Alexander Schmidt (footballer)
 Schmidt with Liefering in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 January 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Vienna, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | LASK | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2012 | First Vienna FC | ||
| 2012–2016 | Red Bull Salzburg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2020 | Liefering | 36 | (8) |
| 2019–2020 | → Wolfsberger (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2020– | LASK | 5 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | → St. Pölten (loan) | 28 | (13) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015 | Austria U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Austria U21 | 3 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 July 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 October 2020 | |||
Alexander Schmidt (born 19 January 1998) is an Austrian football player. He plays for LASK.
Early life[]
Schmidt was born in Vienna to a Senegalese father, Samba Diallo, and an Austrian mother, Karin Schmidt, from whom he inherits his surname. He has two sisters, fellow footballer Catherine Schmidt, who plays for SKN St. Pölten women's team, and Marie Schmidt.
Club career[]
He made his Austrian Football First League debut for Liefering on 1 November 2016 in a game against Austria Lustenau.[1]
He scored the winning goal for Red Bull Salzburg against Benfica in the final of the 2016–17 UEFA Youth League.[2]
On 15 August 2020, he signed a three-year contract with LASK and was loaned to St. Pölten for the 2020–21 season.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 1 November 2016.
- ^ "Benfica - Red Bull Salzburg game report". UEFA. 24 April 2017.
- ^ "ALEXANDER SCHMIDT VERSTÄRKT DIE OFFENSIVE DER WÖLFE!" (in German). SKN St. Pölten. 15 August 2020.
External links[]
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- Austrian footballers
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- FC Liefering players
- Wolfsberger AC players
- LASK players
- SKN St. Pölten players
- 2. Liga (Austria) players
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- Austrian people of Senegalese descent
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