| Niklas Hedl | |
| Birth Date: | 2001 3, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Vienna, Austria |
| Height: | 1.88 m |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Currentclub: | Rapid Wien |
| Clubnumber: | 45 |
| Youthyears1: | 2007–2018 |
| Youthclubs1: | Rapid Wien |
| Years1: | 2018–2021 |
| Caps1: | 55 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2021– |
| Caps2: | 73 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2021– |
| Nationalteam1: | Austria U21 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam2: | Austria |
| Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 18:26, 26 May 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 22:55, 16 November 2022 (UTC) |
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.
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]
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]
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]
| 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 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Austrian Bundesliga | 31 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 42 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Austrian Bundesliga | 32 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 41 | 0 | |||
| Total | 73 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 128 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 0 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | ||