Alexander Schmidt (footballer)

Alexander Schmidt (born 19 January 1998) is an Austrian football player. He plays for LASK.

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) 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)
* 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

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
  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.

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