Alexander Hack

Alexander Hack

Personal information
Date of birth	(1993-09-08) 8 September 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Memmingen, Germany
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	New York Red Bulls
Youth career
0000–2012	1860 Munich
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2013	FC Memmingen	34	(2)
2013–2014	SpVgg Unterhaching	29	(1)
2014–2017	Mainz 05 II	43	(1)
2015–2023	Mainz 05	133	(6)
2023–2024	Al Qadsiah	27	(1)
2025–	New York Red Bulls	0	(0)
International career‡
2013–2014	Germany U20	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:26, 28 June 2017 (UTC)

Alexander Hack (born 8 September 1993) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for the New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer. ^[1] At international level, he made four appearances for the Germany U20 national team.

Club career

Hack started playing football for the youth teams of local clubs TSV 1862 Babenhausen and FC Memmingen, before joining 1860 Munich. In 2012 he went back to Memmingen and became a regular in the first team for the regional league team. After one season he moved to SpVgg Unterhaching in the third division and signed his first professional contract there. ^[2]

Mainz 05

He joined 1. FSV Mainz 05's reserve team from SpVgg Unterhaching in 2014 and became a regular starter. ^[3] He made his first-team debut in the Bundesliga in the first half of the 2015–16 season on 28 November 2015, in a 3–1 win against Eintracht Frankfurt. ^[3] On 8 December 2016, Hack scored his first international goal for Mainz in a 2-0 victory over Gabala SC in the UEFA Europa League. ^[4]

In June 2017, Hack agreed a contract extension until 2022 with Mainz. ^[5] On 13 January 2018, Hack scored his first goal in the Bundesliga in the 2-3 away defeat against Hannover 96. ^[6] On 19 January 2019, Hack scored the winning goal for Mainz in a 2-3 victory over VfB Stuttgart. ^[7] On 3 January 2021, Hack scored in a 5-2 loss to Bayern Munich. ^[8]

Hack scored a career high 3 goals in 28 league appearances for Mainz during the 2021–22 Bundesliga season, as Mainz finished 8th in the league table. On 26 November 2021, Hack scored his first goal of the season in a 2-1 loss to VfB Stuttgart. ^[9] Hack was on the scoresheet for Mainz on 14 December 2021 in a 4-0 victory over Hertha Berlin. ^[10] On 12 February 2022, Hack scored the lone goal for Mainz in a 1-1 draw with SC Freiburg. ^[11]

Al Qadsiah

On 14 August 2023, Mainz announced the transfer of Hack to Al Qadsiah in Saudi Arabia. ^[12] Hack made his Saudi First Division League debut on 20 August 2023, in a 0-1 victory over Al-Jandal SC. On 16 April 2024, Hack scored his first goal for Al Qadsiah in a 0-3 victory over Jeddah Club. He ended his season in Saudi Arabia helping his club to win the 2023–24 Saudi First Division League and gain promotion to the top flight. ^[13]

New York Red Bulls

Hack joined Major League Soccer club New York Red Bulls on a two-year contract with an additional club option year on 20 December 2024. ^[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 29 November 2024 ^[15]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [a]		Continental [b]		Other [c]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
FC Memmingen	2012–13	Regionalliga Bayern	33	2	—		—		—		33	2
	Total		33	2	—		—		—		33	2
SpVgg Unterhaching	2013–14	3. Liga	29	1	0	0	—		0	0	29	1
	Total		29	1	0	0	—		0	0	29	1
Mainz 05 II	2014–15	3. Liga	20	0	0	0	—		—		20	0
	2015–16	3. Liga	17	0	0	0	—		—		17	0
	2016–17	3. Liga	6	0	0	0	—		—		6	0
	Total		43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	43	0
Mainz 05	2015–16	Bundesliga	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
	2016–17	Bundesliga	15	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	18	1
	2017–18	Bundesliga	15	1	2	0	—		0	0	17	1
	2018–19	Bundesliga	14	1	1	0	—		—		15	1
	2019–20	Bundesliga	14	0	0	0	0	0	—		14	0
	2020–21	Bundesliga	21	1	1	0	0	0	—		22	1
	2021–22	Bundesliga	28	3	2	0	0	0	—		30	3
	2022–23	Bundesliga	19	0	3	1	—		—		22	1
	Total		133	6	10	1	2	1	0	0	145	8
Al-Qadsiah	2023–24	Saudi First Division League	27	1	1	0	—		—		28	1
Career total			265	10	11	1	2	1	0	0	278	12

1. Includes DFB-Pokal, King's Cup
2. Includes UEFA Europa League
3. Includes MLS Cup

Honours

Al-Qadsiah

• Saudi First Division League: 2023–24

References

1. Alexander Hack at kicker (in German)
2. "Hack moves to Mainz". muenchen.tv (in German). 21 July 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
3. Hofmann, Benni (18 January 2016). "Hack: Für mich war Fußball erstmal abgehakt". kicker Online (in German). Retrieved 18 January 2016.
4. "Mainz 2:0 Gabala". gabalafc.az. Gabala FC . Retrieved 9 December 2016.
5. "Bis 2022: Hack verlängert in Mainz". kicker Online (in German). 28 June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
6. 3:2 nach 0:2: Füllkrugs Dreierpack dreht das Spiel, Spielbericht auf kicker.de, abgerufen am 21. Januar 2017.
7. "Late rally goes unrewarded". vfb.de. 19 January 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
8. "Reds rewarded for rousing fightback". fcbayern.com. 3 January 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
9. "Vital win at home to Mainz". vfb.de. 26 November 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
10. "Mainz return to winning ways with victory over Hertha Berlin". bundesliga.com. 14 December 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
11. "Supersub Nils Petersen rescues Freiburg a draw against Mainz". bundesliga.com. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
12. "ALEXANDER HACK WECHSELT ZU AL-QADSIAH FC" [ALEXANDER HACK JOINS AL-QADSIAH FC] (in German). 1. FSV Mainz 05. 14 August 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
13. "Al-Qadsiah's journey to becoming a Saudi Pro League giant". worldsoccertalk.com. World Soccer Talk. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
14. "New York Red Bulls Sign German Defender Alexander Hack to MLS Contract". NewYorkRedBulls.com. New York Red Bulls . Retrieved 20 December 2024.
15. "Alexander Hack » Club matches". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 23 December 2024.

External links

• Profile at the 1. FSV Mainz 05 website (in German)
• Alexander Hack at DFB (also available in German )
• Alexander Hack at Soccerway
• Alexander Hack at fussballdaten.de (in German)