Alexander Meyer (footballer, born 1991)

Alexander Niklas Meyer-Schade (born 13 April 1991) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund.[2]

Alexander Meyer
Meyer in 2023
Personal information
Full name Alexander Niklas Meyer-Schade
Date of birth (1991-04-13) 13 April 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Bad Oldesloe, Germany
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Borussia Dortmund
Number 33
Youth career
0000–2005 VfL Oldesloe
2005–2009 Hamburger SV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Hamburger SV II 10 (0)
2012–2016 TSV Havelse 96 (0)
2016–2017 Energie Cottbus 19 (0)
2017–2019 VfB Stuttgart 0 (0)
2018 VfB Stuttgart II 4 (0)
2019–2022 Jahn Regensburg 94 (0)
2022– Borussia Dortmund 13 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:28, 17 March 2024 (UTC)

Career edit

In August 2017, Meyer joined Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart.[3] After not making a first team appearance in two seasons, he joined second-division club Jahn Regensburg in 2019.[4] He made his professional debut for Regensburg in the 2. Bundesliga on 28 July 2019, starting in the home match against VfL Bochum.[5]

In 2022, he joined Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund. He made his debut in a 3–0 win over FC Copenhagen in the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League, keeping a clean sheet in the first top flight match of his career.[6]

Career statistics edit

As of match played 17 March 2024[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hamburger SV II 2010–11 Regionalliga Nord 8 0 8 0
2011–12 Regionalliga Nord 2 0 2 0
Total 10 0 10 0
TSV Havelse 2012–13 Regionalliga Nord 12 0 2 0 14 0
2013–14 Regionalliga Nord 15 0 1 0 16 0
2014–15 Regionalliga Nord 33 0 3 0 36 0
2015–16 Regionalliga Nord 26 0 1 0 27 0
Total 96 0 7 0 103 0
Energie Cottbus 2016–17 Regionalliga Nordost 14 0 3 0 17 0
2017–18 Regionalliga Nordost 5 0 1 0 6 0
Total 19 0 4 0 23 0
VfB Stuttgart II 2017–18 Regionalliga Südwest 4 0 4 0
VfB Stuttgart 2017–18 Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018–19 Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jahn Regensburg 2019–20 2. Bundesliga 31 0 1 0 32 0
2020–21 2. Bundesliga 33 0 4 0 37 0
2021–22 2. Bundesliga 30 0 2 0 32 0
Total 94 0 7 0 101 0
Borussia Dortmund 2022–23 Bundesliga 7 0 0 0 5[a] 0 12 0
2023–24 Bundesliga 6 0 0 0 1[a] 0 7 0
Total 13 0 0 0 6 0 19 0
Career total 236 0 18 0 6 0 0 0 260 0
  1. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League

References edit

  1. ^ "Alexander Meyer". Borussia Dortmund. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Alexander Meyer". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  3. ^ "VfB: Langerak ist weg, Meyer kommt" [VfB: Langerak is gone, Meyer is coming]. kicker.de (in German). kicker-sportmagazin. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  4. ^ Koch, Martin (30 May 2019). "Alexander Meyer wechselt zum SSV Jahn" [Alexander Meyer changes to SSV Jahn]. SSV Jahn Regensburg (in German). Archived from the original on 31 May 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Germany » 2. Bundesliga 2019/2020 » 1. Round » Jahn Regensburg – VfL Bochum -:-". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 28 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Meyer: When your health is right, the performances will happen by themselves". Borussia Dortmund. 28 December 2022.
  7. ^ Alexander Meyer at Soccerway

External links edit