La Liga trivia: Five interesting facts about Real Madrid's David Alaba

The Austrian has become Real Madrids latest superstar signing landing in LaLiga after a long and successful spell at Bayern MunichReal Madrid has made their first acquisition of the summer signing David Alaba on a free transfer now that the Austrianrsquos 13year stint with Bayern Munich has come to an end The 28yearold is the most versatile of players as he can play in defensive midfield or across the backline but here are five other things you may not know about his story so farDavid Alabas recordbreaking Austria debut actually came before his senior club debutViennaborn Alaba has now played for Austriarsquos senior national team almost 80 times and has captained his country on occasion having come a long way from when he made his debut at the age of just 17 years three months and 20 days His international debut in a World Cup qualifier against France in 2009 incredibly came before his firstteam debut at club level Alaba was still playing for Bayern Munichrsquos B team at that time but was so obviously talented that Austria coach Dietmar Constantini gave him his debut in senior football at the Stade de France He was and remains the youngest player to ever play for AustriaDavid Alaba made an immediate impact with Bayern MunichFollowing his international debut Alaba had to wait some four months for his club debut but Bayern Munich soon came calling Again he broke the clubrsquos youngest player record taking to the pitch aged 17 years seven months and 17 days Whatrsquos more he made an immediate impact assisting A Frank Ribery goal just a minute after coming on in a 62 comefrombehind win over SpVgg Greuther Fuumlrth in the German CupDavid Alaba hails from a truly global familyGeorge Alaba Davidrsquos father has an incredible story in his own right A prince from Ogun State Nigeria George moved to Vienna to study economics In the Austrian capital he became the first blackguard soldier in the Austrian army before embarking on a music career Gina Davidrsquos mother is from the Philippines and he pays tribute to his parentsrsquo nationalities with flags on his boots If that wasnrsquot enough his sister Rose May Alaba is a musician who has had charttopping songs in AustriaDavid Alaba is synonymous with Bayern Munich but he also played for HoffenheimGiven that Alaba has become synonymous with Bayern Munich over the past decade not everyone knows that he had a loan spell away from Bavaria Over the second half of the 201011 season he spent six months at the finishing school of Hoffenheim and learned a lot within the wellrenowned structures there When he went back to Bayern Munich he was ready to start for the German giants for the next decadeDavid Alaba scored a gutsy penalty against Real MadridAlaba knows his new club well as he has faced Real Madrid seven times over the course of his career in the Champions League The first meeting was in the 201112 semifinals when he was still a teenager and he volunteered to take the first penalty of the shootout after the two sides couldnrsquot be separated over two legs Alaba scored past Iker Casillas in Bayernrsquos victory at the Santiago Bernabeacuteu the stadium hersquoll now call home