Alexander Schmidt (footballer)
Austrian footballer
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Alexander Schmidt (born 19 January 1998) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Admiral 2nd League club Admira Wacker.
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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 | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Admira Wacker | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2012 | First Vienna FC | ||
| 2012–2016 | Red Bull Salzburg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2020 | FC Liefering | 36 | (8) |
| 2019–2020 | → Wolfsberger AC (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | LASK | 22 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | → SKN St. Pölten (loan) | 28 | (13) |
| 2022–2023 | Vizela | 10 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Austria Wien | 18 | (3) |
| 2024–2025 | Blau-Weiß Linz | 27 | (1) |
| 2025– | Admira Wacker | 26 | (11) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Austria U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Austria U21 | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals 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 FC 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 SKN 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]
On 5 July 2024, Schmidt signed with Blau-Weiß Linz for one season, with an option to extend.[7]
On 8 July 2025, Schmidt signed for Admira Wacker.[8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 23 August 2023[9]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Liefering | 2016–17 | 2. Liga | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 17 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 4 | ||||||
| 2018–19 | 13 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 4 | ||||||
| Total | 36 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 36 | 8 | ||||||
| Wolfsberger AC (loan) | 2019–20 | Austrian Bundesliga | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4[c] | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | ||
| SKN St. Pölten (loan) | 2020–21 | Austrian Bundesliga | 28 | 13 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2[d] | 0 | 32 | 13 | ||
| LASK | 2021–22 | Austrian Bundesliga | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 9[e] | 2 | — | 31 | 4 | ||
| 2022–23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 22 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 9 | 2 | — | 34 | 5 | ||||
| LASK II | 2022–23 | Austrian Regionalliga | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Vizela | 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 116 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 140 | 26 | ||
- Includes Austrian Cup, Taça de Portugal
- Includes Taça da Liga
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance(s) in play-off
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League
