Niklas Hedl (born 17 March 2001) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Austrian Bundesliga club Rapid Wien and the Austria national team.
Hedl is a youth product of Rapid Wien's youth academy.
He began his professional career with their reserves in 2020, before debuting for their senior team in a 2–2 Austrian Football Bundesliga tie with Sturm Graz on 20 February 2022.
Hedl is a youth international for Austria, having represented the Austria U21s.
He was called up to the senior Austria national team for a set of UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches in September 2023.
Hedl's father, Raimund, was also a football goalkeeper and is currently the goalkeeper coach at Rapid Wien.
His brother, Tobias, is a football forward and member of Rapid Wien's reserves.
