Alexander Schlager (born 1 February 1996) is an Austrian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
goalkeeper
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for
Austrian Bundesliga
The Austrian Football Bundesliga (german: Österreichische Fußball-Bundesliga, italic=no , "Austrian Football Federal League"), also known as Admiral Bundesliga for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the Austrian football league system. Th ...
club
LASK
Linzer Athletik-Sport-Klub, commonly known as Linzer ASK () or simply LASK, is an Austrian professional Football team, football club, from the Upper Austria, Upper-Austrian state capital Linz. It is the oldest football club in that region, and pl ...
and the
Austria national team.
International career
He was the captain for
Austria U-21 in
Euro U-21 2019.
On 16 November 2019, Schlager played his first match for Austria's national team in the deciding
UEFA Euro 2020
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qualifier against North Macedonia in Vienna.
Career statistics
Club
International
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Schlager, Alexander
1996 births
Living people
Austrian footballers
Austria international footballers
Austrian Football Bundesliga players
2. Liga (Austria) players
FC Red Bull Salzburg players
Floridsdorfer AC players
SV Grödig players
FC Liefering players
RB Leipzig players
UEFA Euro 2020 players
Austrian expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Germany
Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Association football goalkeepers
LASK players