Alexander Meier

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Alexander Meier

Full name	Alexander Meier
Date of birth	January 17, 1983 (1983-01-17) (age 25)
Place of birth	Buchholz in der Nordheide, West Germany
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Eintracht Frankfurt
Number	14
Youth clubs
1988-1989 1989-1990 1990-1995 1995-1998 1998-1999 1999-2001	JSG Rosengarten TuS Nenndorf TSV Buchholz Hamburger SV MSV Hamburg Hamburger SV
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2001-2003 2003-2004 2004–	FC St. Pauli Hamburger SV Eintracht Frankfurt	025 0(7) 004 (00) 107 (25)
National team²
	Germany U21	002 0(?)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 9 2008. ² National team caps and goals correct as of March 9 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Alexander Meier (born 17 January 1983 in Buchholz in der Nordheide, Lower Saxony) is a German footballer. He currently plays for Eintracht Frankfurt, in attacking midfield.

He began his career with FC St. Pauli in 2001, before moving to local rivals Hamburger SV in 2003. However, he did not find success at the club, and was dropped to their reserves before moving to Eintracht in 2004, where he made his breakthrough.