Valentin Zabransky Extends His Contract with Our Red Bulls

Date

04.11.2026

Long-term contract through 2030

FC Red Bull Salzburg has extended Valentin Zabransky's contract early, through June 30, 2030. This allows us to continue our partnership with this talented young player for the long term.

The Salzburg Way

The tall center back joined Salzburg in early 2021 from the FC Stadlau youth academy and subsequently played for the Red Bull Academy at the U15, U16, and U18 levels. This was followed by 28 appearances for our partner club, FC Liefering, in the ADMIRAL 2. Liga, as well as 6 matches for our UEFA Youth League team. At the start of the current season, the Austrian U21 national team player joined our Red Bulls, where he has since made 17 appearances and has become a mainstay in the defense of Röhl’s squad.

Marcus Mann, Managing Director of Sports

We are pleased that we were able to extend our partnership with Valentin Zabransky ahead of schedule. He has made tremendous progress in recent months and is performing at a consistently high level. I am convinced that he will continue to make progress on his journey with Salzburg. We want to support him along the way and give him the opportunity to continue developing with us. This long-term agreement provides a solid foundation for that.

Valentin Zabransky

When I moved to Salzburg to play for the U14 team back then, my biggest dream was to one day play in the stadium for FC Red Bull Salzburg. At the start of this season, everything suddenly happened very quickly, and at first I was even a little surprised at how well it went. Since then, I’ve been enjoying my time on the field, but I’m far from done. For me, this contract extension doesn’t mean taking it easy—it’s more of an incentive to step it up even more and keep going. It definitely gives me a lot of confidence and, of course, makes me proud.