Alexander Schwolow, born on 2 June 1992 (age 33), is a German goalkeeper with Hearts. A commanding 6ft 3in (1.90m), he wears squad number 25 and remains a regular first-team presence in 2025-26.
His senior career began at Freiburg, where first-team football was initially scarce. In 2013-14 he made one league appearance, hardly the sort of workload that settles a goalkeeper, and the early loan football that followed was important in giving him the minutes a young keeper needs rather than the theory of development.
At Hearts, Schwolow has been used heavily. He has made 32 league appearances in 2025-26, along with one Scottish Cup appearance, taking him to 33 matches in all competitions for the club. For a side needing stability in goal, that level of involvement says enough without dressing it up.
His current market value is around £383,000, according to Transfermarkt. Schwolow’s career has run from a slow start at Freiburg, through the necessary learning ground of loan football, to a settled role at Hearts as an experienced goalkeeper still playing regularly.
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