Niklas Hedl

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.

Niklas Hedl

Hedl in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth	(2001-03-17) 17 March 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth	Vienna, Austria
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Rapid Wien
Number	45
Youth career
2007–2018	Rapid Wien
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2021	Rapid Wien II	55	(0)
2021–	Rapid Wien	103	(0)
International career‡
2021–	Austria U21	10	(0)
2022–	Austria	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:55, 16 November 2022 (UTC)

Career

Hedl is a youth product of Rapid Wien's youth academy.^[1] 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.^[2]

International career

Hedl is a youth international for Austria, having represented the Austria U21s.^[3] He was called up to the senior Austria national team for a set of UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches in September 2023.^[4]

Personal life

Hedl's father, Raimund, was also a football goalkeeper and is currently the goalkeeper coach at Rapid Wien.^[5] His brother, Tobias, is a football forward and member of Rapid Wien's reserves.^[3]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 31 July 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Rapid Wien II	2017–18	Austrian Regionalliga	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2018–19	Austrian Regionalliga	18	0	0	0	—		—		18	0
	2019–20	Austrian Regionalliga	8	0	0	0	—		—		8	0
	2020–21	Austrian Second League	22	0	0	0	0	0	—		22	0
	2021–22	Austrian Second League	7	0	0	0	0	0	—		7	0
	Total		55	0	0	0	0	0	—		55	0
Rapid Wien	2021–22	Austrian Bundesliga	10	0	0	0	1[a]	0	—		11	0
	2022–23	Austrian Bundesliga	31	0	5	0	6[a]	0	—		42	0
	2023–24	Austrian Bundesliga	32	0	5	0	4[a]	0	—		41	0
	2024–25	Austrian Bundesliga	30	0	3	0	16[b]	0	—		49	0
	2025–26	Austrian Bundesliga	0	0	1	0	2[a]	0	—		3	0
	Total		103	0	15	0	29	0	0	0	147	0
Career total			158	0	15	0	29	0	0	0	202	0

1. 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 team	Year	Apps	Goals
Austria	2022	1	0
Total		1	0