Niklas Hedl (born 17 March 2001) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Austrian Bundesliga club Rapid Wien and the Austria national team.
_59_(cropped).jpg) Hedl in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 March 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Vienna, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rapid Wien | ||
| Number | 45 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2018 | Rapid Wien | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | Rapid Wien II | 55 | (0) |
| 2021– | Rapid Wien | 68 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Austria U21 | 10 | (0) |
| 2022– | Austria | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:40, 19 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:55, 16 November 2022 (UTC) | |||
Career edit
Hedl is a youth product of Rapid Wien's youth academy.[1] He began his professional career with their reserves in 2020, before debuting for their senior team in a 2–2 Austrian Football Bundesliga tie with Sturm Graz on 20 February 2022.[2]
International career edit
Hedl is a youth international for Austria, having represented the Austria U21s.[3] He was called up to the senior Austria national team for a set of UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches in September 2023.[4]
Personal life edit
Hedl's father, Raimund, was also a football goalkeeper and is currently the goalkeeper coach at Rapid Wien.[5] His brother, Tobias, is a football forward and member of Rapid Wien's reserves.[3]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of match played 19 April 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rapid Wien II | 2017–18 | Austrian Regionalliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Austrian Regionalliga | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | Austrian Regionalliga | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Austrian Second League | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Austrian Second League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 55 | 0 | |||
| Rapid Wien | 2021–22 | Austrian Bundesliga | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Austrian Bundesliga | 31 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6[a] | 0 | — | 42 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Austrian Bundesliga | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | ||
| Total | 68 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 123 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 0 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
International edit
- As of match played 16 November 2022
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
References edit
- ^ "Niklas Hedl: Ich lebe gerade meinen Kindheitstraum". www.oe24.at. 17 March 2022.
- ^ "Bundesliga.at – Matchcenter". www.bundesliga.at.
- ^ a b Elsigan, Erich. "Rapid-Hexer Hedl der Beste: "Papa gibt mir gute Tipps"". Heute.at.
- ^ @oefb1904 (29 August 2023). "Unser Team für" (Tweet) (in German). Retrieved 29 August 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Niklas Hedl: auf den Spuren seines Vaters". SK Rapid.
External links edit
- Niklas Hedl at Soccerway
- OEFB Profile