Alexander Schwolow’s cool reaction to making Hearts history and keeping team-mates awake

By Gbam Godwin On Oct 20, 2025

Alexander Schwolow’s cool reaction to making Hearts history and keeping team-mates awake.

Kilmarnock 0-3 Hearts marked the German’s fourth clean sheet in four SPFL Premiership outings.

You’d never know Alexander Schwolow had just etched his name into the history books of the Heart of Midlothian. The German custodian is respectful and ceremonious when addressing Saturday’s comfortable 3-0 victory over Kilmarnock.

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His side is unbeaten in the Premiership and now leads the league, and he is the first custodian to register four shutouts in his first four games. However, Schwolow seemed nearly indifferent.

This 33-year-old possesses an unflappable personality. He exhibits it on the field, in the locker room, and during press conferences.

Ultimately, actions speak louder than words. Schwolow cultivates healthy habits, such as remaining aware and one step ahead when teammates attack at the opposite end of the pitch.

His first four Hearts appearances haven’t been particularly busy, so fans are still waiting to see just how talented this guy is. Two weeks earlier, against Hibs, he momentarily celebrated Craig Halkett’s stoppage-time goal before racing behind his goal to chuck spare balls towards the corners.

It was a simple but crucial measure to ensure that play could not be restarted immediately as Hearts attempted to seal a 1-0 win.

At Kilmarnock, he kept moving and told defenders to keep alert while Alexandros Kyziridis and Claudio Braga wreaked havoc at the other end.

Schwolow exudes functional efficiency, implying that he is exactly the type of keeper Hearts need. Someone who is preoccupied with doing everything possible to prevent conceding goals.

“It feels amazing. “It’s very good, and I’m very proud,” he adds of the new album. “It’s something special, but it’s due of the team. It is astonishing how skilfully they defend.

Basically, everyone, beginning with the strikers up front. “I am extremely proud.” With the victory over Hibs, Schwolow became the first Hearts goalkeeper since 1955 to keep three clean sheets in his first three games. Nobody had ever begun their Tynecastle career with four in a row.

“Actually, I didn’t know about it,” he says. “I knew it had been over 50 years last week, but I was unaware of this statistic.

I was hoping to improve the streak. As a custodian, it’s always good to have clean sheets. In the end, I was motivated to keep the boys alert and alive, ensuring a clean sheet in addition to winning. It’s hard. In the second half, especially, I had nothing to do with the ball at my feet.

So that was difficult. I needed to move around and keep my thoughts alert. It is about the experience I have gained throughout the years. It is still mentally difficult to remain alert.

We communicate [with defenders] throughout the game. We wake each other up and remind each other about various facets of the game and what we require at that time.

Sometimes it’s about knowing when the defenders should push out, or other technical issues. We strive to grow and are consistently cheerful and productive.”

After defeating Rangers, Falkirk, Hibs, and Kilmarnock, Schwolow will face Celtic at Tynecastle on Sunday. Five in a row, Alex? Again, you receive a fully realistic response. “I hope so.

This would put us at the top of the league if we could at least draw,” he says, speaking before Celtic’s defeat against Dundee on Sunday.

“We’re on a roll, and we just need to keep it up game after game, especially after last season. We’re doing well with this technique. I believe we can still make significant improvements in a variety of areas, and this is what we must focus on.

With Scotland internationals Zander Clark and Craig Gordon vying for his job, Schwolow faces stiff competition. Clark was not stripped in Kilmarnock.

Gordon is presently ranked second after returning from injury. “It’s very nice working with him,” Schwolow comments. “As an experienced custodian, I learn a lot. We have a wonderful competition among our goalkeeping teams, and we all work hard together.

I have to look at it game by game. I constantly identify places where I can improve. I am never completely content. I want to improve every week, and that is the mentality of the team. It is critical that we work hard together to win games.”

Schwolow has previous league victory experience, and Hearts are want to keep their Premiership campaign going for as long as possible.

He won Germany’s second division with SC Freiburg and the third division with Arminia Bielefeld. “It was tough,” he recalls of Freiburg’s promotion. “We battled against RB Leipzig, who weren’t even in the Bundesliga at the time.

It was a really difficult season. The season previous, I won the Bundesliga 3 title with Arminia Bielefeld. So I managed to win two leagues in my first two seasons as a professional, which was fantastic.”