Niklas Hedl (born 17 March 2001) is an Austrian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
goalkeeper
In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o ...
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
Rapid Wien and the
Austria national team.
Career
Hedl is a youth product of
Rapid Wien's youth academy. He began his professional career with their reserves in 2020, before debuting for their senior team in a 2–2
Austrian Football 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 ...
tie with
Sturm Graz on 20 February 2022.
International career
Hedl is a youth international for Austria, having represented the
Austria U21s.
He was called up to the senior
Austria national team for a set of
UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
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matches in September 2023.
Personal life
Hedl's father,
Raimund, was also a football goalkeeper and is currently the goalkeeper coach at Rapid Wien.
His brother, Tobias, is a football
forward
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People
* Forward (surname)
Sports
* Forward (association football)
* Forward (basketball), including:
** Point forward
** Power forward (basketball)
** Sm ...
and member of Rapid Wien's reserves.
Career statistics
Club
International
References
External links
*
OEFB Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hedl, Niklas
2001 births
Living people
Footballers from Vienna
Austrian men's footballers
Men's association football goalkeepers
Austria men's international footballers
Austria men's under-21 international footballers
UEFA Euro 2024 players
Austrian Football Bundesliga players
2. Liga (Austria) players
Austrian Regionalliga players
SK Rapid Wien players