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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
| 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 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 22 | 1 | |
| Career total | 284 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 300 | 13 | ||
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