Matthias Seidl (born 24 January 2001) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Austrian Bundesliga club Rapid Wien and the Austria national team.

Club career Seidl started his senior team career with SV Kuchl in the Austrian fourth tier Salzburger Liga helping them win promotion to into the third tier Regionalliga Salzburg in 2019. For the 2021–22 season he joined second division team Blau-Weiß Linz, becoming one of their key players in winning the league title and being promoted to the Austrian Football Bundesliga at the end of the 2022–23 season and being named player of the season in the 2. Liga.

In June 2023 Rapid Wien announced that Seidl would join the club prior to 2022–23 season.

International career Seidl was called up to the Austria national team for a set of UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches in September 2023.

He then made his national team debut in September 2023 when he came on as a substitute for Konrad Laimer in the 87th minute of the World Cup qualifying game against Sweden.

Personal life Seidl is the brother of fellow footballer Simon Seidl.

Career statistics Club

+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSV Kuchl2018–19Salzburger Liga22———222019–20Regionalliga Salzburg52———522020–21Regionalliga Salzburg34———34Total108———108Blau-Weiß Linz2021–22Austrian 2. Liga30934——33132022–23Austrian 2. Liga261232——2914Total56216600006227Rapid Wien2023–24Austrian Bundesliga3255241—4182024–25Austrian Bundesliga32220162—5032025–26Austrian Bundesliga28340102—4252026–27Austrian Bundesliga711160—142Total9911123365—14719Career total164401893650021956

International

+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsAustria202330202451Total81

Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Seidl goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Matthias Seidl No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 10 October 2024 Raiffeisen Arena, Linz, Austria 4–0 4–0 2024–25 UEFA Nations League B

Honours Blau-Weiß Linz 2. Liga: 2022–23

Individual 2. Liga Player of the Season: 2022–23 2. Liga Team of the Season: 2022–23

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