Alexander Meier

Alexander Meier
Personal information
Full name Alexander Meier
Date of birth (1983-01-17) 17 January 1983
Place of birth Buchholz, West Germany
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position Attacking midfielder / Forward
Club information
Current team
 Eintracht Frankfurt
Number 14
Youth career
1988–1989 JSG Rosengarten
1989–1990 TuS Nenndorf
1990–1995 TSV Buchholz 08
1995–1998 Hamburger SV
1998–1999 MSV Hamburg
1999–2001 Hamburger SV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2003 FC St. Pauli 25 (7)
2003–2004 Hamburger SV 4 (0)
2004 Hamburger SV II 6 (0)
2004– Eintracht Frankfurt 334 (118)
National team
2006 Germany U21 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:36, 26 March 2017 (UTC).

Alexander Meier (born 17 January 1983) is a German footballer who plays for Eintracht Frankfurt as an attacking midfielder. He was the 2014–15 Bundesliga top scorer with 19 goals in 26 games.

Career

Early career

Meier began his professional career with FC St. Pauli in 2002. In the 2001–02 season, Meier appeared on matchdays 32 and 33.[1] In the 2002–03 season, he became a regular fixture appearing in 23 league matches and two cup matches.[2] He signed his first professional contract on 10 April 2003.[3] He moved to local rivals Hamburger SV in 2003; signing a three–year contract.[4] Borussia Mönchengladbach also inquired about Meier.[3] In his only season, he made four league appearances for the first team and six appearances for the reserve team.[5]

Eintracht Frankfurt

2004–05 season

Meier signed for Eintracht Frankfurt on 1 July 2004,[6] and made his debut for the club in a 2. Bundesliga match against Alemannia Aachen,[7] which finished in a 1–1 draw[7] with him scoring the goal for Frankfurt.[7] He then played in the next four matches without scoring.[8] He then scored in two consecutive matchdays when Frankfurt defeated Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 6–2 and drew Rot-Weiss Essen 4–4.[8] In between matchdays, he scored against Greuther Fürth in the DFB-Pokal.[9] He would not scored again until matchday 21 when he scored from the penalty spotagainst LR Ahlen.[8] He scored three goals against Energie Cottbus on matchday 33 on 15 May 2005.[10] He scored nine goals in 34 league matches and one goal in three cup matches.[8]

2005–06 season

He made his season debut on matchday one in a 4–1 loss to Bayer Leverkusen[11] on 4 August 2005.[12] His first goal of the season came on 14 October 2005 against MSV Duisburg in a 1–0 win.[13] He then scored the following week on 21 October 2015 in a 6–3 win against 1. FC Köln.[14] He then scored two goals against Schalke 04 in a 6–0 cup win on 25 October 2005.[15] The scoring streak stopped on matchday 10 against Werder Bremen.[11] The following week, Meier scored two goals against Arminia Bielefeld.[11] He scored against Hamburger SV and Bayern Munich in back–to–back matchdays.[11] however, Frankfurt lost to Hamburg 2–1[16] and Bayern Munich 5–2.[17] Meier started, and played 90 minutes, in the cup final.[18] Meier scored seven goals in 33 league matches and three goals in five cup matches.[11]

2006–07 season

Meier made his season debut in a 1–1 draw against Schalke on matchday one.[19] He also made his European debut on matchday one of the UEFA Cup group stage in a 2–1 loss to Palermo.[19] On 23 September 2006, in a 1–1 draw against VfB Stuttgart,[20] Meier scored his first goal of the season.[19] He also scored a goal in each of the following two weeks against Hamburg and Hannover 96.[19] On 2 November 2006, in the UEFA Cup group stage, Meier was sent–off for a second bookable offence in a 1–1 draw against Celta de Vigo.[21] He scored six goals in 29 league matches and one goal in four cup matches.[19] He failed to score in any of his three UEFA Cup matches.[19]

2007–08 season

On 5 August 2007, Meier made his season debut in a 4–1 cup win against Union Berlin.[22] He scored three goals in the match.[22] He made his league debut on 11 August 2007 against Hertha BSC.[23] He scored a goal each on matchdays two and three and two on matchday five.[24] Meier came up with a knee injury against Borussia Dortmund in a cup match.[25] Then on 4 March 2008, it was announced that Meier would have knee surgery.[26] He had not played since October 2007[26] and finished the season with four goals in 11 league matches and three goals in two cup matches.[24]

2008–09 season

Meier made his season debut on matchday one on 17 August 2008 in a 2–0 loss to Hertha BSC,[27] his second match on 20 September 2008 in a 1–0 loss to Schalke,[28] and his third match on 23 September 2008 in a 2–1 cup loss to Hansa Rostock.[29] He didn't play again until a 2–1 loss to Hertha BSC on matchday 18.[30] He finished the season with three goals in 19 league matches.[30] He didn't score in his only cup match.[30]

2014–15 season

Meier finished the season with 19 goals in 26 games despite his campaign being cut short by injury with seven games remaining. This made him the league's top scorer, with two more than Bayern Munich pair Arjen Robben and Robert Lewandowski.[31]

2015–16 season

In the 2015–16 season, Meier scored 12 goals in 19 games. In February 2016, Meier suffered a knee injury which caused him to pause until the end of the season.

2016–17 season

On 14 July 2016, Eintracht Frankfurt confirmed that Meier has extended his contract until 30 June 2018.[32]

Career statistics

As of 25 March 2017
Clubs Season League Cup Continental Other Total Ref.
League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
St. Pauli 2001–02 Bundesliga 2 0 0 0 — — 2 0 [1]
2002–03 2. Bundesliga 23 7 2 0 25 7 [2]
Totals 25 7 2 0 27 7 —
Hamburg 2003–04 Bundesliga 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 [5]
Hamburg II 2003–04 Regionalliga Nord 6 0 — — 6 0 [5]
Eintracht Frankfurt 2004–05 2. Bundesliga 34 9 3 1 37 10 [8]
2005–06 Bundesliga 33 7 5 3 38 10 [11]
2006–07 29 6 4 1 3 0 36 7 [19]
2007–08 11 4 2 3 — 13 7 [24]
2008–09 19 3 1 0 20 3 [30]
2009–10 34 10 3 2 37 12 [33]
2010–11 24 2 3 0 27 2 [34]
2011–12 2. Bundesliga 32 17 2 0 34 17 [35]
2012–13 Bundesliga 31 16 1 0 32 16 [36]
2013–14 22 8 2 0 6 7 30 15 [37]
2014–15 26 19 1 1 — 27 20 [38]
2015–16 19 12 1 0 2[lower-alpha 1] 0 22 12 [39]
2016–17 20 5 1 0 — 21 5 [39]
Totals 334 118 29 11 9 7 2 0 374 136 —
Career totals 369 125 31 11 9 7 2 0 411 143 —
  1. ↑ Appearances in Bundesliga relegation play-offs

Honours

Club

Eintracht Frankfurt

Individual

References

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  2. 1 2 "Alexander Meier". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  3. 1 2 Jäger, Christoph (10 April 2003). "Alexander Meier erhält einen Profi-Vertrag" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "Meier bindet sich an den HSV" (in German). kicker. 30 May 2003. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 "Alexander Meier » Club matches". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  6. ↑ "Eintracht holt Alexander Meier" (in German). kicker. 1 July 2004. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  7. 1 2 3 "Plaßhenrich belohnt frühes Engagement" (in German). kicker. 9 August 2004. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 "Alexander Meier". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  9. ↑ "Eintracht entscheidet Zweitligaduell für sich" (in German). kicker. 21 September 2004. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  10. ↑ "Meier bringt Frankfurt dem Aufstieg näher" (in German). kicker. 13 May 2005. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Alexander Meier". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  12. ↑ "Frankfurt bricht in der zweiten Hälfte ein" (in German). kicker. 4 August 2005. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  13. ↑ "Meier sorgt für zweiten Sieg" (in German). kicker. 14 October 2005. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  14. ↑ "Frankfurt demontiert den 1. FC Köln" (in German). kicker. 21 October 2005. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  15. ↑ "Die Eintracht deklassiert den Vizemeister" (in German). kicker. 25 October 2005. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  16. ↑ "Trochowski trifft und legt auf" (in German). kicker. 16 February 2006. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  17. ↑ ""Heiße" Bayern dominieren Frankfurt klar" (in German). kicker. 23 February 2006. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  18. ↑ "Pizarro sorgt für die Entscheidung" (in German). kicker. 26 May 2006. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  19. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Alexander Meier". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  20. ↑ "Meier rettet Punkt für Eintracht" (in German). kicker. 23 September 2006. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  21. ↑ "Verdienter Eintracht-Punkt in Vigo" (in German). kicker. 2 November 2006. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  22. 1 2 "Union ohne Mittel gegen Alex Meier" (in German). kicker. 5 August 2007. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  23. ↑ "Missglücktes Debüt für Favre" (in German). kicker. 11 August 2007. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  24. 1 2 3 "Alexander Meier". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  25. ↑ "Eintracht ohne Streit und Meier" (in German). kicker. 2 November 2007. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  26. 1 2 Ebert, Michael (4 March 2008). "Meier muss unters Messer" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  27. ↑ "Ebert kontert Eintracht aus" (in German). kicker. 17 August 2008. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  28. ↑ "Ochs trifft ins falsche Tor" (in German). kicker. 20 September 2008. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  29. ↑ "Hahnel hält Hansa im Pokal". kicker. 23 September 2008. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  30. 1 2 3 4 "Alexander Meier". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  31. ↑ "Injured Meier is Germany's top-scorer". The Times of India. Agence France-Presse. 23 May 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  32. ↑ "Alex Meier bleibt ein Adlerträger" (in German). eintracht.de. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  33. ↑ "Alexander Meier". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  34. ↑ "Alexander Meier". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  35. ↑ "Alexander Meier". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  36. ↑ "Alexander Meier". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  37. ↑ "Alexander Meier". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  38. ↑ "Alexander Meier". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  39. 1 2 "Alexander Meier". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
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