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 Saudi Pro League club Al-Khaleej on loan from Greek Super League club PAOK.[3]

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.

Al-Khaleej (loan)

On 30 January 2025, Murg joined Al-Khaleej on a six-month loan.[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 February 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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 1 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[b] 0 39 5
2017–18 33 10 5 1 — 38 11
2018–19 32 7 5 2 11[b] 2 48 11
2019–20 20 3 1 2 — 21 5
2020–21 4 2 1 0 2[c] 0 7 2
Total 122 26 19 7 22 2 163 35
PAOK 2020–21 Super League Greece 24 2 5 1 6[b] 1 35 4
2021–22 25 4 4 0 12[d] 1 41 5
2022–23 4 0 1 0 — 5 0
2023–24 30 8 5 0 11[d] 1 46 9
2024–25 14 1 2 1 6[e] 1 22 3
Total 97 15 17 2 35 4 149 21
Career total 278 49 41 11 63 6 382 66
  1. ^ Includes Austrian Cup, Greek Football Cup
  2. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  5. ^ Four appearances and i goal in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Grazer AK

Austria Wien

PAOK

References

  1. ^ Dudenredaktion; Kleiner, Stefan; Knöbl, Ralf (2015) [First published 1962]. Das Aussprachewörterbuch [The Pronunciation Dictionary] (in German) (7th ed.). Berlin: Dudenverlag. pp. 617, 835. ISBN 978-3-411-04067-4.
  2. ^ Krech, Eva-Maria; Stock, Eberhard; Hirschfeld, Ursula; Anders, Lutz Christian (2009). Deutsches Aussprachewörterbuch [German Pronunciation Dictionary] (in German). Berlin: Walter de Gruyter. pp. 762, 984. ISBN 978-3-11-018202-6.
  3. ^ Thomas Murg at Soccerway
  4. ^ "Austria Wien vs. Wolfsberger AC - 9 November 2013 - Soccerway".
  5. ^ "ΠΑΟΚ: Ανακοίνωσε τον Μουργκ". sport24.gr. 5 October 2020.
  6. ^ "الخليج يتعاقد مع توماس مورغ".
  7. ^ "ΠΑΟΚ 4Χ4 και... 1,2, 4 ως αουτσάιντερ: από 75-68 το έκανε 78-80!". Gazzetta (in Greek). 19 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
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