Alexander Niklas Meyer-Schade (born 13 April 1991) is a German professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

Borussia Dortmund Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e. V. Dortmund, commonly known as Borussia Dortmund (), BVB (), or simply Dortmund (), is a German professional sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is best known for its men's professional footb ...

Career

In August 2017, Meyer joined

club

VfB Stuttgart Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V., commonly known as VfB Stuttgart (), is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club's football team is currently part of Germany's first division, the Bundesliga. VfB Stu ...

. After not making a first team appearance in two seasons, he joined second-division club Jahn Regensburg in 2019. He made his professional debut for Regensburg in the

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on 28 July 2019, starting in the home match against

VfL Bochum Verein für Leibesübungen Bochum 1848 Fußballgemeinschaft, commonly referred to as simply VfL Bochum (), is a Football in Germany, German association football club based in the city of Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club has spent 35 seas ...

. In 2022, he joined

club

. He made his debut in a 3–0 win over FC Copenhagen in the

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, keeping a clean sheet in the first top flight match of his career.

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* * 1991 births Living people People from Bad Oldesloe Footballers from Schleswig-Holstein German footballers Association football goalkeepers Hamburger SV II players TSV Havelse players FC Energie Cottbus players VfB Stuttgart players VfB Stuttgart II players SSV Jahn Regensburg players 2. Bundesliga players Regionalliga players {{Germany-footy-goalkeeper-stub