Xaver Schlager

Nottingham Forest's 2026/27 Premier League campaign has relied on hard work in midfield, and Xaver Schlager has delivered plenty of it. Seventeen tackles in five appearances put him among the club's busiest ball-winners. He has started four of those games and played 376 minutes. His rating averages 6.95, a steady return without a goal or assist.

Schlager was born in Linz on 28 September 1997. The 28-year-old Austrian stands 174 centimetres and weighs 76 kilograms. He wears the number 21. This season he has taken four shots, completed four successful dribbles and created one key pass. His record shows one yellow card. He has not been sent off.