David Olatukunbo Alaba is an Austrian professional footballer who plays for German club Bayern Munich and the Austria national team. He has made over 350 appearances for Bayern, winning 20 honours including nine Bundesliga titles and the UEFA Champions League in 2013 and 2020. Alaba was voted Austrian Footballer of the Year six consecutive times from 2011 to 2016. He holds Austria’s record as the second youngest player to play for their senior national team, debuting for them in 2009 as a 17-year-old.
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David Olatukunbo Alaba is an Austrian professional footballer who plays for German club Bayern Munich and the Austria national team. He has made over 350 appearances for Bayern, winning 20 honours including nine Bundesliga titles and the UEFA Champions League in 2013 and 2020. Alaba was voted Austrian Footballer of the Year six consecutive times from 2011 to 2016. He holds Austria’s record as the second youngest player to play for their senior national team, debuting for them in 2009 as a 17-year-old. He is a versatile player who can play in a multitude of roles, including central midfield and right and left wing, but primarily plays as a centre-back or left-back. He was named in the UEFA Team of the year three times, and has earned over 70 caps for Austria. In December 2013, Alaba signed a new contract with Bayern Munich, which expires in 2018. He made his debut in a 3. Liga match against Dynamo Dresden in August 2009 and scored his first professional goal for FC Bayern Munich II on 29 August 2009.
In January 2011, he joined TSG 1899 Hoffenheim on loan until the end of the 2010–11 season. He returned to Bayern at the start of the 2011–12 season, where he became a regular member of the first-team squad. On 2 April 2013, he scored the fastest goal in Champions League history to set Bayern on their way to a 2–0 win over Juventus. During the 2013–14 season, he played in the German Super Cup against Borussia Dortmund, and two matches in the FIFA Club World Cup; the first against Guangzhou Evergrande and the second against Raja Casablanca. On December 18, 2014, he was named the third year running of the Austrian Footballers’ Association’s Player of the Season for the second year running. He also won the Golden Ball award for his performance in the 2014 World Cup qualifying campaign.
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