David Schnegg
Austrian footballer (born 1998)
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David Schnegg (born 29 September 1998) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Major League Soccer club Charlotte FC and the Austria national team.
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Schnegg with DC United in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 September 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Mils bei Imst, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Left-back[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Charlotte FC | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FG Schönwies/Mils | |||
| Academy Tyrol | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | WSG Wattens | 15 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | Liefering | 16 | (1) |
| 2020 | FC Juniors OÖ | 14 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | LASK | 2 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → WSG Tirol (loan) | 29 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | Venezia | 4 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Crotone (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2022–2024 | Sturm Graz | 58 | (3) |
| 2024–2025 | D.C. United | 34 | (1) |
| 2026– | Charlotte FC | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020 | Austria U21 | 4 | (0) |
| 2023– | Austria | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 October 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 September 2023 | |||
Club career
Schnegg started playing football for FG Schönwies/Mils and for the Academy Tyrol. From 2017 to 2018, he played for SC Imst in the Tyrol League, the 4th level in Austrian football. In January 2018, he moved to WSG Wattens in the Erste Liga.
He made his professional debut playing for WSG Wattens against FC Wacker Innsbruck on 9 March 2018.
For the 2018–19 season, he joined FC Liefering.
On 17 August 2020, he returned to WSG Swarovski Tirol on a season-long loan.[3]
Schnegg moved to Italian club Venezia in June 2021.[4] On 15 January 2022, he joined Crotone on loan.[5]
On 15 June 2022, Schnegg returned to Austria and signed a four-year contract with Sturm Graz.[6]
On 4 July 2024, Schnegg moved to the United States, joining Major League Soccer side D.C. United on a deal through to the end of 2026.[7]
On 15 January 2026, Schnegg was claimed off waivers by fellow MLS club Charlotte FC.[8]
International career
Schnegg was called up to the Austria national team for a set of UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches in September 2023.[9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played on 10 May 2025[10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| WSG Wattens | 2017–18 | Austrian First League | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 2 | ||
| FC Liefering | 2018–19 | Austrian Second League | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||
| FC Juniors OÖ | 2019–20 | Austrian Second League | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||
| LASK | 2019–20 | Austrian Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Austrian Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| WSG Tirol (loan) | 2020–21 | Austrian Bundesliga | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 2 | ||
| Venezia | 2021–22 | Serie A | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Crotone (loan) | 2021–22 | Serie B | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||
| Sturm Graz | 2022–23 | Austrian Bundesliga | 30 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | — | 39 | 3 | |
| 2023–24 | Austrian Bundesliga | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6[b] | 0 | — | 38 | 0 | ||
| Total | 58 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 3 | ||
| D.C. United | 2024 | Major League Soccer | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | |
| 2025 | Major League Soccer | 12 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| Total | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 167 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 196 | 11 | ||
- Two Appearances in the UEFA Champions League and two Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
- One appearance in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Conference League
- Appearance(s) in Leagues Cup
- Appearance in U.S. Open Cup
International
- As of match played 7 September 2023
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
