Lukas Windfeder

{{Infobox field hockey player

| name = Lukas Windfeder

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1995|5|11}}

| birth_place = Mülheim, Germany

| height = 1.84 m

| position = Defender

| currentclub = Uhlenhorst Mülheim

| nationalyears1 = 2014–present

| nationalteam1 = Germany

| nationalcaps1 = 122

| nationalgoals1 = 40

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCountry|{{GER}}}}

{{MedalGold|2014 Bhubaneswar|{{0|0000}}}}

| updated = 24 July 2021

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Lukas Windfeder (born 11 May 1995){{cite web |url=https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/798/reports/teams |title=Team Details Germany |publisher=International Hockey Federation |accessdate=11 December 2018 }} is a German field hockey player who plays as a defender for Uhlenhorst Mülheim and the Germany national team.{{cite web |url=https://www.sporthilfe.de/athletenfoerderung/unsere-besten-athleten/athleten/lukas-windfeder/ |title=Lukas Windfeder |publisher=Deutsche Sporthilfe |accessdate=11 December 2018 }}

Personal life

Windfeder was born in Mülheim, Germany and plays his club hockey for HTC Uhlenhorst Mülheim.{{cite web |url=http://www.htc-uhlenhorst.de/archives/18251 |title=WAZ: KATHARINA AND LUKAS WINDFEDER - THE SIBLINGS HOCKEY |publisher=Andreas Berten |accessdate=11 December 2018 }} He also has a sister, Katharina, who has represented the German women's national indoor team.{{cite web |url=https://tms.fih.ch/search?q=windfeder |title=Search Results: Windfeder |publisher=International Hockey Federation |accessdate=11 December 2018 }}

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.{{cite web |url=https://tms.fih.ch/people/2590 |title=WINDFEDER Lukas |publisher=International Hockey Federation |accessdate=11 December 2018 }}

=Senior national team=

Windfeder debuted for the senior national team in 2014, in a test series against South Africa.{{cite web |url=https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/310 |title=RSA v GER Test Series 2014 (M) |publisher=International Hockey Federation |accessdate=11 December 2018 }} 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.{{cite web |url=https://beta.hockey.de/natio/natio_Herren/nationalteams/natio_allgemein/_NewsNatios/q5o3i7.html |title=HONAMAS: Der WM-Kader steht fest! |publisher=Deutscher Hockey-Bund |accessdate=11 December 2018 }} On 28 May 2021, he was named in the squad for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship and the 2020 Summer Olympics.{{cite web|title=DHB-Herren: Das Team für Olympia steht (fast)|url=https://web.hockey.de/news/fmj1v7.html|website=hockey.de|access-date=28 May 2021|language=de|date=28 May 2021}} 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.{{cite web |last1=Sinnige |first1=Clarinda |title=Netherlands win final after late 'german' equalizer |url=https://rabo-eurohockeychampionships2021.com/nieuws/netherlands-win-final-after-late-german-equalizer/ |access-date=12 June 2021}}