Alexander Schlager

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Alexander Schlager
Schlager in 2023
Personal information
Full name Alexander Schlager
Date of birth (1996-02-01) 1 February 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Salzburg, Austria
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Red Bull Salzburg
Number 24
Youth career
2002–2005 ASK Salzburg
2005–2007 Red Bull Salzburg
2007 ASK Maxglan
2007–2009 Austria Salzburg
2009–2015 Red Bull Salzburg
2014–2015 → RB Leipzig (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Red Bull Salzburg 0 (0)
2012–2017 FC Liefering 0 (0)
2014–2015 → RB Leipzig (loan) 0 (0)
2015–2016 → SV Grödig (loan) 10 (0)
2016–2017 → Floridsdorfer AC (loan) 23 (0)
2017–2023 LASK 152 (0)
2023– Red Bull Salzburg 28 (0)
International career‡
2015–2019 Austria U21 15 (0)
2019– Austria 15 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024
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Alexander Schlager (born 1 February 1996) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg and the Austria national team.[1]

Club career[edit]

Schlager started his career at Red Bull Salzburg, before joining LASK in 2017.[2] In May 2023, he returned to Red Bull Salzburg by signing a contract until 2027.[3]

International career[edit]

Schlager was the captain for Austria U-21 in 2019 Euro U-21.[4]

On 16 November 2019, he played his first match for Austria's national team in the deciding Euro 2020 qualifier against North Macedonia, which ended in a 2–1 victory in Vienna.[5] In May 2021, he was named in the 26-man squad for the postponed Euro 2020.[6] In May 2024, he sustained a knee injury which would force him to miss the upcoming Euro 2024.[7]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of match played 28 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Grödig (loan) 2015–16 Austrian Bundesliga 10 0 0 0 — — 10 0
Floridsdorfer AC (loan) 2016–17 2. Liga 23 0 1 0 — — 24 0
LASK 2017–18 Austrian Bundesliga 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
2018–19 Austrian Bundesliga 31 0 5 0 4[a] 0 — 40 0
2019–20 Austrian Bundesliga 32 0 4 0 14[b] 0 — 50 0
2020–21 Austrian Bundesliga 30 0 6 0 8[a] 0 — 44 0
2021–22 Austrian Bundesliga 33 0 3 0 11[c] 0 — 47 0
2022–23 Austrian Bundesliga 24 0 5 0 0 0 — 30 0
Total 152 0 20 0 40 0 0 0 212 0
Red Bull Salzburg 2023–24 Austrian Bundesliga 28 0 3 0 6[d] 0 0 0 37 0
Career total 213 0 25 0 46 0 0 0 284 0
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Ten appearances in UEFA Europa League, four appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

International[edit]

As of match played 26 March 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Austria 2019 1 0
2020 2 0
2021 3 0
2022 1 0
2023 7 0
2024 1 0
Total 15 0

References[edit]

  1. ^ "A. SCHLAGER". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Trio für die Oberösterreicher – Aufsteiger LASK verpflichtet Trauner, Goiginger und Schlager" (in German). Sportreport. 29 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Alexander Schlager kehrt nach Salzburg zurück" (in German). Red Bull Salzburg. 30 May 2023.
  4. ^ "U-21 Denmark Squad". UEFA. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  5. ^ "EURO 2020: MIA SAN DABEI!". oefb.at (in German). Austrian Football Association. 16 November 2019. Archived from the original on 17 November 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Franco Foda fixiert 26 Spieler umfassenden EURO-Kader" [Franco Foda fixes the 26-player Euro squad]. Austrian Football Association (in German). 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Update zur Verletzung von Alexander Schlager" (in German). Red Bull Salzburg. 6 May 2024.
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