisher=Dudenverlag|isbn=978-3-411-04067-4|pages=617, 835}}{{cite book|last1=Krech|first1=Eva-Maria|last2=Stock|first2=Eberhard|last3=Hirschfeld|first3=Ursula|last4=Anders|first4=Lutz Christian|title=Deutsches Aussprachewörterbuch|trans-title=German Pronunciation Dictionary|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E-1tr_oVkW4C&q=deutsches+ausspracheworterbuch|language=German|year=2009|publisher=Walter de Gruyter|location=Berlin|isbn=978-3-11-018202-6|pages=762, 984}} born 14 November 1994) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a right winger for Saudi Pro League club Al-Khaleej on loan from Greek Super League club PAOK.{{Soccerway|141813}}

Career

=Early career=

Murg was born on 14 November 1994 in Voitsberg, and at age six he joined the youth academy at Atus Bärnbach, where he remained until 2010, moving on later to Sturm Graz.

=Grazer and Austria Wien=

Murg moved on to Grazer AK, where he made his professional debut in 2010. He stayed at the club for two years, making 49 appearances and scoring 13 goals in the Austrian lower divisions, before then making a big step up and joining Austria Wien.

There he made 19 appearances and scored two goals, playing for both the reserve and first teams, while he also won a league title in the 2012–13 season.

=SV Ried=

In 2014 Murg moved on to SV Ried, where his career took off. In two seasons at the club, he chalked up 44 games, eight goals, and six assists, establishing himself as one of the league's best attacking midfielders.

=Rapid Wien=

In January 2016 Rapid Wien signed Murg. He immediately took on a leading role in the team and has played a major part in the team's rise to prominence in recent years.

Overall, Murg made 163 appearances in a Rapid shirt, scoring 35 goals and contributing another 40 assists.

{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/11/09/austria/bundesliga/fk-austria-memphis-magna/wolfsberger-athletik-club/1487396/|title=Austria Wien vs. Wolfsberger AC - 9 November 2013 - Soccerway}}

=PAOK=

On 5 October 2020, Murg signed a four-year contract with Superleague Greece club PAOK for an estimated fee of €2.2 million.{{cite web |url=http://www.sport24.gr/football/paok-anakoinose-ton-moyrgk.9009454.html |title=ΠΑΟΚ: Ανακοίνωσε τον Μουργκ |publisher=sport24.gr |date=5 October 2020}} In his first year for the club, he played in 35 games with 4 goals and 3 assists. His contribution in the first semifinal of the cup, against AEK, which PAOK won 1–0. The team of Thessaloniki qualified for the final, after beating AEK in the second semifinal with 2–1. With PAOK, Murg finally celebrated the Greek Cup for 2020-2021. In the final, PAOK faced OSFP and prevailed with a score of 2–1.

==Al-Khaleej (loan)==

On 30 January 2025, Murg joined Al-Khaleej on a six-month loan.{{cite web |title=الخليج يتعاقد مع توماس مورغ |url=https://www.akhbaar24.com/%D8%B3%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AA-24/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%AC-%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%AF-%D9%85%D8%B9-%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B3-%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%BA-80690}}

Career statistics

=Club=

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|National cup{{efn\|Includes Austrian Cup, Greek Football Cup}} !colspan="2"\|Europe !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="3"\|Austria Wien \|2012–13 \|rowspan="2"\|Austrian Bundesliga \|7	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	7	0
2013–14 \|12	2	1	0	6{{efn\|name=UCL\|Appearances in UEFA Champions League}}	0	19	2
colspan="2"\|Total !19	2	1	0	6	0	26	2
rowspan="3"\|Ried \|2014–15 \|rowspan="2"\|Austrian Bundesliga \|29	3	2	0	colspan="2"\|—	31	3
2015–16 \|11	3	2	2	colspan="2"\|—	13	5
colspan="2"\|Total !40	6	4	2	colspan="2"\|—	44	8
rowspan="7"\|Rapid Wien \|2015–16 \|rowspan="6"\|Austrian Bundesliga \|7	1	1	0	2{{efn\|name=UCL}}	0	10	1
2016–17 \|26	3	6	2	7{{efn\|name=UEL}}	0	39	5
2017–18 \|33	10	5	1	colspan="2"\|—	38	11
2018–19 \|32	7	5	2	11{{efn\|name=UEL}}	2	48	11
2019–20 \|20	3	1	2	colspan="2"\|—	21	5
2020–21 \|4	2	1	0	2{{efn\|name=UCL}}	0	7	2
colspan="2"\|Total !122	26	19	7	22	2	163	35
rowspan="6"\|PAOK \|2020–21 \|rowspan="5"\|Super League Greece \|24	2	5	1	6{{efn\|name=UEL\|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}}	1	35	4
2021–22 \|25	4	4	0	12{{efn\|name=UECL}}	1	41	5
2022–23 \|4	0	1	0	colspan="2"\|—	5	0
2023–24 \|30	8	5	0	11{{efn\|name=UECL\|Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League}}	1	46	9
2024–25 \|14	1	2	1	6{{efn\|Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League}}	1	22	3
colspan="2"\|Total !97	15	17	2	35	4	149	21
colspan="3"\|Career total !278	49	41	11	63	6	382	66

Honours

Grazer AK

Austrian Regionalliga Central: 2011–12

Austria Wien

Austrian Bundesliga: 2012–13

PAOK

Super League Greece: 2023–24{{cite web|url=https://www.gazzetta.gr/football/superleague/2335593/paok-4h4-kai-12-4-os-aoytsainter-apo-75-68-ekane-78-80|title=ΠΑΟΚ 4Χ4 και... 1,2, 4 ως αουτσάιντερ: από 75-68 το έκανε 78-80!|website=Gazzetta|accessdate=19 May 2024|language=Greek|date=19 May 2024}}
Greek Cup: 2020–21