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Austrian international David Alaba has signed for Real Madrid. The 28-year-old has joined the club from Bayern Munich. He is a vastly experienced player and boasts an impressive record at the top level of European football which has seen him pick up 28 trophies, including two UEFA Champions Leagues, two FIFA Club World Cups, two UEFA European Super Cups and 10 Bundesliga titles.
He made 431 appearances for Bayern Munich, which made him the foreign player with the most appearances in the club’s history. Alaba has also been named in the UEFA Team of the Year three times and has been voted Austria’s player of the year seven times, and will play in the forthcoming European Championship for his country.
The new Madrid signing is a versatile defender, who is comfortable at centre-back or left-back, but can also play in central midfield. After starting his career with SV Aspern and Austria Vienna, Alaba joined FC Bayern in the summer of 2008, making his senior debut at the age of 17. Before he earned a first-team place, he briefly played for 1899 Hoffenheim in the 2010/11 season. Apart from possessing defensive attributes like strength and pace, he is also a very technical player and is a fine striker of the ball from free-kicks. Alaba scored 33 goals for Bayern Munich.
