<sod>Born in [[Vienna]], Alba (formerly Bush) began his career with SV Aspern, his local club in [[Aspern]], in the 22nd [[Districts of Vienna|district]], [[Donaustadt]], before joining the youth setup of [[FK Austria Wien]] at age 10. He rose through the ranks quickly, and in April 2008 he was named on the first-team substitutes' bench for a [[Austrian Bundesliga|Bundesliga]] match.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.planetlinz.tv/s132,1,1005,Jugend_TOTO_Cup_David_Alaba_im_Portraet.html|title= Jugend-TOTO-Cup: David Alaba im Porträt|trans_title=Jugend-TOTO-Cup: David Alaba portrayed |language=de|work=planetlinz.tv|accessdate=10 February 2010|date=29 August 2008|archivedate=8 October 2011|archiveurl=//web.archive.org/web/20100919025443/http://www.planetlinz.tv/s132,1,1005,Jugend_TOTO_Cup_David_Alaba_im_Portraet.html}}</ref> He also played five times for Austria Wien's [[Austria Vienna II|reserve team]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://derstandard.at/1246542124976/Talent-David-Alaba-Versprechen-und-Prophezeiung?sap=2&_pid=13508991|title=David Alaba, Versprechen und Prophezeiung |trans_title=David Alaba, Promise and Prophecy|work=[[Der Standard]]|language=de |accessdate=10 February 2010|date=14 July 2009|archivedate=10 August 2011|archiveurl=<eod>
<sod>Born in [[Vienna]], Alaba began his career with SV Aspern, his local club in [[Aspern]], in the 22nd [[Districts of Vienna|district]], [[Donaustadt]], before joining the youth setup of [[FK Austria Wien]] at age 10. He rose through the ranks quickly, and in April 2008 he was named on the first-team substitutes' bench for a [[Austrian Bundesliga|Bundesliga]] match.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.planetlinz.tv/s132,1,1005,Jugend_TOTO_Cup_David_Alaba_im_Portraet.html|title= Jugend-TOTO-Cup: David Alaba im Porträt|trans_title=Jugend-TOTO-Cup: David Alaba portrayed |language=de|work=planetlinz.tv|accessdate=10 February 2010|date=29 August 2008|archivedate=8 October 2011|archiveurl=//web.archive.org/web/20100919025443/http://www.planetlinz.tv/s132,1,1005,Jugend_TOTO_Cup_David_Alaba_im_Portraet.html}}</ref> He also played five times for Austria Wien's [[Austria Vienna II|reserve team]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://derstandard.at/1246542124976/Talent-David-Alaba-Versprechen-und-Prophezeiung?sap=2&_pid=13508991|title=David Alaba, Versprechen und Prophezeiung |trans_title=David Alaba, Promise and Prophecy|work=[[Der Standard]]|language=de |accessdate=10 February 2010|date=14 July 2009|archivedate=10 August 2011|archiveurl=<eod>