Xaver Schlager, born 28 September 1997 (age 28), is an Austrian midfielder currently with RB Leipzig. He is primarily a defensive midfielder, the sort of role that tends to attract notice only when something has gone wrong, which is usually no bad thing.
His most productive league season came at Red Bull Salzburg in 2018-19, when he scored five goals in 26 appearances. That was a decent return for a player whose main work sits deeper, and it marked him out as more than just another tidy recycler in midfield.
Schlager is now at RB Leipzig, with his market value sitting at around £8.5m according to Transfermarkt. His career has been built around central midfield discipline, with enough output at Salzburg to show there is more to his game than containment.
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