Stefan Schwab

Stefan Schwab
	Schwab playing for Rapid Wien in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Stefan Schwab
Date of birth	27 September 1990
Place of birth	Saalfelden, Austria
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	PAOK
Number	22
Youth career
2000–2004	1. Saalfeldner SK
2004–2009	Red Bull Salzburg
Senior career*
Years	Team
2009–2011	Red Bull Salzburg
2010–2011	→ Lustenau (loan)
2011	→ Admira Wacker (loan)
2011–2014	Admira Wacker
2014–2020	Rapid Wien
2020–	PAOK
National team‡
2009	Austria U19
2009	Austria U20
2010–2012	Austria U21
2017–	Austria
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 December 2021; ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 November 2017

Stefan Schwab (German pronunciation: [ˈʃtɛfan ˈʃvaːp][1] or [-faːn-];[2] born 27 September 1990) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Super League Greece club PAOK and the Austria national team.[3]

Club career

Early career

Swab was born in Saalfenten on 27 September 1990. From an early age he enjoyed sports, and, in addition to football, he was involved in biathlon, skiing, and ski jumping. His love for football prevailed, and at the age of 13 he decided to dedicate himself there entirely.

Red Bull Salzburg and Lustenau

Initially in the local team and from the age of 14 at the Salzburg Academies, where he stayed from 2004 to 2011, reaching in 2009 the Second Team with which he played in the second division of the Austrian Football Bundesliga, while he also participated in training sessions of the first team. In 2010 he was loaned to Lustenau and counted 24 appearances, six goals and seven assists. He returned but did not stay long, as he left with a new loan for Admira Wacker, with whom he celebrated his rise in the big category.

Admira Wacker

Admira Wacker activated the purchase option entered into the loan agreement and Swab moved there permanently. He stayed at the club until 2014 and took a leading role from the beginning and many responsibilities within the four lines. He played in a total of 114 games, scored 20 goals, served another 14 and naturally aroused the interest of the bigger teams.

Rapid Wien

In June 2014, Rapid Wien bought him from Admira Wacker for just 400,000 euros and finally found one of its leaders in his person for the next six years. Schwab in Rapid excelled in domestic and European competitions. He wore the captain's armband, played in 241 games, scored 51 goals and provided as many assists and even reached the National team of his country. [4]

PAOK

On 1 August 2020, PAOK officially announced the signing of the Austrian midfielder on two-year contract, with an option for a third year.[5] On 5 November 2020, he scored in a 4-1 home win 2020–21 UEFA Europa League group stage game against PSV Eindhoven helping PAOK to increase the possibility of qualifying for the next phase of the UEFA Europa League.[6] Throughout the season he was the key player in the center of the team. He played in a total of 48 games, offering 9 goals and 9 assists. In the final of the season, he celebrated the Greek Cup. PAOK faced OSFP and prevailed with a score of 2-1. Schwap played throughout the match, while he was the one who won the penalty with which PAOK opened the score.

On 12 August 2021, he scored in a crucial 2-0 home win game against Bohemian F.C., helping PAOK to qualify for the next UEFA Europa Conference League play-off round.[7] On 9 December, he scored in a 2-0 UEFA Europa Conference League home win game against Lincoln City F.C., sealing the qualification of the club in the phase of Knockout round play-offs, for the first time in the last five years. [8]

International career

Schwab got his first call up to the senior Austria squad for a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifier Liechtenstein in October 2015.[9]

Career statistics

As of 10 December 2021

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Red Bull Juniors	2008–09	Austrian First League	9	2	0	0	—		—		9	2
	2009–10	Austrian First League	20	2	2	2	—		—		22	4
	Total		29	4	2	2	—		—		31	6
Lustenau (loan)	2010–11	Austrian First League	21	6	3	0	—		—		24	6
Admira	2010–11	Austrian First League	12	4	0	0	—		—		12	4
	2011–12	Austrian Bundesliga	27	4	2	0	—		—		29	4
	2012–13		33	7	2	0	4	1	—		39	8
	2013–14		30	4	4	0	—		—		34	4
	Total		102	19	8	0	4	1	—		114	20
Rapid	2014–15	Austrian Bundesliga	30	4	4	1	2	0	—		36	5
	2015–16		36	8	4	0	10	1	—		50	9
	2016–17		27	5	5	2	7	2	—		39	9
	2017–18		31	12	3	1	—		—		34	13
	2018–19		32	4	6	0	12	2	—		50	6
	2019–20		30	8	2	1	—		—		32	9
	Total		186	41	24	5	31	5	—		241	51
PAOK	2020–21	Super League Greece	33	7	6	1	9	1	—		48	9
PAOK	2021–22	Super League Greece	14	1	1	0	9	2	—		24	3
Career total			383	78	43	8	53	9	0	0	479	90

Honours

Club

Admira Wacker

Austrian First League: 2010–11

PAOK

Greek Cup: 2020–21[10]

References

Dudenredaktion; Kleiner, Stefan; Knöbl, Ralf (2015) [First published 1962]. Das Aussprachewörterbuch [The Pronunciation Dictionary] (in German) (7th ed.). Berlin: Dudenverlag. pp. 771, 804. ISBN 978-3-411-04067-4.
Krech, Eva-Maria; Stock, Eberhard; Hirschfeld, Ursula; Anders, Lutz Christian (2009). Deutsches Aussprachewörterbuch [German Pronunciation Dictionary] (in German). Berlin: Walter de Gruyter. pp. 913, 951. ISBN 978-3-11-018202-6.
"S. Schwab". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
"Neuzugänge beim SK Rapid" [New signings at SK Rapid] (in German). SK Rapid Wien. 4 June 2014. Archived from the original on 7 August 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
"ΠΑΟΚ: Στα ασπρόμαυρα επίσημα ο Σβαμπ". www.sport24.gr. 1 August 2020.
"ΠΑΟΚ - Αϊντχόφεν 4-1: Μαγεία με Γκαρσία" (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. 5 November 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
"ΠΑΟΚ - Μποέμιανς 2-0: Ο Μπίσεσβαρ με γκολ και ασίστ τον οδήγησε στα playoffs του Conference League". 12 August 2021.
"ΠΑΟΚ-Λίνκολν 2-0: Και τον Φλεβάρη θα παίζει Ευρώπη ο "Δικέφαλος"!" (in Greek). www.novasports.gr. 9 December 2021.
"Austria vs Liechtenstein". skysports.com. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
"Paok win Greek cup final over Olympiakos". Greek City Times. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.

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[1] Dudenredaktion; Kleiner, Stefan; Knöbl, Ralf (2015) [First published 1962]. Das Aussprachewörterbuch [The Pronunciation Dictionary] (in German) (7th ed.). Berlin: Dudenverlag. pp. 771, 804. ISBN 978-3-411-04067-4.

[2] Krech, Eva-Maria; Stock, Eberhard; Hirschfeld, Ursula; Anders, Lutz Christian (2009). Deutsches Aussprachewörterbuch [German Pronunciation Dictionary] (in German). Berlin: Walter de Gruyter. pp. 913, 951. ISBN 978-3-11-018202-6.

[3] "S. Schwab". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 21 August 2014.

[4] "Neuzugänge beim SK Rapid" [New signings at SK Rapid] (in German). SK Rapid Wien. 4 June 2014. Archived from the original on 7 August 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2015.

[5] "ΠΑΟΚ: Στα ασπρόμαυρα επίσημα ο Σβαμπ". www.sport24.gr. 1 August 2020.

[6] "ΠΑΟΚ - Αϊντχόφεν 4-1: Μαγεία με Γκαρσία" (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. 5 November 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.

[7] "ΠΑΟΚ - Μποέμιανς 2-0: Ο Μπίσεσβαρ με γκολ και ασίστ τον οδήγησε στα playoffs του Conference League". 12 August 2021.

[8] "ΠΑΟΚ-Λίνκολν 2-0: Και τον Φλεβάρη θα παίζει Ευρώπη ο "Δικέφαλος"!" (in Greek). www.novasports.gr. 9 December 2021.

[9] "Austria vs Liechtenstein". skysports.com. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.

[paokcup-10] "Paok win Greek cup final over Olympiakos". Greek City Times. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.