Alexander Nübel (born 30 September 1996) is a German professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays as a

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for club

VfB Stuttgart Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V. (), commonly known as VfB Stuttgart (), is a German professional sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club's Association football, football team is currently part of Germany's f ...

, on loan from

Bayern Munich Fußball-Club Bayern München e. V. (FCB, ), commonly known as Bayern Munich (), FC Bayern () or simply Bayern, is a German professional sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. They are most known for their men's professional football team, ...

. He also plays for the Germany national team.

Club career

Early years

Nübel grew up in

Salzkotten Salzkotten () is a town in the district of Paderborn, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The name Salzkotten (in English, "Salt cottages") is based in the former salt production, which gave Salzkotten its wikt:raison d'être, raison d'être. Salt ...

-Tudorf in

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, and began playing football at TSV Tudorf. In 2005 he moved to the youth department of

SC Paderborn Sport-Club Paderborn 07 e.V., commonly known as simply SC Paderborn 07 () or SC Paderborn, is a German association football club based in Paderborn, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club has enjoyed its greatest success since the turn of the millenni ...

, where he was initially active as an outfield player until under-14 level. Initially with Paderborn, he moved up to the professional squad for the 2014–15 season, but remained inactive throughout the season.

Schalke 04

Nübel then moved to

Schalke 04 Fußballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e. V., commonly known as Schalke 04 (), and abbreviated as S04 (), is a professional sports club from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is best known for its football team, w ...

, where he was utilised in the second team competing in the

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. On 14 May 2016, he made his

Bundesliga The Bundesliga (; ), sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga () or 1. Bundesliga (), is a professional association football league in Germany and the highest level of the German football league system. The Bundesliga comprises 18 teams ...

debut against

TSG Hoffenheim Turn- und Sportgemeinschaft 1899 Hoffenheim e.V. (), commonly known as TSG Hoffenheim (), are a German professional football club based in Sinsheim. Originally founded in 1899 as a gymnastics club, Hoffenheim came into being in their modern fo ...

when he replaced

Ralf Fährmann Ralf Fährmann (; born 27 September 1988) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. Club career Fährmann made his professional debut for Schalke 04 on 13 September 2008 in 3–3 draw away to Borussia Dortmund. On 16 Septem ...

after 90 minutes. Nübel started the season as Schalke's backup goalkeeper to Fährmann. On 24 October 2018, he made his Champions League debut for Schalke in a 0–0 away draw against

Galatasaray Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club''), more commonly referred to as simply Galatasaray and familiarly as Cimbom, is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul including basketball, wheelchair ...

. After the winter break, Schalke's head coach

Domenico Tedesco Domenico Tedesco (; born 12 September 1985) is an Italian-German football manager who was most recently the head coach of the Belgium national team. In 2017, he took over as manager of Schalke 04 and guided them to a second place finish in the ...

, dropped Fährmann as the club's first-choice goalkeeper and promoted Nübel. On 2 February 2019, Nübel was sent off with a straight red card in a match against

Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e.V. Mönchengladbach, better known as Borussia Mönchengladbach () and colloquially known as just Gladbach, is a professional Association football, football club based in Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-W ...

and was suspended for the club's next two Bundesliga matches. He started in every match for Schalke after he was selected as the first-choice goalkeeper, with the exception of the two matches he was suspended for. On 6 August 2019, Nübel was selected by Schalke's head coach David Wagner as the club's new captain. He entered the season with only one year left on his contract with Schalke. On 22 December 2019, Schalke revealed that Nübel had informed the club that he would not renew his contract. On 4 January 2020, Nübel agreed to join

on a free transfer at the end of the season. He then handed the captaincy over to

Omar Mascarell Omar Mascarell González (born 2 February 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for La Liga club RCD Mallorca, Mallorca. Formed at Real Madrid CF, Real Madrid, where he made one first-team appearance, he also p ...

Bayern Munich

Nübel joined

on 30 June 2020. He made his debut for Bayern in the first round of the

DFB-Pokal The DFB-Pokal (), also known as the German Cup in English language, English, is a German knockout Association football, football cup competition held annually by the German Football Association (DFB). Sixty-four teams participate in the competiti ...

on 15 October where the club defeated fifth division side 1. FC Düren by a score of 3–0. On 1 December 2020, he made his Champions League debut with Bayern in a 1–1 away draw against

Atlético Madrid Club Atlético de Madrid, S.A.D. (; meaning "Athletic Club of Madrid"), commonly referred to as Atlético Madrid or simply Atlético, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid that plays in La Liga. The club play their home game ...

during the group stage of the 2020–21 season. On 15 May 2021, he made his Bundesliga debut in a 2–2 away draw against

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2021–23: Loan to Monaco

On 27 June 2021, Nübel was loaned out to French

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club

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on a two-season loan, with Bayern Munich having the option to cut the loan short after one season.

Since 2023: Loan to VfB Stuttgart with extension for two more years

On 25 July 2023, Nübel returned to the Bundesliga and joined

on a season-long loan. On 12 April 2024, he signed a contract extension with Bayern Munich until 2029, and his loan was extended for two more years at Stuttgart.

International career

Nübel was a youth international footballer for Germany. On 16 May 2024, he was named in the 27-man preliminary squad of

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for the

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. However, on 7 June, he was excluded from the final squad prior to the tournament. Later that year, on 11 October, he made his senior debut by starting in a 2–1 away victory against

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in the

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Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Bayern Munich *

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FIFA Club World Cup The FIFA Club World Cup (FIFA CWC) is an international men's association football competition organised by the ''Fédération Internationale de Football Association'' (FIFA), the sport's global sports governing body, governing body. The compe ...

VfB Stuttgart *

: 2024–25 Individual *

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Team of the Tournament:

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References

External links

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at the AS Monaco FC website * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nubel, Alexander 1996 births Living people Footballers from Paderborn German men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers SC Paderborn 07 players FC Schalke 04 II players FC Schalke 04 players FC Bayern Munich footballers AS Monaco FC players VfB Stuttgart players Bundesliga players Regionalliga players Ligue 1 players Germany men's under-21 international footballers Germany men's international footballers German expatriate men's footballers German expatriate sportspeople in Monaco Expatriate men's footballers in Monaco 21st-century German sportsmen