Valentin Sulzbacher
_63.jpg) Sulzbacher in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 March 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Austria | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Red Bull Salzburg | ||
| Number | 38 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ASKÖ Ohlsdorf | |||
| 2015–2023 | Red Bull Salzburg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2025 | FC Liefering | 28 | (2) |
| 2024– | Red Bull Salzburg | 7 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Austria U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2025– | Austria U21 | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 June 2025 | |||
Valentin Sulzbacher (born 11 March 2005) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg.
Club career
[edit]Sulzbacher is a youth product of Red Bull Salzburg, where he signed his first professional contract in July 2024, after having started his professional career with FC Liefering in the 2. Liga in April 2022.[1][2]
By the 2024–25 season, he had established himself as a starter with FC Liefering, but also with Red Bull Salzburg's youth team in the UEFA Youth League, captaining[3] the side that reached the semi-final of the competition.[4] He however missed this last game of the competition, having already been added to Red Bull Salzburg's senior team.[5][6]
Sulzbacher made his debut with RB Salzburg in a 2–1 Austrian Bundesliga win over Blau Weiss Linz on 6 April 2025.[7][8][9]
International career
[edit]Sulzbacher is a youth international for Austria, having played with teams from the under-19 to the under-21.[10]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 14 December 2025
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Liefering | 2021–22 | 2. Liga | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | 2. Liga | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| 2024–25 | 2. Liga | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||||
| 2025–26 | 2. Liga | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 28 | 2 | — | — | — | 28 | 2 | |||||
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2024–25 | Austrian Bundesliga | 6 | 0 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | Austrian Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 2 | ||
- ^ Appearance in FIFA Club World Cup
References
[edit]- ^ "Valentin Sulzbacher erhält Vertrag bis 2027". FC Red Bull Salzburg (in German). 1 July 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
- ^ "FC Liefering - Heim-Kehraus gegen Lafnitz". redbulls (in German). Archived from the original on 22 May 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
- ^ "Salzburgs U19 schlug Atletico Madrid im Achtelfinale der Youth League". DER STANDARD (in Austrian German). Retrieved 19 June 2025.
- ^ Linden, Peter (25 April 2025). "Die bessere Mannschaft - aber zwei Schüsse zerstörten Salzburgs Träume". PETERLINDEN.LIVE (in German). Retrieved 19 June 2025.
- ^ "Jungbullen mit breiter Brust: "Nur Finale kann Ziel sein"". Laola1.at (in German). Retrieved 19 June 2025.
- ^ "Youth League: Trabzon steht Salzburgs Traumfinale im Weg". sport.ORF.at (in German). 25 April 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
- ^ "Debütant statt Millionen-Einkauf: War es das für Bobby Clark?". Laola1.at (in German). Archived from the original on 12 October 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
- ^ Steinbichler, Sebastian (7 April 2025). "Große Überraschung aus Salzburgs zweiter Reihe". Kronen (in German). Retrieved 19 June 2025.
- ^ "Debütant Sulzbacher: "Bin richtig glücklich"". kicker (in German). Retrieved 19 June 2025.
- ^ "Verkürzter Urlaub für unsere Nationalteam-Spieler". FC Red Bull Salzburg (in German). 28 May 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
External links
[edit]- Valentin Sulzbacher at Soccerway