Alexander Prass (born 26 May 2001) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder or left wing-back for club TSG Hoffenheim and the Austria national team.
Club career Born in Hellmonsödt, Upper Austria, Prass began his career as a youth player at LASK. Between 2009 and 2010 he played at FC Pasching before returning to LASK. For the 2012–13 season he moved to the youth team of Red Bull Salzburg, where he would later also play in the academy.
In March 2019 he was named for the first time in the matchday squad of Salzburg feeder team FC Liefering for a game against SK Vorwärts Steyr, but did not come on. He made his debut for Liefering in the second flight in the same month when he came on as an 87th minute substitute for Karim Adeyemi against Austria Wien II. In two and a half years with Liefering, he made a total of 59 second division appearances, in which he scored twelve goals.
For the 2021–22 season he moved to Ö Bundesliga club Sturm Graz, where he received a contract until June 2024, extending this for a year in July 2022 to keep him at the club until the end of the 2024–25 season.
On 5 August 2024, Prass signed for Bundesliga club TSG Hoffenheim on a long-term contract.
International career Prass made his Austrian U-18 debut on 9 October 2018 against Switzerland's U-18 squad. Just two days later, he scored his first goal for an Austrian squad, this time against Switzerland. In October 2019, he made his debut for the Austrian U-19 squad in a match against Wales U-19. By March 2021, he had made his debut for the Austrian U-21 squad against Saudi Arabia.
In November 2022, the winger received his first call-up to the senior Austrian national team.National team squad for the matches against Andorra and Italy nominated oefb.at, November 8, 2022, retrieved November 8, 2022. He made his senior debut later that month in a match against the Andorra national team. In May 2024, he was named in Austria's preliminary squad for the 2024 European ChampionshipRangnick nominates large squad for UEFA EURO 2024 oefb.at, May 21, 2024, retrieved June 4, 2024 and was eventually included in the final squad.National team squad for UEFA EURO 2024 confirmed oefb.at, June 7, 2024, retrieved June 8, 2024 Austria was eliminated in the round of 16, losing 1–2 to the Turkey national team, but Prass appeared in all four of Austria's matches during the tournament.
On 18 May 2026, Prass was selected in Ralf Rangnick’s 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, marking Austria’s first appearance in the tournament since 1998.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsFC Liefering2018–19Austrian 2. Liga4000———402019–20Austrian 2. Liga27600———2762020–21Austrian 2. Liga28600———286Total591200———5912Sturm Graz2021–22Austrian Bundesliga28020—70—3702022–23Austrian Bundesliga32360—80—4632023–24Austrian Bundesliga30761—111—479Total9010141—261—13012TSG Hoffenheim2024–25Bundesliga23020—60—3102025–26Bundesliga32320———343Total55340—60—653Career total20425183003210025427
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsAustria2022102023202024100202530202681Total241
Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Affengruber goal.
+ List of international goals scored by David AffengruberNo.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 1 October 2026 Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland 23 1–2 2–2 2026–27 UEFA Nations League B
Honours Sturm Graz Austrian Bundesliga: 2023–24 Austrian Cup: 2022–23, 2023–24
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