Alexander Staff
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 June 2008 | ||
| Place of birth | Dieburg, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
1. FC Saarbrücken (on loan from Eintracht Frankfurt) | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | SC Hassia Dieburg | ||
| 2017–2018 | SV Darmstadt 98 | ||
| 2018–2024 | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Eintracht Frankfurt II | 11 | (2) |
| 2026– | Eintracht Frankfurt | 0 | (0) |
| 2026– | → 1. FC Saarbrücken (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Germany U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Germany U16 | 8 | (6) |
| 2024–2025 | Germany U17 | 22 | (15) |
| 2024– | Germany U19 | 3 | (2) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21 March 2026 | |||
Alexander Staff (German pronunciation: [alɛkˈsandɐ ʃtaːf]; born 12 June 2008) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for 3. Liga club 1. FC Saarbrücken on loan from Eintracht Frankfurt.
Early life
[edit]Staff was born on 12 June 2008. Born in Dieburg, Germany, he is of American descent through his grandfather.[1]
Club career
[edit]As a youth player, Staff joined the youth academy of SC Hassia Dieburg. Following his stint there, he joined the youth academy of SV Darmstadt 98 in 2017.
Ahead of the 2018–19 season, he joined the youth academy of Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt, where he played in the UEFA Youth League[2] and was promoted to the club's reserve team in 2024.
Staff made his debut for Eintracht Frankfurt senior team on 21 January 2026 in a 2025–26 UEFA Champions League league phase game against Qarabağ.[3]
On 27 June 2026, Staff was loaned by 1. FC Saarbrücken in 3. Liga.[4]
International career
[edit]Staff is a Germany youth international. During November 2025, he played for the Germany national under-17 football team at the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[5]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 14 March 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Eintracht Frankfurt II | 2024–25 | Regionalliga Südwest | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | |||
| 2025–26 | Hessenliga | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | |||||
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | ||
- ↑ Appearance in UEFA Champions League
Honours
[edit]Individual
- Fritz Walter Medal: U17 Gold Medal 2025[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ "So tickt Eintrachts neuer Goldjunge Alexander Staff" [This is what makes Eintracht's new golden boy Alexander Staff tick] (in German). hessenschau. 31 October 2025. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
- ↑ "Eintracht-Juwel in Topform – spielt er schon bald Bundesliga?" [Eintracht's young talent is in top form – will he soon be playing in the Bundesliga?] (in German). Frankfurter Rundschau. 27 November 2025. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
- ↑ "Qarabağ v Eintracht". UEFA. 21 January 2026. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
- ↑ "Alexander Staff wechselt auf Leihbasis zum FCS" [Alexander Staff joins FCS on loan] (in German). 1. FC Saarbrücken. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
- ↑ Alexander Staff at WorldFootball.net
- ↑ "VfB Stuttgart defender Finn Jeltsch named U19 Fritz Walter gold medal winner". Bundesliga. 17 October 2025. Archived from the original on 20 February 2026. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
External links
[edit]- Alexander Staff at WorldFootball.net
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