Interesting facts about footballer David Alaba

David Alaba is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. He is a regular member of the German national football team and has represented them in two World Cups so far. He has previously played for Real Madrid and Bayern Munich. As of August 2019, Alaba has 371 appearances for his club and 63 caps for the German national team.

Alaba was born in 1974

Alaba was born in Dormagen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany in 1974. His family moved to Gelsenkirchen when he was four years old, where his father Gert Alaba had signed for local club FC Schalke 04. Gert would go on to become the club’s manager before his death in 2010. As a toddler, Alaba became a pupil at the local St. Ursula’s School and later attended the local Gelsenkirchen Hauptschule before joining Schalke’s youth setup at the age of 15. He made his professional debut for the club in a 2–0 defeat to Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga on 16 October 1992. By the way, if you are betting on sports and want to get a bonus code, go to https://odds2win.bet/bonuses/nepal/22bet and collect your bonuses.

He is the son of Gert Alaba

Alaba is the son of Gert and Maria Alaba. He has an older sister named Birgit. His family moved to Australia when he was 11 years old, then to Singapore when he was 13. Before moving to Germany, his father managed Malaysia’s national team. While at school in Australia, Alaba played for local side Mount Druitt Saints. He later attended Nanyang Technical College in Singapore, where he played for their football team. In 1992, Alaba returned to Germany and started his professional career with Schalke. The same year, he became a German national. In 1993, he joined the youth setup at Bayern Munich, where he would remain until 2003.

He was part of the Australian youth team that won the 1992 AFL Grand Final

Alaba was not a regular part of an Australian senior side until 2010, when he was called up for the O’Roarke Cup in Singapore. He was a late inclusion in Tony Popovic’s squad for the World All Stars match against the German national side. Alaba came on as a 63rd-minute substitute for Andrew McLeod and helped lead the charge that saw the Australian side triumph 2–1.

Alaba has represented Australian in international competitions

Despite not representing Australia at senior level until 2010, Alaba has been involved with the Australian national team since his early days with Schalke. He has featured for Australia at under-23 level in 2002 and 2003. He became a full international in 2010, appearing in a friendly match against Singapore. He scored his first goal for Australia in his second appearance, an UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying match against Turkey. At the same tournament, he scored against Slovenia and Poland. He was also part of the squad for the Confederations Cup the following year, but did not feature in any matches.

Alaba has been nominated for the FIFA World Player of the Year award twice

Alaba has been nominated for the FIFA World Player of the Year award twice. In 2010, he finished third behind Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Fourteen months later, he was in the running for the award once more with just two games left to play in the 2018–19 season. Alaba finished the season as a first-team regular, despite missing matches through injury, and featured in every one of Bayern Munich’s last 18 games. He finished as the Bundesliga’s top scorer with 34 goals.

Alaba has been involved in a number of high-profile incidents while playing for Bayern

While Alaba was a regular in the Bayern first team during his time at the Bundesliga club, he was also involved in a number of high-profile incidents. He was arrested in Thailand in April 2011 while on holiday with the German national side. He was held for two days before being deported. On 18 August 2019, Alaba was banned from all football-related activities for four months due to him making ‘unintentional gestures’ during a league match against Dortmund. The ban is effective from the start of the season and will see Alaba miss the games against Hamburger SV, Cologne and Mainz. Follow the link and read more about David Alaba.

Alaba is a talented artist

Alaba is a talented artist, and has been known to paint match scenes after games. He also has a black belt in Taekwondo, and trains three times a week. The midfielder is currently based in Cologne and has represented Germany at every level, including seven caps for the senior side. He is represented by IMG and is contracted to the German league until the end of the 2021 season.

Alaba’s younger brother Fabio, who is also a footballer, used to play alongside him at school and in the youth national teams. He currently plays for FC Gütersloh in the German third tier. The two siblings became the first set of brothers to play for different German football clubs when Fabio moved to TSG 1899 Hoffenheim in January 2019. In May 2019, it was reported that Alaba was close to agreeing a deal to join the Australian club Perth Glory. However, the move collapsed after he was informed that he would not be allowed to leave Germany soon after due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. He remains with Bayern Munich.