Alexander Schwolow
Alexander Schwolow (born 2 June 1992) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bundesliga club Hertha BSC.
 Alexander Schwolow with SC Freiburg in January 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Schwolow | ||
| Date of birth | 2 June 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Wiesbaden, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Hertha BSC | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2008 | Wehen Wiesbaden | ||
| 2008–2010 | SC Freiburg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | SC Freiburg II | 51 | (0) |
| 2012–2020 | SC Freiburg | 158 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Arminia Bielefeld (loan) | 37 | (0) |
| 2020- | Hertha BSC | 4 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010 | Germany U-18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Germany U-19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2011 | Germany U-20 | 7 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:32, 20 October 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 August 2014 | |||
Club career
Youth years
Schwolow began his youth career at 3. Liga side SV Wehen Wiesbaden. He left in 2008 for SC Freiburg's U17 team from where he later progressed to the U19 team.
SC Freiburg
In 2010, Schwolow was promoted to SC Freiburg's reserve team. He managed to start 51 games for the Regionalliga Südwest team, conceding 77 goals while keeping 12 clean sheets.
On 1 January 2012, Schwolow was called up to SC Freiburg's first team. He made his first appearance on 10 May 2014 in a 3–2 loss to Hannover 96.[1]
On 1 July 2015, SC Freiburg recalled Schwolow after one season on loan at Arminia Bielefeld,[2] after selling Roman Bürki to Borussia Dortmund.
Arminia Bielefeld (loan)
On 1 July 2014, Schwolow agreed to a two-year loan to Arminia Bielefeld who aimed at gaining promotion following their relegation from the 2. Bundesliga. He made his debut on 26 July 2014 in 1–2 win over Mainz 05 II. Schwolow made his first appearance in a non-league game in a 4–1 win over SV Sandhausen in a DFB-Pokal match on 17 August 2014.
Hertha BSC
On 4 August 2020, Hertha BSC agreed on a deal with SC Freiburg to sign Schwolow.[3] The fee was around €8 million.
International career
Schwolow has represented his country in youth levels but has not yet represented them at a senior level.
Career statistics
- As of 7 July 2020[4]
| Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Freiburg II | 2010–11 | Regionalliga Südwest | 9 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | 18 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
| 2012–13 | 14 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 10 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 51 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0 | |||
| Freiburg | 2013–14 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | 2. Bundesliga | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Bundesliga | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 35 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 25 | 0 | |||
| Total | 158 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 166 | 0 | ||
| Arminia Bielefeld (loan) | 2014–15 | 3. Liga | 37 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 42 | 0 | |
| Career total | 246 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 259 | 0 | ||
- Appearances in the Europa League
References
- "Alexander Schwolow" (in German). kicker Online. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- "Schwolow returns to Freiburg". Vavel.com. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- "Hertha BSC verpflichtet Alexander Schwolow" [Hertha BSC sign Alexander Schwolow]. Hertha BSC. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- "A. Schwolow". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
External links
- Profile at Soccerway