Alexander Schlager

Alexander Schlager

Schlager warming up for Red Bull Salzburg in 2023
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	38	(0)
International career‡
2015–2019	Austria U21	15	(0)
2019–	Austria	17	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 February 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 November 2024

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

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 15 February 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		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	10	0	2	0	4 [d]	0	0	0	16	0
	Total		38	0	5	0	10	0	0	0	53	0
Career total			223	0	27	0	50	0	0	0	300	0

1. 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. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 14 November 2024

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Austria	2019	1	0
	2020	2	0
	2021	3	0
	2022	1	0
	2023	7	0
	2024	3	0
Total		17	0

References

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

• Profile at the FC Red Bull Salzburg website
• Alexander Schlager at OEFB Austria (in German)
• Alexander Schlager – UEFA competition record ( archive )