Hauke Wahl
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hauke Finn Wahl[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 April 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Hamburg, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | VfL Wolfsburg | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Witzhaver SV | |||
| TSV Trittau | |||
| –2010 | Eintracht Schwerin | ||
| 2010–2012 | Dynamo Dresden | ||
| 2012–2013 | Holstein Kiel | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Holstein Kiel | 62 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | SC Paderborn | 29 | (2) |
| 2016–2018 | FC Ingolstadt | 27 | (3) |
| 2016 | FC Ingolstadt 04 II | 1 | (0) |
| 2017 | → 1. FC Heidenheim (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2018–2023 | Holstein Kiel | 148 | (5) |
| 2022 | Holstein Kiel II | 1 | (0) |
| 2023–2026 | FC St. Pauli | 96 | (2) |
| 2026– | VfL Wolfsburg | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:25, 16 August 2026 (UTC) | |||
Hauke Wahl (born 15 April 1994) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for 2. Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg.
Career
Wahl joined Holstein Kiel from Dynamo Dresden in 2012. After playing for the club's U19 team he made the first team in 2013.[2]

In August 2016, Wahl left Holstein Kiel for SC Paderborn, freshly relegated from the Bundesliga. He signed a three-year contract.[3]
In June 2016, he signed a three-year deal with Ingolstadt, joining on a free transfer from Paderborn.[4][5] In December 2016, it was announced he would move to 1. FC Heidenheim on loan until the end of the 2016–17 season.[6]
In July 2018, Wahl returned to his former club Holstein Kiel having agreed a three-year contract until 2021.[2] A year later, he agreed a contract extension until 2023 with the club.[7]
On 22 June 2026, Wahl signed a three-year contract with VfL Wolfsburg.[8]
Career statistics
- As of match played 24 August 2026[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Holstein Kiel | 2013–14 | 3. Liga | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 2 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 62 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 64 | 2 | ||||
| SC Paderborn | 2015–16 | 2. Bundesliga | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 2 | ||
| FC Ingolstadt | 2016–17 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 2. Bundesliga | 27 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 3 | |||
| Total | 27 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 3 | ||||
| FC Ingolstadt 04 II | 2016–17 | Regionalliga Bayern | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1. FC Heidenheim (loan) | 2016–17 | 2. Bundesliga | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| Holstein Kiel | 2018–19 | 2. Bundesliga | 33 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 1 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 34 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | 41 | 2 | |||
| 2021–22 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 148 | 5 | 12 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | 162 | 7 | |||
| FC St. Pauli | 2023–24 | 2. Bundesliga | 33 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 37 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 30 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 32 | 3 | |||
| Total | 96 | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 104 | 4 | ||||
| VfL Wolfsburg | 2026–27 | 2. Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 389 | 14 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 420 | 19 | ||
Honours
FC St. Pauli
References
- 1 2 "Hauke Finn Wahl | Holstein Kiel | Player Profile | Bundesliga". bundesliga.com – the official Bundesliga website. Archived from the original on 10 October 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
- 1 2 "Verteidiger Wahl kommt zurück nach Kiel". kicker Online (in German). 11 July 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ↑ "Gellhaus' Forderung - Steht Bickel in der Startelf?". kicker Online (in German). 24 August 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ↑ "Wahl: Hochveranlagtes Nordlicht für den FCI". kicker Online (in German). 16 June 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ↑ Transfer: FC Ingolstadt 04 verpflichtet Hauke Wahl Archived 2 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine, bundesliga.de, 16 June 2016
- ↑ "Heidenheim leiht Wahl aus Ingolstadt aus". kicker Online (in German). 30 December 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ↑ ""Ans Herz gewachsen" - Wahl verlängert in Kiel". kicker Online (in German). 31 July 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ↑ "New Wolf at the Back". VfL Wolfsburg. 22 June 2026. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
- ↑ Hauke Wahl at Soccerway
External links
- Hauke Wahl at Soccerway
- Hauke Wahl at WorldFootball.net
- Hauke Wahl at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- 1994 births
- Footballers from Hamburg
- Living people
- 21st-century German sportsmen
- Men's association football central defenders
- German men's footballers
- SC Paderborn 07 players
- Holstein Kiel players
- FC Ingolstadt 04 players
- FC Ingolstadt 04 II players
- 1. FC Heidenheim players
- Holstein Kiel II players
- FC St. Pauli players
- VfL Wolfsburg players
- Bundesliga players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- 3. Liga players
- Regionalliga players
- German football defender, 1990s birth stubs
