alder was born in wittmund, lower saxony. from 1997 and 2000 he played for arminia bielefeld through their relegation and promotion to the bundesliga. he then played for vfl osnabrück in 2001 and fc augsburg between 2002 and 2004. from 2004 to 2006 he played for ssv jahn regensburg. in 2006, alder moved to vfr aalen and left the team in june 2009 and signed with anorthosis famagusta in 22 july 2009. following the sacking of ernst middendorp, alder was released on 13 august 2009. alder left cyprus in january 2010 and signed for german club kfc uerdingen 05.