Марко Арнаутович

Marko Arnautović (Serbian Cyrillic: Марко Арнаутовић; born 19 April 1989) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serbian SuperLiga club Red Star Belgrade and is the all time top goalscorer for the Austria national team. Arnautović began his career in his native country Austria playing in the youth teams for a number of clubs in the Vienna area before he signed a contract with Dutch club Twente in 2006. He impressed at De Grolsch Veste and after a fine 2008–09 season he joined Italian giants Inter Milan on loan, where he made only three appearances due to injury. He joined German side Werder Bremen in June 2010 and became a regular member of the first-team. In September 2013, Arnautović joined English side Stoke City, where he scored 26 goals in 145 appearances. He joined West Ham United in July 2017 for a fee of £20 million and won the Hammer of the Year award in his debut season. He scored 22 goals in 65 games for West Ham over two seasons before joining Shanghai SIPG (now Shanghai Port) for £22.4 million in July 2019. Arnautović returned to Europe to join Italian club Bologna in August 2021. A full international with over 130 caps for Austria since 2008, Arnautović is the most-capped and highest-scoring player in the history of the country's national team. He was part of the side that qualified for the UEFA European Championship in 2016, 2020, and 2024, and was named Austrian Footballer of the Year in 2018.