Ronnie Schwartz
Ronnie Schwartz Nielsen (born 29 August 1989) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Danish side Midtjylland. He has made a total of 27 appearances for various Danish national youth teams.[1]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ronnie Schwartz Nielsen | ||
| Date of birth | 29 August 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Aalborg, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | FC Midtjylland | ||
| Number | 89 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ulsted | |||
| AaB | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2011 | AaB | 46 | (9) |
| 2011–2014 | Randers FC | 79 | (37) |
| 2014–2016 | Guingamp | 14 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | Guingamp B | 3 | (2) |
| 2015 | → Brøndby (loan) | 16 | (4) |
| 2016 | → Esbjerg (loan) | 12 | (4) |
| 2016–2018 | Waasland-Beveren | 12 | (1) |
| 2018 | Sarpsborg 08 | 15 | (5) |
| 2018–2020 | Silkeborg | 47 | (37) |
| 2020– | Midtjylland | 5 | (2) |
| National team | |||
| 2005 | Denmark U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Denmark U17 | 8 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Denmark U18 | 4 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | Denmark U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Denmark U21 | 6 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:54, 7 March 2020 (UTC) | |||
Career
AaB
Coming through the youth ranks of AaB, he signed his first professional contract with the club in January 2006, being described as the future goalscorer for the club.[2] 2 years and 2 first team league appearances later, he signed a new contract that was set to expire in the summer of 2011.[3]
Despite being marked as a talent, for the remainder of his AaB time, he never managed to establish himself as a regular in the starting eleven. When his contract expired, he decided to leave AaB and join Randers in the Danish 1st Division, who had just been relegated the previous season, signing a three-year contract.[4]
Randers FC
Following a good season in the 1st Division, Randers and Schwartz was yet again promoted to the Danish Superliga, finished only behind Esbjerg fB.
In his first top flight season for Randers, Schwartz became the top goal scorer with a total of 14 league goals, finishing 5th overall in the league top scorer table. Thus Schwartz ended up playing an integral part of the Randers side that finished 3rd in the league and 2nd in the Danish Cup. His good efforts was awarded with a new contract, that is set to expire in the summer of 2016.[5]
EA Guingamp
On 11 June 2014, Guingamp announced that they bought Schwartz from Randers FC.[6] He was their third Danish signing in the summer of 2014, after Lars Jacobsen and Jonas Lössl. On 12 August 2016, Guingamp announced that they terminated Schwartz's contract.[7]
Esbjerg fB (loan)
On 29 January 2016, Schwartz joined Danish club Esbjerg on a half season long loan deal.[8]
Waasland-Beveren
On 24 August 2016, free agent Schwartz signed with Belgien club Waasland-Beveren. He reportedly agreed to a two-year contract.[9]
Sarpsborg 08 FF
Schwartz was officially announced at Sarpsborg 08 FF on 22 January 2018, signing a two-year contract with the Norwegian club.[10]
FC Midtjylland
After a number of impressive performances with Silkeborg IF, including 37 goals in 47 league games, Schwartz was signed by FC Midtjylland in January 2020 on a two and a half year contract.[11]
Career statistics
- As of 2 March 2020[12]
| Club | League | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| AaB | Superliga | 2007–08 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2008–09 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 6 | ||
| 2010–11 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | 19 | 4 | |||
| Total | 46 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 10 | ||
| Randers FC | 1st Division | 2011–12 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 2 | — | 30 | 10 | |
| Superliga | 2012–13 | 31 | 14 | 5 | 2 | — | 36 | 16 | ||
| 2013–14 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 18 | ||
| Total | 79 | 37 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 92 | 44 | ||
| Guingamp | Ligue 1 | 2014–15 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 2 |
| Total | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 2 | ||
| Brøndby | Superliga | 2015–16 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 4 |
| Total | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 4 | ||
| Esbjerg | Superliga | 2015–16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 |
| Total | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | ||
| Waasland-Beveren | Jupiler Pro League | 2016–17 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
| Sarpsborg 08 | Eliteserien | 2018 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8 |
| Total | 15 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8 | ||
| Silkeborg | NordicBet Liga | 2018–19 | 27 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 25 |
| 3F Superliga | 2019–20 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 12 | |
| Total | 47 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 37 | ||
| Midtjylland | 3F Superliga | 2019–20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Total | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 246 | 97 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 278 | 108 | ||
References
- "Landsholdsdatabasen spiller information"
- "AaB sikrer fremtidens målscorer"
- "AaB forlænger med 18-årig angriber"
- "Schwartz får tre år i Randers"
- "Randers og Ronnie Schwartz forlænger"
- Jesper Helmin (11 June 2014). "Guingamp henter Ronnie Schwartz" (in Danish). bold.dk. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- "R. Schwartz va résilier" [R. Schwartz was released] (in French). 12 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- "Schwartz skal få gang i karrieren og EfB's offensiv" [Schwartz must make time in his career and EfB's offensive] (in Danish). 29 January 2016. Archived from the original on 11 May 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- Jensen, Kenneth; Davidsen, Martin (24 August 2016). "Ronnie Schwartz skifter til belgisk klub". Tipsbladet (in Danish). Retrieved 24 August 2016.
- Ronnie Schwartz skriver med Sarpsborg‚ bold.dk, 22 January 2018
- FC MIDTJYLLAND KØBER RONNIE SCHWARTZ, fcm.dk, 31 January 2020
- "Ronnie Schwartz, statistik - SuperStats"
External links
- Danish national team profile (in Danish)
- Ronnie Schwartz at FootballDatabase.eu
- Ronnie Schwartz at Soccerway