Lukas Windfeder (born 11 May 1995) is a German

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player who plays as a defender for Uhlenhorst Mülheim and the Germany national team.

Personal life

Windfeder was born in Mülheim,

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and plays his club hockey for

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. He also has a sister, Katharina, who has represented the

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women's national indoor team.

Career

Junior national team

Windfeder has represented the junior national team on multiple occasions, accumulating 23 caps for the team, and also winning two Junior World Cup medals.

Senior national team

Windfeder debuted for the senior national team in 2014, in a test series against South Africa. Since his debut, he has been a regular inclusion in the German team. In 2018, he was named in the

team for the Hockey World Cup in

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. On 28 May 2021, he was named in the squad for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship and the

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. He scored two goals in the tournament as they won the silver medal after they lost the final to the

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after a shoot-out.

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* 1995 births Living people German male field hockey players Male field hockey defenders Sportspeople from Mülheim 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup players HTC Uhlenhorst Mülheim players Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players for Germany Men's Feldhockey Bundesliga players 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup players 21st-century German people {{Germany-fieldhockey-bio-stub