Alessandro Schöpf

Alessandro Schöpf
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-02-07) 7 February 1994
Place of birth Umhausen, Austria
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Schalke 04
Number 28
Youth career
1999–2007 SV Längenfeld
2007–2009 AKA Tirol
2009–2012 Bayern Munich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Bayern Munich II 63 (22)
2014–2016 1. FC Nürnberg 51 (11)
2016– Schalke 04 60 (10)
National team‡
2013– Austria U21 9 (0)
2016– Austria 17 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:35, 29 September 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 June 2018

Alessandro Schöpf (born 7 February 1994) is an Austrian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Schalke 04.

Club career

Bayern Munich

Schöpf joined Bayern Munich in 2009 and spent three years in the junior team before being promoted to the reserve squad in 2012. He made his debut on the opening day of the 2012–13 season in a 1–1 draw with FC Augsburg II, and would go on to make another 28 appearances as Bayern II finished in second place in the Regionalliga Bayern. His eleven goals that season made him the team's top scorer, behind Marius Duhnke with fourteen. The following season, Schöpf made 34 appearances, again scoring 11 goals, as Bayern II won the Regionalliga Bayern title, but missed out on promotion after losing on away goals in a playoff against Fortuna Köln. In November 2013, Schöpf along with teammate Julian Green was given a first-team contract, although he made no appearances during the 2013–14 season as Bayern went on to win the Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal.

1. FC Nürnberg

In July 2014, Schöpf signed for 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Nürnberg,[1] and was one of six new players to make their debut for the club on the opening day of the 2014–15 season, a 1–0 win over Erzgebirge Aue.[2]

FC Schalke 04

On 7 January 2016, it was announced that Schöpf moved to Schalke 04 and signed a contract until 2019.[3] Despite suffering a cruciate knee injury he impressed Schalke manager Domenico Tedesco enough to earn a contract extension to 2021, being praised by Tedesco as "almost a complete player. He is very diligent and runs many, many kilometres in each game. He is versatile and always wants to play, no matter which position it is. In addition, he is technically savvy, is brave and a great person. We're delighted to be able to continue working with him."[4]

International career

Schöpf has represented Austria at under-16, under-18, under-19 and under-21 level.

On 27 March 2016, Schöpf made his senior debut for Austria, coming on as 87th-minute substitute in a friendly match against Albania.[5] He was selected for Euro 2016, scoring his first goal in a pre-tournament friendly against Malta on 31 May. He scored Austria's only goal of the tournament, equalizing against Iceland, as they finished bottom of the group with only one point.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played on 23 May 2018.
ClubSeasonLeagueCup1Europe2Other3TotalRef.
LeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bayern Munich II2012–13Regionalliga Bayern 2911——2911[6]
2013–14 3411203611[7]
Totals6322—206522—
Nürnberg2014–152. Bundesliga32510—335[8]
2015–16 19630226[9]
Totals511140—5511—
Schalke 2015–16Bundesliga1330020—153[9]
2016–1728641101428[10]
2017–1815040—190[11]
Totals56981121—7611—
Career totals170421211212019644—

International goals

As of 30 May 2018[12]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 31 May 2016Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt, Austria3 Malta2–02–1Friendly
2 22 June 2016Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France7 Iceland1–11–2UEFA Euro 2016
3 30 May 2018Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck, Austria16 Russia1–01–0Friendly
4 2 June 2018Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt, Austria17 Germany2–12–1Friendly

Honours

Bayern Munich II

References

  1. ↑ "Club holt Bayern-Talent Schöpf". kicker (in German). 24 June 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "Joker Mlapa bereitet Sylvestrs Treffer vor" (in German). kicker. 3 August 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "Alessandro Schöpf erhält Vertrag bis zum 30. Juni 2019" [Alessandro Schöpf sign contract until 2019] (in German). FC Schalke 04. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  4. ↑ https://www.goal.com/en-gb/amp/news/schopf-pens-schalke-deal-through-to-2021/uxrvwoaq4tqv19fc895v7ah0e
  5. ↑ "Austria vs. Albania 2 - 1". Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  6. ↑ "Alessandro Schöpf". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  7. ↑ "Schöpf, Alessandro". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  8. ↑ "Schöpf, Alessandro". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  9. 1 2 "Alessandro Schöpf » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  10. ↑ "Alessandro Schöpf". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  11. ↑ "Alessandro Schöpf". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  12. ↑ Alessandro Schöpf at Soccerway
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