Alexander Nübel

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Alexander Nübel (German pronunciation: [alɛˈksandɐ ˈnyːbl̩]; born 30 September 1996) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Süper Lig club Beşiktaş and the Germany national team.

Nübel grew up in Salzkotten-Tudorf in East Westphalia, and began playing football at TSV Tudorf. In 2005 he moved to the youth department of SC Paderborn, where he was initially active as an outfield player until under-14 level. Initially with Paderborn, he moved up to the professional squad for the 2014–15 season, but remained inactive throughout the season.

Nübel moved to Schalke 04 as its back-up goalkeeper to Ralf Fährmann. On 24 October 2018, he made his Champions League debut for Schalke in a goalless draw against Galatasaray.
After the winter break, Schalke’s head coach Domenico Tedesco, dropped Fährmann as the club’s first-choice goalkeeper and promoted Nübel. On 2 February 2019, Nübel was sent off with a straight red card in a match against Borussia Mönchengladbach and was suspended for the club’s next two Bundesliga matches. Nübel started in every match for Schalke after he was selected as the first-choice goalkeeper…