Alexander Schlager

Alexander Schlager
Schlager with Red Bull Salzburg in 2025
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-02-01) 1 February 1996
Place of birth Salzburg, Austria
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Werder Bremen
Number 30
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)
2023–2026 Red Bull Salzburg 80 (0)
2026– Werder Bremen 0 (0)
International career‡
2015–2019 Austria U21 15 (0)
2019– Austria 30 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 3 July 2026 (UTC)

Alexander Schlager (born 1 February 1996) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bundesliga club Werder Bremen and the Austria national team.[2]

Club career

Schlager started his career at Red Bull Salzburg, before joining LASK in 2017.[3] In May 2023, he returned to Red Bull Salzburg by signing a contract until 2027.[4]

Schlager moved to Bundesliga club Werder Bremen in July 2026.[5]

International career

Schlager was the captain for Austria U-21 in 2019 Euro U-21.[6]

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.[7] In May 2021, he was named in the 26-man squad for the postponed Euro 2020.[8] In May 2024, he sustained a knee injury which would force him to miss the upcoming Euro 2024.[9]

On 18 May 2026, Schlager was selected in Ralf Rangnick’s 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, marking Austria’s first appearance in the tournament since 1998.[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 August 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
SV Grödig (loan) 2015–16 Austrian Bundesliga 10000——100
Floridsdorfer AC (loan) 2016–17 2. Liga 23010——240
LASK 2017–18 Austrian Bundesliga 1000——10
2018–19 Austrian Bundesliga 310504[b]0—400
2019–20 Austrian Bundesliga 3204014[c]0—500
2020–21 Austrian Bundesliga 300608[b]0—440
2021–22 Austrian Bundesliga 3303011[d]0—470
2022–23 Austrian Bundesliga 2405000—300
Total 1520200400002120
Red Bull Salzburg 2023–24 Austrian Bundesliga 280306[e]000370
2024–25 Austrian Bundesliga 210204[e]000270
2025–26 Austrian Bundesliga 3105011[f]0—470
Total 800100210001110
Werder Bremen 2026–27 Bundesliga 0010–0010
Career total 2650330610003590
  1. ↑ Includes Austrian Cup.
  2. 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  3. ↑ Ten appearances in UEFA Europa League, four appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
  5. 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  6. ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 2 July 2026
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Austria 201910
202020
202130
202210
202370
202430
202570
202660
Total300

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA World Cup 2026™ – Squad List: Austria (AUT)" (PDF). FIFA. 11 June 2026. p. 4. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
  2. ↑ "A. SCHLAGER". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Trio für die Oberösterreicher – Aufsteiger LASK verpflichtet Trauner, Goiginger und Schlager" (in German). Sportreport. 29 May 2017.
  4. ↑ "Alexander Schlager kehrt nach Salzburg zurück" (in German). Red Bull Salzburg. 30 May 2023.
  5. ↑ "Bundesliga: Nationaltorwart Schlager unterschreibt in Bremen" [Bundesliga: National goalkeeper Schlager signs for Bremen]. Kicker (in German). 10 July 2026. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  6. ↑ "U-21 Denmark Squad". UEFA. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "Update zur Verletzung von Alexander Schlager" (in German). Red Bull Salzburg. 6 May 2024.
  10. ↑ "Alaba, Arnautovic feature as Austria name World Cup squad". 18 May 2026. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
  11. ↑ enwsi.gr (20 July 2020). "Ο Φούντας στην ενδεκάδα της χρονιάς στην Αυστρία (ΦΩΤΟ)". Enwsi.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  12. ↑ "Tore". www.bundesliga.at (in German). Retrieved 14 October 2024.
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