Alexander Schwolow, born on 2 June 1992 (age 34), is a German goalkeeper with Mainz 05. A commanding 6ft 3in (1.90m), he came through at Freiburg, where his first senior league outing came in 2013-14.
The important step in his development was the loan to Arminia Bielefeld. That spell gave him regular senior football away from Freiburg and helped turn him from a promising goalkeeper into one ready for a longer run at first-team level.
He returned to Freiburg with that experience behind him and became a more established Bundesliga goalkeeper before later spells with Hertha Berlin, Schalke and Union Berlin. There was no great mystery to his role: organise, save what should be saved, and avoid making life any more complicated than it already is for German defenders.
Schwolow is now at Mainz 05, with his market value listed at around ÂŁ383,000 by Transfermarkt. His career has been built around Freiburg, a useful loan spell at Bielefeld, and a run through several Bundesliga clubs as an experienced goalkeeper.
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