Anthony Schmid Explained

Anthony Schmid
Birth Date:1999 1, df=y
Birth Place:Strasbourg, France
Height:1.83 m
Position:Forward
Currentclub:Austria Lustenau
Clubnumber:18
Youthclubs1:Strasbourg
Youthclubs2:Offenburger FV
Youthyears3:2013–2018
Youthclubs3:SC Freiburg
Years1:2018–2020
Clubs1:SC Freiburg II
Caps1:19
Goals1:2
Years2:2020–2022
Clubs2:Floridsdorfer AC
Caps2:33
Goals2:15
Years3:2022–
Caps3:46
Goals3:6
Nationalyears1:2016
Nationalteam1:Austria U18
Nationalcaps1:4
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2018
Nationalteam2:Austria U19
Nationalcaps2:4
Nationalgoals2:2
Nationalyears3:2018
Nationalteam3:Austria U21
Nationalcaps3:2
Nationalgoals3:0
Club-Update:26 May 2024
Nationalteam-Update:02:01, 9 September 2022 (UTC)

Anthony Schmid (born 18 January 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Austria Lustenau. Born in France, he is a youth international for Austria.

Club career

Schmid is a youth product of the academy of the French club Strasbourg. He then moved to Germany with the youth academy of Offenburger FV, before moving to SC Freiburg's youth side in 2013. He began his senior career with the SC Freiburg reserves in 2018. On 25 August 2020, he moved to the Austrian club Floridsdorfer AC.[1] On 20 May 2021, he extended his contract with the club for one more year after 3 goals in 25 games in his debut season in the 2. Liga.[2] He broke out his second season with Floridsdorfer with 11 goals in 28 appearances, and came in second in the 2. Liga narrowly avoiding promotion. He transferred to their newly promoted rivals Austria Lustenau on 27 May 2022 for their campaign in the 2022–23 Austrian Football Bundesliga, signing a three-year contract.[3]

International career

Born in France, Schmid elected to represent Austria internationally in 2016. He has played up to the Austria U21s.[4]

Personal life

Schmid was born in Strasbourg, France to an Austrian father[5] and a French mother from Alsace.[6] His maternal grandfather is Algerian.[7] He is the brother of the French professional footballer Jonathan Schmid.[8]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bienvenue, Anthony Schmid!. 25 August 2020.
  2. Web site: Anthony Schmid verlängert. 20 May 2021.
  3. Web site: Anthony Schmid wechselt zum SC Austria Lustenau. www.austria-lustenau.at.
  4. Web site: Anthony Schmid vom SC Freiburg soll für Österreich spielen. SPORT1.
  5. Web site: Ein Ex-Offenburger sorgt für Furore. Nachrichten der Ortenau - Offenburger Tageblatt.
  6. Web site: Austro-Franzose Schmid: "Eher kein Arnautovic-Double". 10 August 2012. Kronen Zeitung.
  7. Web site: Algérie : Jonathan Schmid (Fribourg) en contact avec Belmadi !. 5 June 2020. Afrik-Foot.
  8. Web site: Footballeur transfrontalier. www.20minutes.fr. 26 April 2012 .