Alexander Nübel

Alexander Nübel (born 30 September 1996) is a German footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for FC Bayern Munich.[2]

Alexander Nübel
Nübel with Schalke 04 in 2016
Personal information
Full name Alexander Nübel[1]
Date of birth (1996-09-30) 30 September 1996
Place of birth Paderborn, Germany
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Bayern Munich
Number 35
Youth career
0000–2005 TSV Tudorf
2005–2015 SC Paderborn
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Schalke 04 II 24 (0)
2016–2020 Schalke 04 46 (0)
2020– Bayern Munich 0 (0)
National team‡
2017–2019 Germany U21 17 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:05, 27 June 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 June 2019

Club career

Schalke 04

On 14 May 2016, Nübel made his Bundesliga debut against TSG Hoffenheim when he replaced Ralf Fährmann after 90 minutes.

2018–20: Breakthrough and captaincy

Nübel started the season as Schalke's backup goalkeeper to Ralf Fährmann. On 24 October 2018, he made his Champions League debut for Schalke in a 0–0 away draw against Galatasaray.[3]

After the winter break, Schalke's head coach Domenico Tedesco, dropped Fährmann as the club's first-choice goalkeeper and promoted Nübel.[4] On 2 February 2019, Nübel was sent off with a straight red card in a match against Borussia Mönchengladbach and was suspended for the club's next two Bundesliga matches.[5] Nübel started in every match for Schalke after he was selected as the first-choice goalkeeper, with the exception of the two matches he was suspended for.

On 6 August 2019, Nübel was selected by Schalke's head coach David Wagner as the club's new captain.[6] Nübel entered the season with only one year left on his contract with Schalke. On 22 December 2019, Schalke revealed that Nübel had informed the club that he would not renew his contract.[7] On 4 January 2020, Nübel agreed to join Bayern Munich on a free transfer at the end of the season.[8] He then handed the captaincy over to Omar Mascarell.[9]

Bayern Munich

Nübel joined Bayern Munich on 30th June 2020.[10] Alexander Nübel made his debut for Bayern in the first round of the DFB-Pokal on 15 October where the club defeated fifth division side 1. FC Düren by a score of 3–0.[11] On 1 December 2020, he made his Champions League debut for Bayern Munich in a 1–1 away draw against Atlético Madrid.[12]

Career statistics
As of 1 December 2020.[13]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Schalke 04 2015–16 Bundesliga 100000—10
2016–17 Bundesliga 000000—00
2017–18 Bundesliga 1000——10
2018–19 Bundesliga 180202[lower-alpha 1]0—220
2019–20 Bundesliga 26030——290
Total 4605020—530
Bayern Munich 2020–21 Bundesliga 00101[lower-alpha 1]00020
Career total 460603000550
  1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Bayern Munich

References
  1. "FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2020: Squad list" (PDF). FIFA. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  2. "Germany - A. Nübel - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  3. "Galatasaray 0–0 Schalke". UEFA. 24 October 2018.
  4. "Alexander Nübel: Who is the Schalke goalkeeper following in the footsteps of Manuel Neuer?". bundesliga.com. 23 January 2019.
  5. "Schalke vs Gladbach - Match report". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  6. "Alexander Nübel named new Royal Blues captain". FC Schalke 04. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  7. "Alex Nübel to leave Schalke 04 at the end of the season". FC Schalke04. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  8. "Alexander Nubel: Schalke keeper to join Bayern Munich in summer". BBC Sport. 4 January 2020.
  9. "Omar Mascarell named new FC Schalke 04 captain". FC Schalke 04. 4 January 2020.
  10. "Alexander Nübel completes medical at FC Bayern". FC Bayern Munich. 30 June 2020.
  11. "1. FC Düren 0:3 Bayern München". DFB (in German). 15 October 2020.
  12. "Reaction: Atlético Madrid vs. FC Bayern". FC Bayern Munich. 2 December 2020.
  13. "Alexander Nübel » Club matches". worldfootball.net.
  14. "Joker Javi Martinez köpft Bayern zum Supercup". kicker.de (in German). 24 September 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
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