Lukas Windfeder


Lukas Windfeder is a German field hockey player who plays as a defender for Bundesliga Uhlenhorst Mülheim. He played a total of 178 matches for the Germany national team from 2014 to 2025 and scored 95 goals.

Personal life

Windfeder was born in Mülheim, Germany and plays his club hockey for HTC Uhlenhorst Mülheim. He also has a sister, Katharina, who has represented the German women's national indoor team.

Career

Junior national team

Windfeder has represented the junior national team on multiple occasions, accumulating 23 caps for the team, and also winning two Junior World Cup medals.

Senior national team

Windfeder debuted for the senior national team in 2014, in a test series against South Africa. Since his debut, he has been a regular inclusion in the German team. In 2018, he was named in the German team for the Hockey World Cup in Bhubaneswar, India. On 28 May 2021, he was named in the squad for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship and the 2020 Summer Olympics. He scored two goals in the tournament as they won the silver medal after they lost the final to the Netherlands after a shoot-out. After winning the 2025 Men's EuroHockey Championship, he retired from the national team.