Stefan Schwab ( ; born 27 September 1990) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Super League Greece club PAOK. Club career Early career Swab was born in Saalfenten on 27 September 1990. From an early age he enjoyed sports, and, in addition to football, he was involved in biathlon, skiing, and ski jumping. His love for football prevailed, and at the age of 13 he decided to dedicate himself there entirely. Red Bull Salzburg and Lustenau Initially in the local team and from the age of 14 at the Salzburg Academies, where he stayed from 2004 to 2011, reaching in 2009 the Second Team with which he played in the second division of the Austrian Football Bundesliga, while he also participated in training sessions of the first team. In 2010 he was loaned to Lustenau and counted 24 appearances, six goals and seven assists. He returned but did not stay long, as he left with a new loan for Admira Wacker, with whom he celebrated his rise in the big category. Admira Wacker Admira Wacker activated the purchase option entered into the loan agreement and Swab moved there permanently. He stayed at the club until 2014 and took a leading role from the beginning and many responsibilities within the four lines. He played in a total of 114 games, scored 20 goals, served another 14 and naturally aroused the interest of the bigger teams. Rapid Wien 2014–15 season In June 2014, Rapid Wien bought him from Admira Wacker for just 400,000 euros and finally found one of its leaders in his person for the next three years. Stefan took his place in the Starting XI from the beginning of the season alongside Thanos Petsos making a perfect match together in the midfield for the club. Schwab at age 23 made overall 36 appearances scoring five goal and serving seven. Rapid Wien finished 2nd at the end of the league behind Red Bull Salzburg and reached the quarter-finals of the Austrian Cup. 2015–16 season Good start at the beginning for the club in the league with six matches without losing and winning over Ajax in Champions League Qualifying rounds, everything was great for Schwab and his club. Next Qualifying round with Shakhtar Donetsk and the dream is over 1–0 lose in Ernst-Happel-Stadion with massive fan support, was enough to break the spirit of the team. Next