Alexander Nübel is a 22-year-old goalkeeper for FC Schalke 04. Nübel was born on September 30th, 1996 in Paderborn, Germany and spent his youth career playing for TSV Tudorf until 2005, and SC Paderborn from 2005 until 2015. His senior career began at FC Schalke 04, where he made 24 appearances from 2015 to 2018 for the club’s reserve squad, and he has so far made 25 appearances for the club’s first team since 2015. On August 6, 2019, the club announced that it had selected Nübel as the team’s new captain, and has also offered him a new contract. Nübel also played for Germany’s U21 squad from 2017 to 2019, where he made 17 appearances.