Jonathan Schmid
French footballer (born 1990)
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Jonathan Schmid (born 22 June 1990) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or right back for Luxembourgish club Progrès Niederkorn.[2][3][4]
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Schmid with SC Freiburg in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 June 1990[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Strasbourg, France | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Progrès Niederkorn | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Strasbourg | |||
| Sporting Schiltigheim | |||
| 2007 | Mars Bischheim | ||
| 2008 | Offenburger FV | ||
| 2008–2009 | SC Freiburg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2015 | SC Freiburg II | 61 | (12) |
| 2010–2015 | SC Freiburg | 118 | (20) |
| 2015–2016 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 23 | (4) |
| 2016–2019 | FC Augsburg | 78 | (4) |
| 2019–2023 | SC Freiburg | 80 | (7) |
| 2021–2023 | SC Freiburg II | 2 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | Austria Lustenau | 9 | (0) |
| 2024– | Progrès Niederkorn | 43 | (5) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 October 2025 | |||
Early and personal life
Schmid was born in 1990 in Strasbourg to an Austrian father[5] who comes from Gresten in the District of Scheibbs in Lower Austria,[6] and an Alsatian mother[5] He is of Algerian descent through his maternal grandfather.[7] He grew up in the troubled neighbourhood of Neuhof.[8] His brother Anthony Schmid is also a professional footballer in Austria.[9]
Career
Early career
In 1994, he started in the youth academy of Racing Strasbourg. In 2006, he left the club and played for Sporting Schiltigheim and Mars Bischheim. Strasbourg is situated on the border with Germany; on the recommendation of a friend, he went into the youth of the German amateur side Offenburger FV.[10] In a game in the A-youth-Bundesliga against SC Freiburg, he was the coach of the Freiburg side, Christian Streich, on and convinced him with his performance.[10] Finally to the 2008–09 season, he joined the youth academy of SC Freiburg and won in his first season, the DFB-Pokal in the A-youth.[10]
1899 Hoffenheim
In June 2015, Schmid signed a four-year contract with 1899 Hoffenheim, as part of a deal that saw Vincenzo Grifo join SC Freiburg.[11]
Augsburg
In August 2016 Schmid joined FC Augsburg on a four-year-contract.[12]
Return to Freiburg
On 31 May 2019, FC Augsburg announced, that Schmid would return to SC Freiburg for the upcoming season.[13]
Later career
On 4 September 2023, Schmid joined his brother Anthony at Austria Lustenau on a one-season contract, with an option for a second year.[14]
In January 2024 he signed for Luxembourgish club Progrès Niederkorn.[15]
Career statistics
- As of match played 1 July 2022[16]
| Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| SC Freiburg II | 2009–10 | Regionalliga Süd | 18 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | 31 | 8 | — | — | 31 | 8 | ||||
| 2011–12 | 12 | 4 | — | — | 12 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 61 | 12 | — | 0 | 0 | 61 | 12 | |||
| SC Freiburg | 2010–11 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | |||
| 2012–13 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 1 | — | 38 | 12 | |||
| 2013–14 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 33 | 4 | ||
| 2014–15 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 37 | 5 | |||
| Total | 118 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 131 | 22 | ||
| 1899 Hoffeheim | 2015–16 | Bundesliga | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 24 | 4 | |
| FC Augsburg | 2016–17 | Bundesliga | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 26 | 1 | |
| 2017–18 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 29 | 3 | |||
| Total | 78 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 4 | ||
| SC Freiburg | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 33 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | 35 | 5 | |
| 2020–21 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 33 | 3 | |||
| 2021–22 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 16 | 1 | |||
| Total | 77 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 9 | ||
| SC Freiburg II | 2021–22 | 3. Liga | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 358 | 47 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 382 | 51 | ||
- Appearances in the UEFA Europa League