Thomas Murg (German pronunciation: [ˈtoːmas ˈmʊɐ̯k];[1][2] born 14 November 1994) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a right winger for Greek Super League club PAOK.[3]
 Murg playing for PAOK in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 November 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Voitsberg, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, right winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | PAOK | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2008 | Atus Bärnbach | ||
| 2008 | Grazer AK | ||
| 2008 | Sturm Graz | ||
| 2009–2010 | Atus Bärnbach | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | Grazer AK | 52 | (13) |
| 2012–2014 | Austria Wien II | 23 | (13) |
| 2012–2014 | Austria Wien | 19 | (2) |
| 2014–2016 | Ried | 40 | (6) |
| 2016–2020 | Rapid Wien | 122 | (26) |
| 2020– | PAOK | 83 | (14) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012 | Austria U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Austria U19 | 14 | (9) |
| 2014–2016 | Austria U21 | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 June 2016 | |||
Career
Early career
Murg was born on 14 November 1994 in Voitsberg, and at age six he joined the youth academy at Atus Bärnbach, where he remained until 2010, moving on later to Sturm Graz.
Grazer and Austria Wien
Murg moved on to Grazer AK, where he made his professional debut in 2010. He stayed at the club for two years, making 49 appearances and scoring 13 goals in the Austrian lower divisions, before then making a big step up and joining Austria Wien.
There he made 19 appearances and scored two goals, playing for both the reserve and first teams, while he also won a league title in the 2012–13 season.
SV Ried
In 2014 Murg moved on to SV Ried, where his career took off. In two seasons at the club, he chalked up 44 games, eight goals, and six assists, establishing himself as one of the league's best attacking midfielders.
Rapid Wien
In January 2016 Rapid Wien signed Murg. He immediately took on a leading role in the team and has played a major part in the team's rise to prominence in recent years.
Overall, Murg made 163 appearances in a Rapid shirt, scoring 35 goals and contributing another 40 assists.[4]
PAOK
On 5 October 2020, Murg signed a four-year contract with Superleague Greece club PAOK for an estimated fee of €2.2 million.[5] In his first year for the club, he played in 35 games with 4 goals and 3 assists. His contribution in the first semifinal of the cup, against AEK, which PAOK won 1–0. The team of Thessaloniki qualified for the final, after beating AEK in the second semifinal with 2–1. With PAOK, Murg finally celebrated the Greek Cup for 2020-2021. In the final, PAOK faced OSFP and prevailed with a score of 2–1.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 21 January 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Austria Wien | 2012–13 | Austrian Bundesliga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6[b] | 0 | 19 | 2 | ||
| Total | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 26 | 2 | ||
| Ried | 2014–15 | Austrian Bundesliga | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 31 | 3 | |
| 2015–16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 13 | 5 | |||
| Total | 40 | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | 44 | 8 | |||
| Rapid Wien | 2015–16 | Austrian Bundesliga | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 2016–17 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 7[c] | 0 | 39 | 5 | ||
| 2017–18 | 33 | 10 | 5 | 1 | — | 38 | 11 | |||
| 2018–19 | 32 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 11[c] | 2 | 48 | 11 | ||
| 2019–20 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 21 | 5 | |||
| 2020–21 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 7 | 2 | ||
| Total | 122 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 22 | 2 | 163 | 35 | ||
| PAOK | 2020–21 | Super League Greece | 24 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6[c] | 1 | 35 | 4 |
| 2021–22 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12[d] | 1 | 41 | 5 | ||
| 2022–23 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 8[d] | 1 | 26 | 9 | ||
| Total | 69 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 105 | 18 | ||
| Career total | 250 | 48 | 37 | 10 | 52 | 5 | 339 | 63 | ||
Honours
Grazer AK
Austria Wien
PAOK
References
External links
- Thomas Murg at WorldFootball.net