_02.jpg) Walke withRed Bull Salzburg in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1983-06-06)6 June 1983 (age 42) | ||
| Place of birth | Oranienburg,East Germany | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | 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 professionalfootballgoalkeeper.
Born inOranienburg,Brandenburg, Walke began his career atEnergie Cottbus as a 14-year-old. In 1999, he transferred toWerder Bremen, and was called up to the professional team in 2003. After six years, Walke moved toBaden-Württemberg in 2005 from Werder Bremen to joinSC Freiburg. In 2008, he transferred toSV 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 withFC Hansa Rostock where he played in all 36 games.
In 2010, Walke left Germany to sign forAustrian Bundesliga championFC Red Bull Salzburg. He was the third German-born goalkeeper for the 2010–2011 season behindNiclas Heimann andGerhard Tremmel. After one year on loan atGreuther Fürth in the2. Bundesliga he returned to Salzburg for the 2011–12 season taking over the number 1 position fromEddie Gustafsson.
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 beatingReal Sociedad andBorussia Dortmund thus making their first ever appearance in the UEFA Europa League semi-final.[3] On 3 May 2018, he played in theEuropa League semi-finals asOlympique de Marseille played out a 1–2 away loss but a 3–2 aggregate win to secure a place in the2018 UEFA Europa League Final.[4]
He retired in 2023 as a legend of Red Bull Salzburg, and will stay on as a youth goalkeeping coach.[5]
He competed for Germany at theFIFA World Youth Championship 2003, but tested positive fortetrahydrocannabinol, the active chemical inmarijuana.
| 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 | ||||
| Werder Bremen | 2004–05 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| SC 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 | ||||
| SC 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 | |
| 2011–12 | 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 | |||
| 2021–22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 157 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 50 | 0 | — | 231 | 0 | |||
| Greuther Fürth (loan) | 2010–11 | 2. Bundesliga | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 384 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 472 | 0 | ||
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