Alexander Hack

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Alexander Hack
File:Alexander Hack Red Bull Atlanta 5.31.25-36 (cropped).jpg
Hack in 2025
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-09-08) 8 September 1993 (age 32)
Place of birth Memmingen, Germany
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 New York Red Bulls
Number 42
Youth career
–2012 1860 Munich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 FC Memmingen 34 (2)
2013–2014 SpVgg Unterhaching 29 (1)
2014–2017 Mainz 05 II 43 (1)
2015–2023 Mainz 05 133 (6)
2023–2024 Al Qadsiah 27 (1)
2025– New York Red Bulls 22 (1)
International career
2013–2014 Germany U20 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:06, 24 October 2025 (UTC)

Alexander Hack (born 8 September 1993) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Major League Soccer club New York Red Bulls.[1]

Club career

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Hack started playing football for the youth teams of local clubs TSV 1862 Babenhausen and FC Memmingen, before joining 1860 Munich. In 2012 he went back to Memmingen and became a regular in the first team for the regional league team. After one season he moved to SpVgg Unterhaching in the third division and signed his first professional contract there.[2]

Mainz 05

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He joined 1. FSV Mainz 05's reserve team from SpVgg Unterhaching in 2014 and became a regular starter.[3] He made his first-team debut in the Bundesliga in the first half of the 2015–16 season on 28 November 2015, in a 3–1 win against Eintracht Frankfurt.[3] On 8 December 2016, Hack scored his first international goal for Mainz in a 2–0 victory over Gabala SC in the UEFA Europa League.[4]

In June 2017, Hack agreed a contract extension until 2022 with Mainz.[5] On 13 January 2018, Hack scored his first goal in the Bundesliga in the 2–3 away defeat against Hannover 96.[6] On 19 January 2019, Hack scored the winning goal for Mainz in a 2–3 victory over VfB Stuttgart.[7] On 3 January 2021, Hack scored in a 5–2 loss to Bayern Munich.[8]

Hack scored a career high 3 goals in 28 league appearances for Mainz during the 2021–22 Bundesliga season, as Mainz finished 8th in the league table. On 26 November 2021, Hack scored his first goal of the season in a 2–1 loss to VfB Stuttgart.[9] Hack was on the scoresheet for Mainz on 14 December 2021 in a 4–0 victory over Hertha Berlin.[10] On 12 February 2022, Hack scored the lone goal for Mainz in a 1–1 draw with SC Freiburg.[11]

Hack playing for New York Red Bulls against Atlanta United on 31 May 2025

Al Qadsiah

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On 14 August 2023, Mainz announced the transfer of Hack to Al Qadsiah in Saudi Arabia.[12] Hack made his Saudi First Division League debut on 20 August 2023, in a 0–1 victory over Al-Jandal SC. On 16 April 2024, Hack scored his first goal for Al Qadsiah in a 0–3 victory over Jeddah Club. He ended his season in Saudi Arabia helping his club to win the 2023–24 Saudi First Division League and gain promotion to the top flight.[13]

New York Red Bulls

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Hack joined Major League Soccer club New York Red Bulls on a two-year contract with an additional club option year on 20 December 2024.[14]

Career statistics

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As of match played 19 October 2025[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC Memmingen 2012–13 Regionalliga Bayern 33 2 — — — 33 2
SpVgg Unterhaching 2013–14 3. Liga 29 1 0 0 — 0 0 29 1
Mainz 05 II 2014–15 3. Liga 20 0 0 0 — — 20 0
2015–16 3. Liga 17 0 0 0 — — 17 0
2016–17 3. Liga 6 0 0 0 — — 6 0
Total 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 43 0
Mainz 05 2015–16 Bundesliga 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
2016–17 Bundesliga 15 0 1 0 2[b] 1 0 0 18 1
2017–18 Bundesliga 15 1 2 0 — 0 0 17 1
2018–19 Bundesliga 14 1 1 0 — — 15 1
2019–20 Bundesliga 14 0 0 0 0 0 — 14 0
2020–21 Bundesliga 21 1 1 0 0 0 — 22 1
2021–22 Bundesliga 28 3 2 0 0 0 — 30 3
2022–23 Bundesliga 19 0 3 1 — — 22 1
Total 133 6 10 1 2 1 0 0 145 8
Al-Qadsiah 2023–24 Saudi First Division League 27 1 1 0 — — 28 1
New York Red Bulls 2025 Major League Soccer 22 1 2 0 — 1[c] 0 25 1
Career total 287 11 13 1 3 1 0 0 303 13
  1. ^ Includes DFB-Pokal, King's Cup, and U.S. Open Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearance in Leagues Cup

Honours

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Al-Qadsiah

References

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  1. ^ Alexander Hack at kicker (in German)
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  6. ^ 3:2 nach 0:2: Füllkrugs Dreierpack dreht das Spiel, Spielbericht auf kicker.de, retrieved 21 January 2017.
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  • Profile at the 1. FSV Mainz 05 website (in German)
  • Alexander Hack at fussballdaten.de (in German)
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