The captain of Austria's highly successful U17 World Cup team is joining FC Red Bull Salzburg! Jakob Pokorny will be joining us from our partner club FC Liefering at the start of the upcoming season and has signed a contract until 30 June 2028.

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Step by step to the top level

The 18-year-old from Carinthia came to Salzburg from his home region at the beginning of 2022. After playing for the Red Bull Academy's U16 and U18 teams, as well as our U19 UEFA Youth League team, the centre-back's path led him to FC Liefering, for whom he has made six appearances so far. Pokorny, who has recently been called-up Austria's U18 team, will continue to play in Liefering as a co-operation player to showcase his skills and contend for a spot in our team.

Details

Born: 23 February 2008
Height: 1.82 m
Last club: FC Liefering
Position: Defender

Views

We are delighted to have signed another key part of the Austrian U17 World Cup team. While Jakob hasn't yet played many matches at the professional level, he has already demonstrated that he is a very mature player. The same applies to him as Johannes Moser - we know his qualities, but we will give him the necessary time to develop because it's important to find the right time, not the fastest possible one, for his next step.

Marcus Mann, Managing Director for Sport

I am incredibly excited about this opportunity at FC Red Bull Salzburg. This is a big step for me, and I will give everything to develop further here. I know there is a lot of work ahead of me, but that's exactly what motivates me, because I want to prove myself step by step and repay the faith placed in me.

Jakob Pokorny

Austria U17 captain becomes a Red Bull