Markus Schwabl

Markus Schwabl

Personal information
Full name	Markus Josef Schawbl[1]
Date of birth	(1990-08-26) 26 August 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Tegernsee, West Germany
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Right-back, defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	SpVgg Unterhaching
Number	23
Youth career
1996–2001	FC Holzkirchen
2001–2008	SpVgg Unterhaching
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2011	SpVgg Unterhaching II	32	(2)
2009–2013	SpVgg Unterhaching	90	(2)
2013–2014	1860 Munich	4	(0)
2013–2014	1860 Munich II	8	(0)
2014–2015	SpVgg Unterhaching	28	(0)
2015–2017	VfR Aalen	55	(0)
2017–2018	Fleetwood Town	23	(0)
2018–	SpVgg Unterhaching	176	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 October 2024

Markus Josef Schwabl (born 26 August 1990) is a German professional footballer who plays as a right-back or as a defensive midfielder for SpVgg Unterhaching.

Club career

On 28 August 2014, his contract with 1860 Munich was cancelled and he returned to 3. Liga side SpVgg Unterhaching after only a year.[2]

On 20 January 2017, Schwabl signed for English League One side Fleetwood Town on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[3] Upon signing for Fleetwood, manager Uwe Rosler stated that he was 'very fit and very professional in his day to day work' and that 'he will offer us a lot of energy in midfield'.[3] He made his debut for Fleetwood Town the following day as a substitute in a 1–0 victory away to Coventry City.[4]

His contract was cancelled by Fleetwood Town at the end of the 2017–18 season.[5]

On 2 July 2018, Schwabl returned to SpVgg Unterhaching and signed a three-year contract with the club.[6]

Personal life

He is the son of former West Germany international Manfred Schwabl.[3]

Career statistics

As of match played 25 September 2020

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
SpVgg Unterhaching II	2008–09[7]	Regionalliga Süd	8	0	—		—		0	0	8	0
	2009–10[8]	Bayernliga	6	0	—		—		0	0	6	0
	2010–11[8]	Bayernliga	16	2	—		—		0	0	16	2
	2011–12[8]	Bayernliga	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0
	2012–13[8]	Bayernliga Süd	2	0	—		—		0	0	2	0
	Total		32	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	32	2
SpVgg Unterhaching	2009–10[7]	3. Liga	17	0	0	0	—		0	0	17	0
	2010–11[7]	3. Liga	5	1	—		—		0	0	5	1
	2011–12[7]	3. Liga	32	0	2	0	—		0	0	34	0
	2012–13[7]	3. Liga	36	1	1	0	—		0	0	37	1
	Total		90	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	93	2
1860 Munich	2013–14[7]	2. Bundesliga	4	0	0	0	—		0	0	4	0
1860 Munich II	2013–14[7]	Regionalliga Bayern	7	0	—		—		0	0	7	0
	2014–15[7]	Regionalliga Bayern	1	0	—		—		0	0	1	0
	Total		8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
SpVgg Unterhaching	2014–15[7]	3. Liga	28	0	—		—		0	0	28	0
VfR Aalen	2015–16[7]	3. Liga	37	0	1	0	—		0	0	38	0
	2016–17[7]	3. Liga	18	0	—		—		0	0	18	0
	Total		55	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	56	0
Fleetwood Town	2016–17[9]	League One	13	0	0	0	0	0	1[a]	0	14	0
	2017–18[10]	League One	10	0	3	0	1	0	6[b]	0	20	0
	Total		23	0	3	0	1	0	7	0	34	0
SpVgg Unterhaching	2018–19[7]	3. Liga	31	0	—		—		0	0	31	0
	2019–20[7]	3. Liga	25	1	—		—		0	0	25	1
	2020–21[7]	3. Liga	2	0	—		—		0	0	2	0
	Total		58	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	58	1
Career total			298	5	7	0	1	0	7	0	313	5

1. Appearance(s) in the League One play-offs
2. Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy

Honours

SpVgg Unterhaching

• Regionalliga Bayern: 2022–23[11]

References

1. "Retained List 2016-17" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
2. "Markus Schwabl kehrt nach Unterhaching zurück" [Markus Schwabl returns to Unterhaching]. tsv1860.de (in German). TSV 1860 München. 28 August 2014. Archived from the original on 1 September 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
3. "Markus Schwabl: Fleetwood Town sign VfR Aalen midfielder". BBC Sport. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
4. "MATCH REPORT: Coventry 0 Fleetwood 1". Blackpool Gazette. 21 January 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
5. "Fleetwood Town: Joey Barton cancels Markus Schwabl and Victor Nirennold contracts". BBC Sport. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
6. "Hufnagel und Schwabl: Zwei Rückkehrer für Haching". kicker (in German). 2 July 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
7. "Markus Schwabl". kicker (in German). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
8. "Markus Schwabl". FuPa (in German). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
9. "Games played by Markus Schwabl in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
10. "Games played by Markus Schwabl in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
11. Leischwitz, Christoph (7 May 2023). "SpVgg Unterhaching: Haching ist Meister". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Archived from the original on 9 May 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.

External links

• Markus Schwabl at fussballdaten.de (in German)
• Markus Schwabl at WorldFootball.net
• Markus Schwabl at kicker (in German)