Xaver Schlager

Following his move to Nottingham Forest, Schlager's current-season form is level with last season (Season 32→34), while his Rating held around 59. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 56).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Nottingham Forest · 15th	1	0	0	6.5	59	34
2025/26	RB Leipzig · 3rd	26	3	1	6.93	58	32
2024/25	RB Leipzig · 7th	5	0	0	6.43	55	1
2023/24	RB Leipzig · 4th	29	0	5	7.16	82	47
2022/23	RB Leipzig · 3rd	27	1	1	6.86	74	26

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 8 earlier seasons and 3 youth-team spells in the full career.

Austria · international

Side	Apps	G
Austria	52	4
Austria U21	7	2
Austria U19	11	2
Austria U17	3	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Key starterCentral midfielder

X. Schlager is a 28-year-old central midfielder at RB Leipzig, rated 58.1 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (60% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.3 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Schlager.

On the season, Schlager graded 32 for current form (age-blind), on 3 goals, 1 assist and 2.303 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 32 → 34). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 58. At 28 Schlager is in his prime years, and a market index of 20.8 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Holding levelBreakout: 2023/24Injury-hit 2025/26

58.1

Ratingi

a strong, regular top-tier starter

32.3

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

60%

Minutes

a regular starter

2.3

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · RB Leipzig finished 3rd of 18 · an upper-table side

Apps

2.3

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.3 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 26 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd of 18) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 3 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 60% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.2 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 89.9/100).

Watch points

Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

Rated 58.1 overall — a strong, regular top-tier starter. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.3 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %60%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900.147

Assists / 900.049

Goal contribution / 900.196

Defensive actions / 902.303

Player flow

Goal involvements4

Cards / 900.294

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~70), then tapers with age. At 28, Schlager sits on 20.8, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Schlager's projected Rating — 58.1 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals3

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles37

Interceptions8

Blocks2

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards6

Red cards0

Transfer history

€25.8M total transfer fees · 4 moves

Nottingham ForestJul 2026 – nowFree

RB Leipziguntil Jul 2026

Free agentJun 2026 – Jul 2026Free

RB LeipzigJul 2022 – Jun 2026€ 10.8M

VfL WolfsburgJul 2019 – Jul 2022€ 15M

Red Bull Salzburguntil Jul 2019

About X. Schlager

Xaver Schlager is a 28-year-old central midfielder who plays for Nottingham Forest, born on September 28, 1997 in Linz, standing 174 cm tall. He is from Austria.

This season

In the current season, X. Schlager has made 1 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 16 minutes, averaging a 6.5 match rating over his last 1 rated games.

Recent matches

August 22, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs Leeds (16 minutes, 6.5 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates X. Schlager at 58.1 with a Season form score of 32.3. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 17 career titles — among them the Super Cup and the DFB Pokal. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 13 recorded seasons, X. Schlager has totalled 280 club appearances with 23 goals and 22 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2020/21, with 32 appearances for VfL Wolfsburg.

X. Schlager's career has also included time at RB Leipzig, VfL Wolfsburg and Red Bull Salzburg.

On the international stage, X. Schlager has represented Austria, Austria U21, Austria U19, Austria U17 — 73 caps and 8 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.