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]
_47.jpg) Schlager in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Schlager | ||
| Date of birth | 1 February 1996 | ||
| 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 | |||
Club career
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
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
Club
- As of match played 28 April 2024
| 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 | ||
International
- As of match played 26 March 2024
| 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 | |