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
Personal information
Full name Alexander Schwolow
Date of birth (1992-06-02) 2 June 1992
Place of birth Wiesbaden, Germany
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Hertha BSC
Number 1
Youth career
0000–2008 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)
2014–2015Arminia Bielefeld (loan) 37 (0)
2020- Hertha BSC 0 (0)
National team
2010 Germany U-18 3 (0)
2010–2011 Germany U-19 2 (0)
2011 Germany U-20 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:23, 7 July 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]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League DFB-Pokal Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Freiburg II 2010–11 Regionalliga Südwest 9090
2011–12 180180
2012–13 140140
2013–14 100100
Total 51000510
Freiburg 2013–14 Bundesliga 10000010
2014–15 000000
2015–16 2. Bundesliga 33000330
2016–17 Bundesliga 34010350
2017–18 330202[lower-alpha 1]0370
2018–19 33020350
2019–20 24010250
Total 158060201660
Arminia Bielefeld (loan) 2014–15 3. Liga 37050420
Career total 2460110202590
  1. Appearances in the Europa League
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References

  1. "Alexander Schwolow" (in German). kicker Online. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  2. "Schwolow returns to Freiburg". Vavel.com. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  3. "Hertha BSC verpflichtet Alexander Schwolow" [Hertha BSC sign Alexander Schwolow]. Hertha BSC. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  4. "A. Schwolow". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
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