Alexander Schlager

Alexander Schlager is Austria's first-choice goalkeeper, a commanding presence who developed through years of loan spells before establishing himself at LASK Linz, where he became one of the Austrian Bundesliga's standout keepers. His performances earned him a return to parent club Red Bull Salzburg, where he now operates as the senior option behind a high defensive line that demands a sweeper-keeper comfortable with the ball at his feet. Physically imposing and quick off his line, Schlager has been central to Ralf Rangnick's Austria project and brings the organisational authority that a pressing-heavy system requires from its last line.