Lukas Windfeder | |
Birth Date: | 1995 5, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Mülheim, Germany |
Height: | 1.84 m |
Position: | Defender |
Currentclub: | Uhlenhorst Mülheim |
Nationalyears1: | 2014–present |
Nationalteam1: | Germany |
Nationalcaps1: | 122 |
Nationalgoals1: | 40 |
Updated: | 24 July 2021 |
Lukas Windfeder (born 11 May 1995)[1] is a German field hockey player who plays as a defender for Uhlenhorst Mülheim and the Germany national team.[2]
Windfeder was born in Mülheim, Germany and plays his club hockey for HTC Uhlenhorst Mülheim.[3] He also has a sister, Katharina, who has represented the German women's national indoor team.[4]
Windfeder has represented the junior national team on multiple occasions, accumulating 23 caps for the team, and also winning two Junior World Cup medals.[5]
Windfeder debuted for the senior national team in 2014, in a test series against South Africa.[6] Since his debut, he has been a regular inclusion in the German team. In 2018, he was named in the German team for the Hockey World Cup in Bhubaneswar, India.[7] On 28 May 2021, he was named in the squad for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship and the 2020 Summer Olympics.[8] He scored two goals in the tournament as they won the silver medal after they lost the final to the Netherlands after a shoot-out.[9]