Marko Arnautovic (born 19 April 1989) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Inter Milan, on loan from Bologna, and the Austria national team.
Arnautovic began his career in his native 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, Arnautovic 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. Arnautovic returned to Europe to join Italian club Bologna in August 2021.
A full international with over 110 caps for Austria since 2008, Arnautovic is the most-capped and second highest scoring player in the history of the national team, and helped the side qualify for the UEFA European Championship in 2016 and 2020. He was named Austrian Footballer of the Year in 2018. |
