Alexander Schmidt (born 19 January 1998) is an Austrian football player. He plays for F.C. Vizela.
![]() Schmidt with Liefering in 2016 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1998-01-19) 19 January 1998 (age 24) | ||
Place of birth | Vienna, Austria | ||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | F.C. Vizela | ||
Number | 11 | ||
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) |
2020–2022 | LASK | 22 | (2) |
2020–2021 | → St. Pölten (loan) | 28 | (13) |
2022– | F.C. Vizela | 2 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2015 | Austria U17 | 3 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Austria U21 | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 July 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 October 2020 |
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.
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]
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