{"id":707901,"date":"2022-09-27T12:28:28","date_gmt":"2022-09-27T09:28:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paokfc.gr\/uncategorized-en\/20220927-xronia-polla-stefan\/"},"modified":"2022-09-27T13:23:56","modified_gmt":"2022-09-27T10:23:56","slug":"20220927-xronia-polla-stefan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paokfc.gr\/en\/news\/20220927-xronia-polla-stefan\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Birthday Stefan!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a class=\"boldlink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.paokfc.gr\/en\/profiles\/stefan-schwab-en\/\">Schwab<\/a><\/strong> was born in\u00a0<strong>Saalfelden<\/strong>\u00a0on 27.09.1990. He was drawn to sport from a young age, and apart from football, he was also a keen alpine biathlete, as well as being into skiing and ski jumping. His love for football, however, won the day and from the age of 13 he decided to devote himself to it.<\/p>\n<p>Starting with his local club, he moved to the youth academy at\u00a0<strong>Salzburg\u00a0<\/strong>when he was 14, where he remained from 2004 until 2011. He played for the B team in 2009 in the Austrian second tier, while also taking part in training sessions with the senior squad. In 2010 he was loaned to\u00a0<strong>Lustenau<\/strong>\u00a0and made 24 appearances, scoring six goals and providing seven assists. He returned but shortly after he was loaned out again, this time to\u00a0<strong>Admira Wacker<\/strong>, with whom he celebrated promotion to the top flight.<\/p>\n<p><b>Admira\u00a0<\/b>activated their option to sign the player on a permanent deal, and\u00a0<b>Schwab\u00a0<\/b>made the switch. He remained at the club until 2014 and took on a leading role in the team from day one, playing in many positions across the midfield. Overall he made 114 appearances, scored 20 goals, and served up another 14, and his from began to attract the attention of bigger clubs.<\/p>\n<p>In\u00a0<strong>June<\/strong>\u00a0of\u00a0<strong>2014,<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Rapid Vienna<\/strong>\u00a0signed him from <strong>Admira<\/strong> for just 400.000 euro and he became one of the club\u2019s leading players for the next six years.<\/p>\n<p>At\u00a0<strong>Rapid,<\/strong>\u00a0<strong><a class=\"boldlink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.paokfc.gr\/en\/profiles\/stefan-schwab-en\/\">Schwab<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>excelled in both domestic and <strong>European<\/strong> competitions. He wore the captain\u2019s armband, played in a total of 241 games, scored 51 goals, and provided just as many assists, also earning a call-up to the <strong>Austrian<\/strong> national team.<\/p>\n<p>In the summer of\u00a0<strong>2020<\/strong>, his contract at<strong> Rapid<\/strong> expired and he accepted an offer from\u00a0<strong>PAOK<\/strong>\u00a0to move to\u00a0<strong>Thessaloniki<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>He became a regular starter from day one with the <strong>Double-headed Eagle<\/strong>, and so far he has made 105 appearances and scored 14 goals, while also serving up another 15 assists. 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