Nikolas Polster
Birth date7 July 2002 (age 24)
Birth placeVienna, Austria[1]
Height1.89 m
PositionGoalkeeper
CurrentclubWolfsberger AC
Clubnumber12
Youthyears 12009–2018
Youthclubs 1Rapid Wien
Years 12018–2020
Clubs 1Rapid Wien II
Caps 11
Goals 10
Years 22020–2024
Clubs 2LASK
Caps 20
Goals 20
Years 32020–2022
Clubs 3→Juniors OÖ (loan)
Caps 325
Goals 30
Years 42023
Clubs 4→Vorwärts Steyr (loan)
Caps 49
Goals 40
Years 52023–2024
Clubs 5→Horn (loan)
Caps 526
Goals 50
Years 62024–
Clubs 6Wolfsberger AC
Caps 630
Goals 60
Nationalyears 12017
Nationalteam 1Austria U15
Nationalcaps 14
Nationalgoals 10
Nationalyears 22017–2018
Nationalteam 2Austria U16
Nationalcaps 24
Nationalgoals 20
Nationalyears 32018–2019
Nationalteam 3Austria U17
Nationalcaps 37
Nationalgoals 30
Nationalyears 42019–2020
Nationalteam 4Austria U18
Nationalcaps 44
Nationalgoals 40
Nationalyears 52022–2024
Nationalteam 5Austria U21
Nationalcaps 517
Nationalgoals 50
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Nikolas Polster (born 7 July 2002) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Austrian Football Bundesliga club Wolfsberger AC.

Career

Polster is a youth product of Rapid Wien since 2009, and signed his first contract with the club on 20 January 2018.[2] He debuted with their reserves in the Austrian Regionalliga in 2018. On 2 June 2020, he transferred to LASK on a contract until 2023. He shortly after joined Juniors OÖ on loan in the Austrian 2. Liga for the 2020–21 season, and again for the 2021–22 season. On 17 January 2023, he went on loan with Vorwärts Steyr for the second half of the 2022–23 season.[3] On 16 May 2023, he extended his contract with LASK until 2026.[4] On 18 July 2023, he joined Horn on loan for the 2023–24 season.[5]

On 10 July 2023, Polster transferred to Wolfsberger AC in the Austrian Football Bundesliga on a contract until 2027.[6] He was the starting goalkeeper as they won their first ever trophy, the 2024–25 Austrian Cup.[7]

International career

Polster is a youth international for Austria, having played from the Austria U15s to the Austria U21s.[8] He made the Austria U17s for the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[9] He was called up to the senior Austria national team for a set of 2024–25 UEFA Nations League promotion/relegation play-offs matches in June 2025.[10]

Personal life

Outside of football, Nikolas Polster was a talented skier who won a few regional championships.[8] His goalkeeper role-model is Jan Oblak.[7]

Honours

Wolfsberger AC

References

  1. ^ "WAC: Torhüter Nikolas Polster - Vom Reservisten zum Meisteranwärter". www.kleinezeitung.at. 18 May 2025.
  2. ^ "Youngsters: Grün-Weißer Sechser". SK Rapid
  3. ^ "Polster kommt als Kooperationsspieler". 17 January 2023.
  4. ^ "LASK verlängert Vertrag mit Torwart-Talent". 16 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Herzlich Willkommen NIKOLAS POLSTER beim SV HORN! | SV HORN". www.svhorn.at
  6. ^ "WAC holt U-21-Teamtorhüter Polster". kicker
  7. ^ "Nikolas Polster: "Da kommen schon viele Emotionen hoch"". www.90minuten.at
  8. ^ "11 Fragen an Nik Polster: "Cool, dass man auch als Tormann einmal Held sein kann"". www.bundesliga.at
  9. ^ "U17 trifft heute zum Auftakt der UEFA U17 EURO auf Spanien". oefb.at. Archived from the original on 4 May 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  10. ^ "Neue Gesichter im Kader für das Auftakt-Doppel in der WM-Quali". oefb.at
  11. ^ "RZ Pellets WAC - TSV Egger Glas Hartberg". oefb.at
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