Alexander Walke
Alexander Walke (born 6 June 1983) is a German former professional football goalkeeper.
_02.jpg.webp) 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, correct as of 5 June 2023 | |||
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 Austrian Bundesliga champion FC Red Bull Salzburg. He was the third German-born goalkeeper for the 2010–2011 season behind Niclas Heimann and Gerhard Tremmel. After one year on loan at Greuther Fürth in the 2. Bundesliga he returned to Salzburg for the 2011–12 season taking over the number 1 position from Eddie 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 beating Real Sociedad and Borussia Dortmund thus making their first ever appearance in the UEFA Europa League semi-final.[3] On 3 May 2018, he played in the Europa League semi-finals as Olympique de Marseille played out a 1–2 away loss but a 3–2 aggregate win to secure a place in the 2018 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]
International career
He competed for Germany at the FIFA World Youth Championship 2003, but tested positive for tetrahydrocannabinol, the active chemical in marijuana.
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[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 37 | 0 | |
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2010–11 | Austrian Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | — | 37 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | — | 49 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17[lower-alpha 6] | 0 | — | 42 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10[lower-alpha 3] | 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
- 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, 2022-2023
- Austrian Cup: 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22
References
- "Alexander Walke". FC Red Bull Salzburg. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- Alexander Walke verlässt den SV Wehen Wiesbaden
- "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 - RB Salzburg - DFB-Pokal: alle Spielerstatistiken, News und alle persönlichen Informationen - kicker". kicker Online. Retrieved 26 April 2018.