David Alaba biography

Winning two continental trebles in a decade is not something many footballers have achieved, but Bayern Munich defender

could certainly boast about being one of the lucky few to do so, which is why many or in fact everyone in the world of football knows who Alaba is. But since hearing someone’s name or watching them play football is not really knowing the footballer himself both on and off the pitch, it is worth having a look at

David Alaba bio

to know more about the person as a whole.

The Austria international is regarded to be one of the greatest defenders of his generation and the whole history of football, who is agile enough with high-precision passing abilities to play as a left-back, while also being strong and tactically aware enough to play as a center-back and hold off the opposition strikers. Surely many would like to read more about David Alaba biography, which is why we have provided below a list of details about the Austrian footballer’s life both on and off the pitch.

David Alaba date of birth

is 24 June 1992, which means that he is to turn 29 years old in June 2021. He shares his birthday with many footballers, including Diego Alves, Kevin Nolan, Barcelona’s Luis Garcia, Micah Richards, and one of the greatest, if not the greatest, footballers in history of the sports,

legend Lionel Messi, as all of them were also born in 24 June.

Being a world-class superstar of a football player and playing for one of the most elite clubs in Europe and the whole world, it is quite easy for people to know where a footballer is originally from, which is why

David Alaba nationality

is common knowledge. David Alaba is a born and raised Austrian, who was born in the largest city and the capital of Austria, Vienna.

While people from all religions and beliefs live in harmony in Austria, Christianity is still the predominant religion in this country and almost all of Europe, which is why

David Alaba religion

is also Christianity as the former Austria Wien footballer comes from a religious household and is a Seventh-Day Adventist, who holds a special place in his heart for the faith that he has.

Alaba also believes that his faith and religion have helped him quite a lot throughout his personal and professional lives. He stated in an interview that his parents raised him with the faith as he believed in Jesus from quite a young age, making the best of his efforts to read the bible as much as he could.

The details and bits of information mentioned above about

David Alaba biography

are well-known by enough people in football for them to become common knowledge. There are, however, other details about the defender’s life both on and off the pitch that are worth looking into. So read on as we provide further information on David Alaba biography and the life that he has led so far.

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Everything you need to know about David Alaba bio

There are certainly a number of facts and details about David Alaba biography that could pique your interest. Below, you will find all the information available on the Bayern Munich defender’s personal and professional lives.

David Alaba information

Before Taking a detailed and more in-depth look at

David Alaba childhood

, professional career and stats, we have provided you a list of basic information about the Austrian footballer, which will give an overview of his current status.

Bio

• Full name:

  David Olatukunbo Alaba

• Nickname:

  TBA

Physical Stats

• Height:

  1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)

• Eye color:

  Dark Brown

• Hair color:

  Black

Football Information

• Position:

  Center-back

• Jersey number:

  27

• Professional debut:

  16/8/2009

Personal Information

• Date of birth:  

  24 June 1992

• Place of birth:

  Vienna, Austria

• Marital status:

  Not married

• Zodiac sign:

  Cancer

With the more basic information about David Alaba out of the way, let us delve into the specific details about the center-back’s life and see how he has been able to reach such success at such a young age.

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David Alaba early life

David Olatukunbo Alaba was to a Filipino nurse, Gina, and a literal Nigerian prince and former musician, George Alaba, on 24 June, 1992. The Austrian center-back grew up in a family of four, which included his parents and his younger sister, Rose May Alaba, who is also active in the field of music as a singer and got to represent her country at the 2017 Europa Music Contest, while also performing the theme song for the 2017 Special Olympics World Winter Games.

David Alaba life story

is quite an interesting one, as the young David grew up in quite a cosmopolitan family, with his father being not only a Nigerian prince, but also the first black soldier in the Austrian army, and his mother being named Miss Philippines during her days of youth. Alaba’s footballing talents were obvious from a young age, as he constantly displayed signs of being a child prodigy in football, during the days that he used to play with his friends on the playground.

Seeing how David managed to wow everyone with his playstyle at such a young age, his father signed him up for the local club, SV Aspern, from where it did not take long for the prodigy to move to a bigger and better club, named

at the age of 10. Alaba quickly managed to rise up the ranks at his new club, which was in part thanks to his immense versatility that allowed him to play in any position other than as a goalkeeper.

The youngster’s way to the top was quite shorter than some of the other footballers, as his talents and impressive technique helped him get called up for his former club’s first team at the age of 15 years old. Finding such as talent is still a rarity despite how modern and industrialized football has gotten over the recent years, which is Bayern Munich were quick to make their move after their scouts reported about Alaba’s outstanding performances.

The Austrian prodigy only got to make five appearances for Austria Wien’s reserve team, as the Bavarians acquired his services from the Austrian side in the summer of 2008 and he moved to Bundesliga with no time to kill.

Even though he had the raw talent to become a world-class player, he still lacked the experience needed to become a first-team starter, which is why he started out his career in Germany in Bayern Munich’s youth side, playing in the U-17 and U-19 divisions, before getting his big break and getting promoted to the reserve team a year later in the 2009/10 season and starting his senior career in Germany’s

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David Alaba profile

Joining Bayern Munich’s reserves side in 2009, David Alaba was quick to find his feet and score his first professional goal on 29 August 2009. It did not take long for the Austrian defender to be called up to Bayern’s first team, as he was named in the club’s squad for the 2009/10

. He was assigned the number 27 shirt as he managed to prove his worth and stay with the first team from then on.

He made his debut for Bayern Munich as a 59th-minute substitute in a DFB-Pokal match against Spielvereinigung Greuther Fürth, in which he came on for Christianl Lell and managed to make his very first assist in a matter of minutes, setting up Franck Ribery to give Bayern the lead. With this debut, Alaba became the then youngest footballer in Bayern Munich history, a record which was broken two times since, once by

in 2013. and once again by Jamal Musiala in 2020.

After a promising debut season at Bayern Munich, David Alaba was sent on loan to TSG Hoffenheim until the end of the 2010/11 season in January 2011 to hone his skills and improve even further by getting more playtime at his new club. Joining Hoffenheim in January, Alaba got to score his first Bundesliga goal in the match against FC St. Pauli, which ended in a 2-2 draw.

After spending six months at

, Alaba believed that another year on loan would do his game good, but the then Bayern manager Jupp Heynckes believed otherwise, as he brought him back to his own team after the 2010/11 season. From the very beginning of the 2011-12 season, Alaba managed to become a regular first-team starter for Bayern, as he went on to score his first goal for the club in a 1-2 loss against Hannover 96. The young prodigy was also named the Austrian Footballer of the Year back in 2011 on 20 December.

Having been named the Austrian Footballer of the Year for a second time on 18 December 2012, he won the award for the third year running on 20 December, and signed a new contract extension with Bayern Munich until 2018. While not much of a great news for Bayern, Alaba’s misplaced pass in the Bundesliga match against his former club, Hoffenheim, resulted in

scoring the join-fastest goal in Bundesliga history only nine seconds into the match.

It is also worth mentioning that Alaba’s award-winning spree in Austria did not end after his third year, with him winning the award for an impressive six years straight, before his spree finally coming to an end in 2017. Of course it did not take him long to once again get his hands on the award, as he was named the Austrian Footballer of the Year for one more time in 2020.

While the Austrian talent used to be deployed primarily as a left-back, he took on the role of Bayern’s center-back due to a shortage of center-backs at Bayern Munich under Hansi Flick’s management. Thanks to his immense versatility, Flick’s decision turned Alaba from one of the best left-backs in the world to one of the best center-backs in the world, which also helped quite significantly in their fight towards their second continental treble of the decade.

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Style of play

When it comes to versatility and being able to play in a multitude of positions, few come close to how comfortable Alaba is with being deployed almost anywhere on the pitch. Not only is he a jack of all trades, but he is also a master of defense as he is most comfortable playing as a left-back or a center-back. He has multiple points of strength in his game, with an impressive defensive awareness which helps him solidify Bayern’s backline, while being able to tackle his opponents with precision or even intercept the ball before it reaches the opposition strikers.

Other than being a master of defense, the Austrian footballer has quite a noteworthy control of the ball, being able to dribble his way past opposition defenders from the left-flank to cross the ball into the box for the likes of

. It just seems to never end with David Alaba, however, as he is also a brilliant free-kick taker, who has managed to score nine goals from direct free kicks throughout his career.

Being a good free kick taker is not only due to his shot precision, but also thanks to his shot power, which has helped him score bangers of a goal during his tenure at Bayern Munich. All in all, Alaba is the dream signing of every manager, as they can deploy the Austrian center-back as they please and he will still be able to deliver and prove his worth.

Reception

As a talented and quite determined footballer, many in the world of football have been impressed by the feats that the Austrian has achieved and the way he has performed at

. He managed to wow everyone, including his former manager Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, from the very beginning, as the German manager was impressed by how well the young prodigy had performed during his debut in the UEFA Champions League, believing that no one could have guessed that it was his very first time playing in such a prestigious competition.

Goal celebration

Some of the footballers in today’s world tend to “invent” their own unique style of celebrating the goals that they have scored. Footballers such as

and

are only two of the more famous examples of the bunch, with the former having his ‘Siuuu’ celebration, and the latter copying his younger brother’s celebration by crossing his arms.

In David Alaba’s case, however, it seems that the Austrian center-back does not have any notable styles of goal celebration, which is not much of a surprise as usually those with the responsibility of scoring the goals come up with their own trademark celebration styles.

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David Alaba outside football

Being one of the best in the business and playing for one of the most elite clubs in the world, David Alaba has managed to gain notable fame throughout the years, which helped the Austrian land a deal with sportswear giants Adidas, who currently sponsor Alaba and his team. Other than being sponsored by a sportswear company, the center-back also has his own line of accessories that are sold under the official brand of ‘da27’, which obviously stands for David Alaba-27. The website sells Alaba’s favorite style of glasses, some logo packs and a line of curved caps.

He was also chosen to pose for the Austrian version of EA Sports’ FIFA 15 and FIFA 16 alongside

. His current FIFA 21 overall rating stands at 84, with a 3-star skill moves and a 4-star weak foot rating.

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David Alaba personal life

In this section, we will be taking a look at David Alaba’s personal life, from his family and possible children, to his humanitarian and philanthropic acts and endeavors. Read on to find out more about his personal life.

Family, children and relationships

As mentioned earlier, Alaba comes from a cosmopolitan family, with his father being a Nigerian prince and his mother being a Filipino nurse. While details about his family and marital status were revealed early on, it should be stated that Alaba is not married, but is in quite a serious relationship with Shalimar Heppner, with whom he has fathered a child, whose face is yet to be seen by the world.

Philanthropy

Just like many of the world-famous footballers, David Alaba has had his own fair share of activity in philanthropic endeavors, as the Austria international was seen taking a time off his busy schedule to hand-deliver gifts and presents to asylum seekers to show take part in the Respect Refugees Campaign. He also regularly auctions his autographed boots and shirts on United Charity, a non-profit organization which uses 100% of the proceeds to support children’s aid programs and projects across Germany and other countries as well.

Legal issues

There are no reports of any legal issues regarding David Alaba.

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David Alaba career statistics

Following the information revealed about the Austrian defender’s personal life outside of football, we will now be analyzing his career stats and taking a detailed look into his professional career both on club and international levels.

Club

Despite joining Austria Wien at the age of 10 and quickly rising up the ranks, David Alaba has appeared for Bayern Munich the most, only making 18 appearances at Hoffenheim. In total, he has managed to make more than 490 appearances since the beginning of his career, scoring an outstanding 43 goals and providing an even more impressive 61 assists as of 27 January 2021.

His time as a left-back has been the most fruitful despite him currently as a center-back. The Bayern Munich man has appeared more than 240 times as a left-back, from where he has scored 20 goals, providing 42 assists as well.

International

David Alaba has been an integral part of any team that he has played for, specially the Austria national team, for whom he made his debut on 14 October 2009 at the age of 17 years 3 months and 20 days old. He almost single-handedly managed to qualify his country for the UEFA Euro 2016 with a Panenka goal from the penalty spot in the match against Sweden, which ended in a 4-1 win for Austria. Overall, Alaba has 76 international caps, during which he has managed to score 14 goals and provide 16 assists.

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David Alaba honors

Playing for a club such as Bayern Munich in Bundesliga or

in Ligue 1, is almost always a guarantee of trophies, awards and honors flowing in without ever stopping, which is why the Austrian center-back has managed to make himself quite a full trophy cabinet to showcase his collective and individual honors. As of 27 January 27, 2021, Alaba has won 9

titles, 6 DFB-Pokal trophies, 5 German Super Cups, 1 FIFA Club World Cup, 2 UEFA Supercups and 2 Champions League trophies.

Aside from the collective honors and trophies, the center-back has managed to receive the Austrian Footballer of the Year award a remarkable seven times since 2011, winning the Austrian Sports Personality of the Year award on two back-to-back occasions in 2013 and 2014. He has also been named on several Team of the Year and Team of the Season shortlists over the years.

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