Xaver Schlager

Xaver Schlager contract and transfer fees

Xaver Schlager's contract with Nottingham Forest runs until 30 June 2028 (19 months left). The final six months open on 1 January 2028, when FIFA rules let him agree a pre-contract with a club outside England.

Xaver Schlager has moved for €24m in disclosed transfer fees since 2015 (2 paid transfers). The biggest: €12m, Salzburg to VfL Wolfsburg, Jul 2019.

Xaver Schlager transfer history and what each club made

• Liefering · sold to Salzburg for an undisclosed fee (Jul 2016)
• Salzburg · signed from Liefering for an undisclosed fee (Jul 2016) · sold to VfL Wolfsburg for €12m (Jul 2019)
• VfL Wolfsburg · signed from Salzburg for €12m (Jul 2019) · sold to RB Leipzig for €12m (Jul 2022) · no profit or loss for VfL Wolfsburg
• RB Leipzig · signed from VfL Wolfsburg for €12m (Jul 2022) · left free for Nottingham Forest (Jul 2026) · loss for RB Leipzig €12m
• Nottingham Forest · joined free from RB Leipzig (Jul 2026) · current club

Xaver Schlager injury record and availability

Xaver Schlager has no injury or suspension on record as of 10 Nov 2026.

In the 2026/27 league season Xaver Schlager has played 757 of a possible 900 minutes (84%): 9 starts and 10 appearances in 10 games, average rating 6.91.

Since 2017, Xaver Schlager has had 13 injury spells: 824 days out and 128 games missed. Most frequent: ankle injury (2 times). Longest: cruciate ligament tear, 208 days (May 2024).

• 2026/27: no injury recorded
• 2025/26: 3 spells, 44 days out, 4 games missed
• 2024/25: 3 spells, 119 days out, 22 games missed

Nottingham Forest injury list

Xaver Schlager international career: Austria caps

Xaver Schlager has 59 senior caps for Austria (4,175 minutes, 50 starts), the first in March 2018.

Last 12 months: 12 caps, 12 starts, 892 minutes in 13 matchday squads. Last in the squad on 9 Oct 2026.

Xaver Schlager: club-trained at Salzburg

Xaver Schlager is club-trained at Salzburg: our record shows him registered there for three entire seasons or 36 months between the ages of 15 and 21.

• Salzburg

We count a player as club-trained when his record shows him registered with the club for three entire seasons or 36 months between the ages of 15 and 21 (UEFA's home-grown test), wherever he started and whatever he cost; time on loan counts for the club that borrowed him.