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.