Niklas Hedl

Niklas Hedl
Hedl in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-03-17) 17 March 2001 (age 25)
Place of birth Vienna, Austria
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Rapid Wien
Number 1
Youth career
2007–2018 Rapid Wien
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Rapid Wien II 55 (0)
2021– Rapid Wien 134 (0)
International career‡
2021– Austria U21 10 (0)
2022– Austria 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 September 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:55, 16 November 2022 (UTC)

Niklas Hedl (born 17 March 2001) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Austrian Bundesliga club Rapid Wien and the Austria national team.

Club career

Hedl is a youth product of Rapid Wien's youth academy. He began his professional career with their reserves in 2020, before debuting for their senior team in a 2–2 Austrian Football Bundesliga tie with Sturm Graz on 20 February 2022.

International career

Hedl is a youth international for Austria, having represented the Austria U21s. He was called up to the senior Austria national team for a set of UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches in September 2023.

Personal life

Hedl's father, Raimund, was also a football goalkeeper and is currently the goalkeeper coach at Rapid Wien. His brother, Tobias, is a football forward and member of Rapid Wien's reserves.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 September 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rapid Wien II 2017–18 Austrian Regionalliga 0000——00
2018–19 Austrian Regionalliga 18000——180
2019–20 Austrian Regionalliga 8000——80
2020–21 Austrian Second League 2200000—220
2021–22 Austrian Second League 700000—70
Total 5500000—550
Rapid Wien 2021–22 Austrian Bundesliga 1000010—110
2022–23 Austrian Bundesliga 3105060—420
2023–24 Austrian Bundesliga 3205040—410
2024–25 Austrian Bundesliga 30030160—490
2025–26 Austrian Bundesliga 2503090—370
2026–27 Austrian Bundesliga 700060—130
Total 1350170420—1940
Career total 1900170420002490
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  2. ↑ Six appearances in UEFA Europa League, ten appearances in UEFA Conference League

International

As of match played 16 November 2022
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Austria 202210
Total10

References

  1. ↑ "Niklas Hedl: Ich lebe gerade meinen Kindheitstraum". www.oe24.at. 17 March 2022.
  2. ↑ "Bundesliga.at – Matchcenter". www.bundesliga.at. Archived from the original on 9 September 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  3. 1 2 Elsigan, Erich. "Rapid-Hexer Hedl der Beste: "Papa gibt mir gute Tipps"". Heute.at.
  4. ↑ @oefb1904 (29 August 2023). "Unser Team für" (Tweet) (in German). Retrieved 29 August 2023 – via X (formerly Twitter).
  5. ↑ "Niklas Hedl: auf den Spuren seines Vaters". SK Rapid.