Niklas Hedl

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Niklas Hedl
FC RB Salzburg gegen SK Rapid Wien (2022-04-03) 59 (cropped).jpg
Hedl in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-03-17) 17 March 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth Vienna, Austria
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Rapid Wien
Number 45
Youth career
2007–2018 Rapid Wien
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2021 Rapid Wien II 55 (0)
2021– Rapid Wien 107 (0)
International career
2021– Austria U21 10 (0)
2022– Austria 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 August 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:55, 16 November 2022 (UTC)

Niklas Hedl (born 17 March 2001) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Austrian Bundesliga club Rapid Wien and the Austria national team.

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Career

Hedl is a youth product of Rapid Wien's youth academy. [1] He began his professional career with their reserves in 2020, before debuting for their senior team in a 2–2 Austrian Football Bundesliga tie with Sturm Graz on 20 February 2022. [2]

International career

Hedl is a youth international for Austria, having represented the Austria U21s. [3] He was called up to the senior Austria national team for a set of UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches in September 2023. [4]

Personal life

Hedl's father, Raimund, was also a football goalkeeper and is currently the goalkeeper coach at Rapid Wien. [5] His brother, Tobias, is a football forward and member of Rapid Wien's reserves. [3]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 28 August 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rapid Wien II 2017–18 Austrian Regionalliga 000000
2018–19Austrian Regionalliga18000180
2019–20Austrian Regionalliga800080
2020–21 Austrian Second League 2200000220
2021–22 Austrian Second League70000070
Total5500000550
Rapid Wien 2021–22 Austrian Bundesliga 100001 [a] 0110
2022–23 Austrian Bundesliga310506 [a] 0420
2023–24 Austrian Bundesliga320504 [a] 0410
2024–25 Austrian Bundesliga3003016 [b] 0490
2025–26 Austrian Bundesliga40106 [a] 0110
Total1070150330001550
Career total1620150330002100
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  2. Six appearances in UEFA Europa League, ten appearances in UEFA Conference League

International

As of match played 16 November 2022
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Austria 202210
Total10

References

  1. "Niklas Hedl: Ich lebe gerade meinen Kindheitstraum". www.oe24.at. 17 March 2022.
  2. "Bundesliga.at – Matchcenter". www.bundesliga.at.
  3. 1 2 Elsigan, Erich. "Rapid-Hexer Hedl der Beste: "Papa gibt mir gute Tipps"". Heute.at.
  4. @oefb1904 (29 August 2023). "Unser Team für" (Tweet) (in German). Retrieved 29 August 2023 via Twitter.
  5. "Niklas Hedl: auf den Spuren seines Vaters". SK Rapid.