Louis Schaub

Louis Schaub
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-12-29) 29 December 1994
Place of birth Fulda, Germany
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 1. FC Köln
Number 13
Youth career
–2007 FC Admira Wacker Mödling
2007–2011 SK Rapid Wien
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Rapid Wien II 29 (5)
2012–2018 Rapid Wien 160 (25)
2018− 1. FC Köln 9 (1)
National team‡
2010 Austria U16 3 (0)
2010 Austria U17 4 (0)
2012–2013 Austria U19 9 (3)
2013– Austria U21 17 (3)
2016– Austria 10 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 October 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 September 2018

Louis Schaub (born 29 December 1994) is a German-born Austrian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for 2. Bundesliga side 1. FC Köln and the Austrian national team.[1][2]

He was selected by influential football website IBWM in their list of the 100 most exciting players in world football for 2014.[3]

Career

Schaub made his debut for Rapid Wien's senior team in the 3–0 Austrian Football Bundesliga win over Sturm Graz on 18 August 2012.[4] On 4 August 2015, Schaub scored two goals, including the winning goal in an unexpected 3–2 victory for Rapid Wien against Ajax Amsterdam in the UEFA Champions League qualifier.[5]

International career

Schaub has been capped at four different age groups for Austria. He made his debut for Austria U21 in a 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification Group 4 1–0 win over Albania U21 on 14 August 2013, coming on as a 76th-minute substitute.[6]

Schaub was named in Austria's senior squad for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Wales in September 2016.[7]

Personal life

Schaub's mother is Austrian,[8] His German father Fred was a football player and played in the German Bundesliga. Fred Schaub died in April 2003 in a car accident; Louis was in the car and survived the accident.[9][10] His younger sister Chiara also plays football and has represented Austria at youth level.[11]

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first.[12]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.5 September 2017Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria Georgia1–11–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.6 October 2017Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria Serbia3–23–22018 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.9 October 2017Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova Moldova1–01–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.14 November 2017Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria Uruguay2–12–1Friendly
5.27 March 2018Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg Luxembourg4–04–0Friendly

References

  1. ↑ "Profile". skrapid.at. Archived from the original on 15 November 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  2. ↑ "Profile". rapidarchiv.at. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  3. ↑ "The IBWM 100 for 2014". inbedwithmaradona.com. 18 December 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  4. ↑ "Rapid Wien vs. Sturm Graz – 18 August 2012 – Soccerway". soccerway.com.
  5. ↑ "Champions League qualifiers: Ajax knocked out by Rapid Vienna in thriller". The Guardian. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  6. ↑ "Albanien U21 vs. Österreich u21". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  7. ↑ "Austria coach Koller makes 5 changes for World Cup qualifier". dailyherald.com. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  8. ↑ tb (2013-09-13). "Koller hat Louis Schaub im Auge". Fuldaer Zeitung (in German). Verlag Parzeller GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
  9. ↑ Medienkontor M. Angelstein GmbH & Co. KG (publisher) (2003-04-22). "Ex-Eintracht-Fußballprofi Fred SCHAUB tot – Unfall auf A7". OSTHESSEN NEWS (in German). Retrieved 2016-03-14.
  10. ↑ Huber, Alexander (2014-01-22). "Louis Schaub: "Ich bin meiner Mutter ewig dankbar"". kurier.at (in German). Telekurier Online Medien GmbH & Co KG/. Kurier Zeitungsverlag und Druckerei GmbH. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
  11. ↑ "Europe's footballing brothers and sisters". UEFA. 9 February 2017.
  12. ↑ "Schaub, Louis". National Football Teams. Retrieved 8 September 2017.


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