Northern Ireland v Austria

MIDFIELDERS

FORWARDS

KONRAD LAIMER RB LEIPZIG

VALENTINO LAZARO HERTHA BERLIN

MARKO ARNAUTOVIC WEST HAM UNITED

Age Caps 0 Goals 0

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Age Caps

22 17

Age Caps 75 Goals 20 29

Goals 0

One of the youngest members of the Austrian squad, Laimer is yet to appear for the senior team but has been an unused substitute on four occasions. A regular for the Under-17s, Under-19s, Under-20s and Under-21s, Laimer is already a three-time league and cup winner with previous club Salzburg.

Versatile midfielder Lazaro is viewed as one of Austria's brightest talents and can be deployed on the left wing, right wing or through the middle. He made his Salzburg debut aged just 16 - becoming their youngest ever player - and had played over 100 games while still in his teens.

It was Arnautovic's goal in Vienna last month against Michael O'Neill's men that proved to be the difference between the two sides. With 75 caps, the West Ham forward is the most experienced player in this Austrian squad. Andreas Herzog, Austria's most capped player, called him the country's best player for 30 years when he first broke through.

XAVER SCHLAGER RED BULL SALZBURG

THOMAS GOIGINGER LASK LINZ

GUIDO BURGSTALLER SCHALKE

Age Caps 6 Goals 0

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Age Caps

29 23

Age Caps 0 Goals 0

25

Goals 1

Another of the large Salzburg contingent in this Austria squad, Schalger's six caps have all been won in friendlies so far. He played in two of his country's Under-21 qualifiers in their Euro 2019 campaign, scoring a second half brace in the 5-0 win over Armenia in October 2017.

Schalke striker Burgstaller spent a brief spell with Cardiff when they were a Championship club but he only made three appearances before having his contract terminated by mutual consent in January 2015. He first appeared for Austria's senior team in 2012 and his only goal came in October 2017.

Goiginger has been called up to the Austrian senior squad for the first time during this international break. He joined LASK in his home town of Linz in the summer of 2017. Prior to that he worked his way up the leagues in Austria. His previous clubs include Union Vocklamarkt, TSV Neumarkt, SV Grodig and FC Blau-Weiss Linz.

LOUIS SCHAUB FC KOLN

ALESSANDRO SCHOPF SCHALKE

MICHAEL GREGORITSCH AUGSBURG

Age Caps

23 11

Age Caps

24 21

Age Caps 9 Goals 1

24

Goals 5

Goals 4

Born in Germany, Schaub represented Austria at various youth age groups. He has had no trouble with senior international football having scored three times in the qualifiers for the most recent World Cup. All of those came in the space of two months against Georgia, Serbia and Moldova.

Schopf plays for last year's German Bundesliga runners-ups Schalke and he signed a new contract in February. The midfielder was part of Bayern Munich's youth team but never appeared for the Bavarian club's senior side. Has scored twice for his country in 2018 already.

Gregoritsch became the youngest scorer in the history of the Austrian Bundesliga when he found the net three days before his 16th birthday in 2010. His father, Werner, was his manager that day and is the current coach of Austria's Under-21s. Scored 13 goals for German club Augsburg last year.

PETER ZULJ STURM GRAZ

Age Caps 8 Goals 0

25

Started both of Austria's first two UEFA Nations League fixtures having lined up in central midfield against Northern Ireland at the Ernst-Happel-Stadion, and it was Zulj who provided the assist for the game's only goal. His international bow only came in March but he has been a regular since.

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