Alexander Schlager

Austrian footballer (born 1996)

Alexander Schlager

Schlager with Red Bull Salzburg in 2025

Personal information
Full name|  Alexander Schlager
Date of birth|  (1996-02-01) 1 February 1996 (age 29)
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|  49|  (0)
International career‡
2015–2019|  Austria U21|  15|  (0)
2019–|  Austria|  19|  (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 May 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 March 2025

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

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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

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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

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### Club

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As of match played 24 May 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition  Club  | Season  | League  | Cup  | Continental  | Other  | Total

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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals
SV 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
2024–25 | Austrian Bundesliga  | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[d] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0
Total  | 49 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 0
Career total  | 234 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 311 | 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. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

### International

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As of match played 23 March 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year  National team | Year | Apps | Goals

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Austria | 2019 | 1 | 0
2020 | 2 | 0
2021 | 3 | 0
2022 | 1 | 0
2023 | 7 | 0
2024 | 3 | 0
2025 | 2 | 0
Total | 19 | 0

## References

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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.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Alexander Schlager.

* Profile at the FC Red Bull Salzburg website
* Alexander Schlager at ÖFB (in German)
* Alexander Schlager at ÖFB (in German) (national team)
* Alexander Schlager – UEFA competition record (archive)
* Alexander Schlager on Instagram

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FC Red Bull Salzburg – current squad

* 1 Schlager
* 2 Rasmussen
* 3 Terzić
* 4 Mellberg
* 5 Diabate
* 8 Kitano
* 9 Onisiwo
* 10 Clark
* 11 Vertessen
* 13 Krätzig
* 14 Kjærgaard
* 15 Diambou
* 16 Kawamura
* 18 Bidstrup (c)
* 19 Konaté
* 20 Baidoo
* 21 Ratkov
* 22 Lainer
* 23 Gadou
* 25 Lukić
* 27 Alajbegović
* 28 Daghim
* 30 Gloukh
* 37 Trummer
* 38 Sulzbacher
* 45 Nene
* 49 Yeo
* 52 Zawieschitzky
* 92 Hamzić
* Manager: Letsch

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Austria squad – UEFA Euro 2020

* 1 A. Schlager
* 2 Ulmer
* 3 Dragović
* 4 Hinteregger
* 5 Posch
* 6 Ilsanker
* 7 Arnautović
* 8 Alaba
* 9 Sabitzer
* 10 Grillitsch
* 11 Gregoritsch
* 12 Pervan
* 13 Bachmann
* 14 Baumgartlinger (c)
* 15 Lienhart
* 16 Trimmel
* 17 Schaub
* 18 Schöpf
* 19 Baumgartner
* 20 Onisiwo
* 21 Lainer
* 22 Lazaro
* 23 X. Schlager
* 24 Laimer
* 25 Kalajdžić
* 26 Friedl
* Coach: Foda

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*[Gls]: League goals
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