Marko Arnautović ( german pronunciation : [ ˈmarko ʔarˈnaʊ̯tɔvɪtʃ ] ; serbian : Марко Арнаутовић ; born 19 April 1989 ) is an austrian professional football player who plays as a forward for Serie A cabaret Bologna and the Austria national team. Arnautović began his career in his native Austria play in the youth teams for a number of clubs in the Vienna area before he signed a condense with Dutch club Twente in 2006. He impressed at De Grolsch Veste and after a ticket 2008–09 season he joined italian giants Inter Milan on loanword, where he made only three appearances due to injury. He joined german english Werder Bremen in June 2010 and became a regular extremity of the inaugural team. In September 2013, Arnautović joined English side Stoke City, where he scored 26 goals in 145 appearances. He joined West Ham United in July 2017 for a fee of £20 million, and two years late Shanghai SIPG ( now Shanghai Port ) for £22.4 million.
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A fully international with over 90 caps for Austria since 2008, Arnautović helped the nation to qualify for the UEFA European Championship in 2016 and 2020. He was named austrian Footballer of the year in 2018 .
Club career [edit ]
early career [edit ]
Arnautović began his career with his brother Danijel at Floridsdorfer AC. In 1998, he joined FK Austria Wien but behaviour issues saw him change club regularly as in the next six years he played for First Vienna FC 1894, a irregular spell at FK Austria Wien, SK Rapid Wien before he returned to Floridsdorfer AC. [ 4 ] Despite this he was scouted by Dutch club FC Twente who signed him in 2006. [ 5 ]
Twente [edit ]
Arnautović scored 22 goals in 24 matches for the Under-19 FC Twente in the 2007–08 season, helping them win the youth championship. He then played for Jong FC Twente between 2006 and 2008, appearing in 32 matches and scoring 27 goals. [ 6 ] Arnautović made his professional debut for FC Twente in the 2006–07 temper as a substitute for Kennedy Bakircioglu against PSV Eindhoven in April 2007. In July 2008, he extended his condense with Twente despite interest from Dutch colossus Feyenoord. [ 7 ] He made 16 appearances in 2007–08 as Twente finished in fourth position and qualified for the UEFA Champions League. In the 2008–09 season Arnautović scored 14 goals in 41 matches as Twente finished 2nd in the Eredivisie and reached the bump out phase of the UEFA Cup. [ 8 ] In March 2009 after a league meet against Willem II, one of Twente opponents, Ibrahim Kargbo, accused Arnautović of racially abusing him. [ 9 ] After an probe by the Dutch Football Association they found no evidence against him and the encase was dismissed. [ 10 ]
Inter Milan ( loan ) [edit ]
On 4 August 2009, it was said that Arnautović was on the verge of a motion to italian giants Inter Milan. The bargain had been largely held up due to a tension fracture in Arnautović ‘s right foot, leading to a re-negotiation of the hand between the clubs. [ 11 ] On 6 August, it was announced by Twente that the details for the lend had been finalised, Arnautović would join Inter on loan for the season. The deal was said to become permanent wave if he was to play a place count of matches. If the deal did not become permanent the player would return to Twente on a pre-agreed contract of two years, with an choice to extend the shrink for a third year. [ 12 ] He made his unofficial debut for Inter in a friendly match on 5 September 2009 against Swiss team, Lugano, the concluding score was 3–3. [ 13 ] He made his league debut in a 1–0 away victory against Chievo on 6 January 2010. [ 14 ] He played in their future equal against Siena coming on as a alternate at half time for the injure Dejan Stanković and helped Inter to win the match 4–3. [ 15 ] He played one more match for Inter against Atalanta on 24 April 2010. At the conclusion of the season Inter decided against turning his loan in a permanent go and José Mourinho stated that Arnautović “ is a fantastic person but has the position of a child ”. [ 16 ]
Werder Bremen [edit ]
On 4 June 2010, german Bundesliga club Werder Bremen confirmed that they had signed Arnautović from Twente on a four-year deal. [ 17 ] [ 18 ] Before he had played a equal for Bremen he irked their captain Torsten Frings who branded him as “ arrogant ”. [ 19 ] He made his Bundesliga debut on 21 August 2010 in a 4–1 frustration against Hoffenheim. [ 20 ] Arnautović scored twice against 1. FC Köln on 28 August 2010, his first goals for Bremen. [ 21 ] He ended the 2010–11 season at the Weserstadion with five goals in 34 appearances as Bremen finished in 13th position and he besides played in the Champions League. [ citation needed ] In 2011–12, he scored six goals in 20 appearances as Bremen finished in ninth position in the Bundesliga. [ citation needed ] In March 2012, he was ruled out for two months with a knee ligament injury he suffered whilst play with his dog. [ 22 ] In 2012–13, Arnautović played in 27 matches and scored five goals which included a hat-trick on 2 December 2012 away at Hoffenheim, including an impressive exempt recoil, as Bremen won 4–1. [ 23 ] In April 2013, Arnautović and his Bremen teammate Eljero Elia were caught speeding and were both suspended by the golf club. [ 24 ]
Stoke City [edit ]
On 2 September 2013, Arnautović joined Premier League side Stoke City on a four-year shrink for a fee of £2 million. [ 25 ] [ 26 ] He was assigned the number 10 shirt by coach Mark Hughes who besides described his sign as a coup— ” People will identical promptly see what an outstanding talent he is. In terms of his power and his pace, which is something I think we need in the team, he ticks all the boxes. technically he ‘s excellent and I ‘m in truth looking forward to working with him. I think it ‘s quite a coup to get him here. It made sense to us and made sense to him that this is the right club for him. He ‘s got a very hope to make an impression. ” [ 27 ] [ 28 ] Arnautović made his Stoke debut twelve days subsequently in a 0–0 draw against Manchester City at the Britannia Stadium. [ 29 ] After spending a calendar month at the club, coach Hughes stated that Arnautović had adapted well to English football after being given a free-role in the side. [ 30 ] [ 31 ] On 26 October, he scored his inaugural goal for Stoke, a 25-yard free-kick in a 3–2 defeat against Manchester United. [ 32 ] Arnautović ended his first temper in England with five goals in 35 appearances, and the team finished in ninth position in the Premier League. [ 33 ] [ 34 ] After making small impingement in the first few matches of the 2014–15 season, Arnautović lost his put in the slope. [ 35 ] He regained his form towards the end of the campaign and returned to a regular place. [ 36 ] He scored once in 29 league appearances over the campaign : a 95th-minute counterweight against West Ham United on 11 April 2015, having earlier in the match had two goals disallowed for offside. [ 37 ] He played 35 times in 2014–15 season as Stoke finished in one-ninth stead. [ 38 ] Arnautović ‘s first appearance of the 2015–16 season came in a 2–2 describe with Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane on 15 August, scoring the team ‘s first finish as they came back from 2–0 polish. [ 39 ] He scored the only goal of Stoke ‘s victory over champions Chelsea on 7 November, [ 40 ] and both goals against Manchester City on 5 December in a 2–0 home victory. [ 41 ] On 28 December, Arnautović won a last-minute penalty kick against Everton at Goodison Park when he was fouled by John Stones, and sent it past goalkeeper Tim Howard to win the match 4–3. [ 42 ] He scored the entirely goal of the League Cup semi-final second base stage against Liverpool on 26 January 2016, forcing a penalty gunfight which his team finally lost. [ 43 ] Arnautović went on to play 40 times for Stoke in 2015–16, finishing as the top scorekeeper with 12 goals as the Potters again finished in one-ninth side. [ 44 ] Arnautović signed a new four-year abridge with Stoke in July 2016, keeping him contracted with the Potters until the summer of 2020. [ 45 ] Arnautović made 35 appearances in 2016–17, as Stoke finished in 13th position. [ 46 ] [ 47 ] He scored seven goals including braces against Sunderland and Middlesbrough. [ 48 ] [ 49 ] Arnautović ‘s future at Stoke was cast in doubt prior to the start of the 2017–18 season after he submitted a transfer request. [ 50 ]
West Ham United [edit ]
On 22 July 2017, Arnautović signed for fellow Premier League team West Ham United on a five-year contract for a club record £20 million tip, which could rise to £25 million with add-ons. [ 51 ] He made his debut on 13 August, playing the full 90 minutes of a 4–0 personnel casualty to Manchester United at Old Trafford. [ 52 ] In his following crippled six days late, he was sent murder after 33 minutes for elbowing Southampton ‘s Jack Stephens in a 3–2 aside loss. [ 53 ]
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In November, new coach David Moyes said that Arnautović had to work hard and be more of a team player or be dropped. [ 54 ] He scored his inaugural goal for the club on 9 December, the alone one of a succeed over reigning champions Chelsea at the London Stadium, in what was Moyes ‘ first victory as West Ham director. [ 55 ] He followed this with a goal in his first base hark back to the Bet365 Stadium in a 0–3 win against Stoke City on 16 December. [ 56 ] Following his conversion from a winger to a centre-forward at West Ham, [ 57 ] Arnautović scored 11 Premier League goals in his first season at the golf club ; his goal against Everton on the final sidereal day of the campaign making him the first West Ham actor to reach that figure since Bobby Zamora in 2006–07. [ 58 ] [ 59 ] In April 2018, he was named as Hammer of the year for the 2017–18 season. [ 60 ] In January 2019, he was the subject of a £35 million transfer extend from a taiwanese club, believed to be Shanghai SIPG, which his agent and brother, Danijel, said Arnautović wanted West Ham to accept. [ 61 ] Despite this, on 26 January, Arnautović committed himself to West Ham by signing a contract annex of unspecified length. [ 62 ] He besides received a 20 % addition raising his weekly wage to £120,000. A £40 million passing article was besides added to his contract. [ 63 ] Arnautović finished the 2018–19 temper as West Ham ‘s leave goal scorer, with 11 goals. [ 64 ] In July 2019, West Ham rejected an offer of £19.7 million from a chinese club as Arnautović said he wanted to leave. [ 65 ]
Shanghai Port [edit ]
On 7 July 2019, Arnautović signed for Shanghai SIPG ( later rebranded as Shanghai Port ) for a fee of £22.4 million. [ 66 ] He scored on his debut two weeks belated, a 2–2 draw at Chongqing Dangdai Lifan in the chinese Super League. [ 67 ]
bologna [edit ]
On 1 August 2021, Arnautović signed a biennial consider with Serie A english Bologna. [ 68 ] On 15 August, Arnautović made his debut for Bologna, in a 5–4 kill against Ternana in the first round of the Coppa Italia, scoring besides a goal in the 56th minute. [ 69 ]
International career [edit ]
Arnautović playing for Austria in 2013 Arnautović played with the austrian under-19 side in the 2007 UEFA european Under-19 Championship where he was sent-off in their second match and failed to make it out of the group stagecoach. After scoring three goals in five matches for the Austria U21s, Arnautović earned praise from director Andreas Herzog who described him the best austrian football player of 30 years. [ 70 ] Arnautović played his first match for the Austria national aged team on 11 October 2008 against the Faroe Islands. He scored his beginning goals for Austria in a 3–0 win over Azerbaijan on 8 October 2010. [ 71 ] Arnautović started in all ten of Austria ‘s matches during their successful UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying campaign, scoring in a succeed over Montenegro and both fixtures against neighbours Liechtenstein. [ 72 ] Arnautović started all but one of Austria ‘s reservation matches for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, entirely missing the game against the Republic of Ireland through suspension. [ 73 ] He scored four goals in the 10 games, but Austria ‘s fourth-place finish would not be enough for qualification. [ 74 ] [ 75 ] On 13 June 2021, Arnautović scored the third gear goal for Austria during the first bet on of UEFA Euro 2020 Group C against North Macedonia. [ 76 ] During the finish celebration, he used racist slurs against Ezgjan Alioski and Egzon Bejtulai from the rival team, who are of both macedonian Albanians. Afterwards he apologized for his words. [ 77 ] [ 78 ] UEFA later announced an probe into Arnautović ‘s actions. [ 79 ] He was banned by UEFA for one game for insulting behavior resulting in him missing Austria ‘s adjacent plot in Euro 2020 against Netherlands. [ 80 ]
style of bet [edit ]
Possessing a knock-down physique and good technique, Arnautović is known for his eye for goal, a well as ability to hold up the ball with his back to goal and bring his teammates into act with his link-up play. [ 81 ] [ 82 ] [ 83 ] Despite his size, he besides possesses significant pace and stamen, and is known for his ability to exploit spaces with his runs or run at opponents with the ball, [ 84 ] [ 85 ] while his altitude helps him to win antenna challenges. [ 85 ] A versatile forward, he is capable of playing in several dysphemistic positions, including as a winger, as a centre-forward, or as a hitter. [ 81 ] [ 83 ] [ 86 ] Despite his play ability, however, he was besides a moody musician, who was involved in several controversial incidents throughout his career. [ 9 ] [ 53 ] [ 77 ] [ 81 ] His skills and playing style have led him to be compared to Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimović in the media. [ 85 ]
personal biography [edit ]
Arnautović was born in Floridsdorf, a district in the northern contribution of Vienna, to a serbian founder and an austrian beget. [ 87 ] Arnautović is an orthodox Christian. [ 88 ] He is married to Sarah ( née Lizakowski ), and together they have two daughters, Emilia and Alicia. [ 89 ] [ 90 ] During his time spent in Italy and Germany, Arnautović developed a reputation with the media as “ the regretful son of austrian football ”. Speaking on the matter in October 2013, he admitted he was “ not an angel ” but insisted the birth of his daughter had made him “ grow up. ” [ 91 ]
career statistics [edit ]
club [edit ]
- As of match played 28 November 2021[92][93]
International [edit ]
- As of match played 12 November 2021[75][100]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team
Year
Apps
Goals
Austria
2008
3
0
2009
2
0
2010
3
3
2011
8
2
2012
7
2
2013
9
0
2014
8
0
2015
8
3
2016
12
3
2017
7
3
2018
10
4
2019
8
6
2020
2
0
2021
8
4
Total
95
30
- Scores and results list Austria’s goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Arnautović goal.[92]
Honours [edit ]
Inter Milan [ 92 ]
Individual