Thomas Murg Explained

Thomas Murg
Birth Date:14 November 1994
Birth Place:Voitsberg, Austria
Height:1.74 m
Position:Attacking midfielder, right winger
Currentclub:PAOK
Clubnumber:10
Youthyears1:2005–2008
Youthclubs1:Atus Bärnbach
Youthyears2:2008
Youthclubs2:Grazer AK
Youthyears3:2008
Youthclubs3:Sturm Graz
Youthyears4:2009–2010
Youthclubs4:Atus Bärnbach
Years1:2010–2012
Clubs1:Grazer AK
Caps1:52
Goals1:13
Years3:2012–2014
Clubs3:Austria Wien
Caps3:19
Goals3:2
Years2:2012–2014
Clubs2:Austria Wien II
Caps2:23
Goals2:13
Years4:2014–2016
Clubs4:Ried
Caps4:40
Goals4:6
Years5:2016–2020
Clubs5:Rapid Wien
Caps5:122
Goals5:26
Years6:2020–
Clubs6:PAOK
Caps6:84
Goals6:14
Nationalyears1:2012
Nationalteam1:Austria U17
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2012–2013
Nationalteam2:Austria U19
Nationalcaps2:14
Nationalgoals2:9
Nationalyears3:2014–2016
Nationalteam3:Austria U21
Nationalcaps3:6
Nationalgoals3:0
Club-Update:17 August 2024
Nationalteam-Update:26 June 2016

Thomas Murg (pronounced as /de/;[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.

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.[3]

PAOK

On 5 October 2020, Murg signed a four-year contract with Superleague Greece club PAOK for an estimated fee of €2.2 million.[4] 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

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Austria Wien2012–13Austrian Bundesliga700070
2013–141221060192
Total1921060262
Ried2014–15Austrian Bundesliga29320313
2015–1611322135
Total40642448
Rapid Wien2015–16Austrian Bundesliga711020101
2016–172636270395
2017–183310513811
2018–19327521124811
2019–2020312215
2020–2142102072
Total1222619722216335
PAOK2020–21Super League Greece2425161354
2021–2225440121415
2022–23401050
2023–241682081269
Total691412124310518
Career total25048371052533963

Honours

Grazer AK

2011–12

Austria Wien

2012–13

PAOK

2023–24[5]

2020–21

Notes and References

  1. Book: Dudenredaktion. Kleiner. Stefan. Knöbl. Ralf. 2015. First published 1962. Das Aussprachewörterbuch. The Pronunciation Dictionary. German. 7th. Berlin. Dudenverlag. 978-3-411-04067-4. 617, 835.
  2. Book: Krech. Eva-Maria. Stock. Eberhard. Hirschfeld. Ursula. Anders. Lutz Christian. Deutsches Aussprachewörterbuch. German Pronunciation Dictionary. German. 2009. Walter de Gruyter. Berlin. 978-3-11-018202-6. 762, 984.
  3. Web site: Austria Wien vs. Wolfsberger AC - 9 November 2013 - Soccerway.
  4. Web site: ΠΑΟΚ: Ανακοίνωσε τον Μουργκ . sport24.gr . 5 October 2020.
  5. Web site: ΠΑΟΚ 4Χ4 και... 1,2, 4 ως αουτσάιντερ: από 75-68 το έκανε 78-80!. Gazzetta. 19 May 2024. Greek. 19 May 2024.