Randy Schneider (born 27 August 2001) is a Swiss professional midfielder who plays for Swiss Super League club St. Gallen.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (2001-08-27) 27 August 2001 (age 21) | ||
Place of birth | Schaffhausen, Switzerland | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | St. Gallen | ||
Number | 27 | ||
Youth career | |||
Beringen | |||
Schaffhausen | |||
Grasshoppers | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020–2021 | Grasshoppers | 4 | (1) |
2020–2021 | → Aarau (loan) | 25 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Aarau | 28 | (9) |
2022– | St. Gallen | 9 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2016–2017 | Switzerland U16 | 7 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Switzerland U17 | 1 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Switzerland U18 | 1 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Switzerland U19 | 5 | (0) |
2020 | Switzerland U20 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:55, 16 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 07:18, 12 December 2021 (UTC) |
Schneider began his career in Switzerland with the youth teams of Beringen, Schaffhausen and Grasshoppers.
In July 2019, Schneider was promoted to the U21 team of Grasshoppers.[1]
In July 2020, Schneider made his debut for the senior team of Grasshoppers in a 4-0 home win against Stade Lausanne.[2] Schneider scored his first professional goal in a 2-1 home win against Chiasso[3]
In September 2020, Schneider was sent out on loan to fellow Swiss Challenge League club Aarau.[4][5] Schneider made his debut for Aarau in a 1-3 home defeat against Wil, coming in as a substitute for Elsad Zverotić in the 67th minute.
After a season-long loan spell at the club, Schneider joined Aarau on a free transfer, signing a two-year deal.[6][7]
In March 2022, Schneider was named Swiss Football League Player of the Month for the month of February 2022, prevailing against Yanick Brecher of Zürich, Kwadwo Duah of St. Gallen, Asumah Abubakar of Luzern and Jordan Siebatcheu of Young Boys.[8]
In June 2022, after his 2-season stint with Aarau, Schneider joined Swiss Super League club St. Gallen for an undisclosed fee. He signed a three-year deal with the club.[9][10][11]
Born to a Swiss father and a Filipina mother, Schneider is eligible to represent both Switzerland and Philippines at international level. In 2020, it was reported that Schneider was contacted by Scott Cooper, the head coach of Philippines national team regarding playing for the Philippines.[12][13]
Schneider has represented Switzerland at under-16 to under-20 levels.
Swiss Football League Player of the Month: February 2022
FC St. Gallen – current squad | |
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