David Alaba

David Alaba is an Austrian professional footballer, born on 24 June 1992, who plays as a centre-back for the Serie A club Udinese and captains the Austria national team. He was previously used mainly as a left-back and was considered one of the best in the world in that role. He came through the youth system of Bayern Munich, was promoted to the reserve team for the 2009-10 season, spent the second half of 2010-11 on loan at TSG Hoffenheim and became a regular in the Bayern first team from 2011-12. He made more than 400 appearances for Bayern and won 27 honours there, including ten Bundesliga titles and two UEFA Champions League titles in 2013 and 2020, both as part of trebles. He moved to Real Madrid in 2021 and won La Liga, the Supercopa and the Champions League in his first season, and in 2024 he won La Liga and the Champions League again, becoming the only player to win the Champions League twice with different teams. He debuted for Austria in 2009 aged 17, has more than 110 caps and has played at UEFA Euro 2016, Euro 2020 and the 2026 FIFA World Cup. He has been voted Austrian Footballer of the Year ten times.