Alexander Walke
_02.jpg) Walke with Red Bull Salzburg in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 June 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Oranienburg, East Germany | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Red Bull Salzburg | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1997 | Eintracht Oranienburg | ||
| 1997–1999 | Energie Cottbus | ||
| 1999–2003 | Werder Bremen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2005 | Werder Bremen | 0 | (0) |
| 2005–2008 | SC Freiburg | 74 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 34 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 |
Hansa Rostock | 34 | (0) |
| 2010–2023 | Red Bull Salzburg | 158 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Greuther Fürth (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| Total | 242 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 2002 | Germany U-20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2003 | Germany U-21 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alexander Walke (born 6 June 1983) is a German former professional football goalkeeper.
Club career
Born in Oranienburg, Brandenburg, Walke began his career at Energie Cottbus as a 14-year-old. In 1999, he transferred to Werder Bremen, and was called up to the professional team in 2003. After six years, Walke moved to Baden-Württemberg in 2005 from Werder Bremen to join SC Freiburg. In 2008, he transferred to SV Wehen Wiesbaden. Walke left SV Wehen Wiesbaden to the end of the 2008–09 season.[2] On 28 May 2009, he signed a two-year contract with FC Hansa Rostock where he played in all 36 games.
In 2010, Walke left Germany to sign for
During the 2017-18 season Salzburg had their best ever European campaign. They finished top of their Europa League group, for a record fourth time, before beating
He retired in 2023 as a legend of Red Bull Salzburg, and will stay on as a youth goalkeeping coach.[5]
International career
He competed for Germany at the
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Werder Bremen II | 2001–02 | Regionalliga Nord | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2002–03 | 20 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||||
| 2003–04 | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||||
| 2004–05 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 54 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 55 | 0 | ||||
| Freiburg | 2005–06 | 2. Bundesliga | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 0 | ||||
| 2007–08 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 74 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 80 | 0 | ||||
| Freiburg II | 2007–08 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| Wehen Wiesbaden | 2008–09 | 2. Bundesliga | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 0 | ||
Hansa Rostock
|
2009–10 | 2. Bundesliga | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 37 | 0 | |
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2010–11 | Austrian Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5[c] | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | — | 37 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11[e] | 0 | — | 49 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17[f] | 0 | — | 42 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10[c] | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 155 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 50 | 0 | — | 229 | 0 | |||
| Greuther Fürth (loan) | 2010–11 | 2. Bundesliga | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 382 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 470 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearances in 2. Bundesliga relegation play-offs
- ^ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b c d Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, fourteen appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
Red Bull Salzburg
- Austrian Bundesliga: 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23
- Austrian Cup: 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22
See also
- List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences
References
- ^ "Alexander Walke". FC Red Bull Salzburg. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ Alexander Walke verlässt den SV Wehen Wiesbaden[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Salzburg v Marseille background". 27 April 2018.
- ^ "FC Red Bull Salzburg 2–1 Marseille". BBC Sport. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- ^ "Eine Legende geht und bleibh dennoch" [Legend to stop play but stay]. www.redbullsalzburg.at (in German). Red Bull Salzburg. 30 July 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ "Alexander Walke » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ Alexander Walke at kicker (in German)