Alexander Schmidt
Schmidt with Liefering in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-01-19) 19 January 1998
Place of birth Vienna, Austria
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Austria Wien
Number 33
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 AC (loan) 19 (0)
2020–2022 LASK 22 (2)
2020–2021 → St. Pölten (loan) 28 (13)
2022–2023 F.C. Vizela 10 (0)
2023– Austria Wien 7 (1)
International career‡
2015 Austria U17 3 (0)
2019–2020 Austria U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 October 2020

Alexander Schmidt (born 19 January 1998) is an Austrian footballer who plays as a striker for Austria Wien.

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]

On 1 September 2022, Schmidt signed a two-year deal with Portuguese Primeira Liga side Vizela.[4]

On 6 August 2023, Vizela announced that Schmidt's contract had been terminated by mutual agreement.[5] Three days later, Austrian Football Bundesliga club Austria Wien announced the signing of Schmidt on a one-year deal, with an option for a further year.[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 August 2023[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Liefering 2016–17 2. Liga 60————60
2017–18 174————174
2018–19 134————134
Total 368————368
Wolfsberger AC (loan) 2019–20 Austrian Bundesliga 19020—4[lower-alpha 3]0—250
St. Pölten (loan) 2020–21 Austrian Bundesliga 281320——2[lower-alpha 4]03213
LASK 2021–22 Austrian Bundesliga 20220—9[lower-alpha 5]2—314
2022–23 2011———31
Total 22231—92—345
LASK II 2022–23 Austrian Regionalliga 10————10
Vizela 2022–23 Primeira Liga 1001010——120
Career total 1162381101322014026
  1. ↑ Includes Austrian Cup, Taça de Portugal
  2. ↑ Includes Taça da Liga
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ Appearance(s) in play-off
  5. ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League

References

  1. ↑ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 1 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "Benfica - Red Bull Salzburg game report". UEFA. 24 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "ALEXANDER SCHMIDT VERSTÄRKT DIE OFFENSIVE DER WÖLFE!" (in German). SKN St. Pölten. 15 August 2020. Archived from the original on 17 September 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  4. ↑ "Ponta de lança Alexander Schmidt reforça Vizela até 2024" [Striker Alexander Schmidt reinforces Vizela until 2024]. SAPO Desporto (in Portuguese). 1 September 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "Alexander Schmidt e Vizela de acordo e rescisão assinada" [Alexander Schmidt and Vizela in agreement and termination signed] (in European Portuguese). O Jogo. 6 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "Austria signs striker Alexander Schmidt". Austria Wien. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  7. ↑ Alexander Schmidt at Soccerway


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