Alexander Stadler (born 16 October 1999) is a German field hockey player who plays as a goalkeeper for Dutch Hoofdklasse club Den Bosch and the German national team.[1]

Alexander Stadler
Personal information
Born (1999-10-16) 16 October 1999 (age 25)
Heidelberg, Germany
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Den Bosch
Youth career
Heidelberg
Senior career
Years Team
2016–2022 TSV Mannheim
2022–present Den Bosch
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2017–2019 Germany U21 14 (0)
2018–present Germany (indoor) 1 (0)
2020–present Germany 29 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Germany
Men's field hockey
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2023 Bhubaneswar/Rourkela
EuroHockey Championship
Silver medal – second place 2021 Amstelveen
EuroHockey Junior Championship
Gold medal – first place 2019 Valencia
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Valencia
Men's indoor hockey
EuroHockey Indoor Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Antwerp

He competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2]

Club career

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Stadler played the first part of his senior career for TSV Mannheim. In 2022 he left Germany to play in the Dutch Hoofdklasse for Den Bosch.[3]

International career

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Stadler was part of the under-21 Germany squad which won the 2019 Men's EuroHockey Junior Championship, he was named the best goalkeeper at the tournament.[4] On 28 May 2021, he was named as the first goalkeeper in the senior squad for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship and the 2020 Summer Olympics.[5] He won the silver medal at the 2021 EuroHockey Championship as they lost the final to the Netherlands after a shoot-out.[6]

Honours

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Club

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Den Bosch
  • Gold Cup: 2022–23

International

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Germany U21
Germany

Individual

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  • EuroHockey Junior Championship Best Goalkeeper: 2019[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Nationalspieler Portraits" (in German). Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Hockey - STADLER Alexander". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-07-25. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  3. ^ "HC Den Bosch vindt nieuwe keeper in Alexander Stadler". bd.nl (in Dutch). Brabants Dagblad. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Germany Lifts the Junior EuroHockey Cup, Men". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 21 July 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  5. ^ "DHB-Herren: Das Team für Olympia steht (fast)". hockey.de (in German). 28 May 2021. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  6. ^ Sinnige, Clarinda. "Netherlands win final after late 'german' equalizer". Retrieved 12 June 2021.
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