Daniel Fischer | |
Birth Date: | 22 July 1997 |
Birth Place: | Hainburg an der Donau, Austria |
Height: | 185 cm |
Currentclub: | Saint Louis FC |
Clubnumber: | 6 |
Position: | Defender |
Youthyears1: | 2004–2010 |
Youthclubs1: | ASK-BSC Bruck/Leitha |
Youthyears2: | 2010–2014 |
Youthclubs2: | AKA St. Pölten |
Youthyears3: | 2014–2017 |
Youthclubs3: | SKN St. Pölten |
Collegeyears1: | 2017–2019 |
College1: | Young Harris Mountain Lions |
Collegecaps1: | 54 |
Collegegoals1: | 7 |
Years1: | 2014–2017 |
Clubs1: | SKN St. Pölten II |
Caps1: | 33 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2019 |
Clubs2: | Cincinnati Dutch Lions |
Caps2: | 3 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2019– |
Clubs3: | Saint Louis FC |
Caps3: | 7 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 6 October 2020 |
Daniel Fischer (born 22 July 1997) is an Austrian footballer who plays as a defender for Saint Louis FC in the USL Championship.
Fischer spent time with academy teams in Austria, also appearing for the SKN St. Pölten second team in the Austrian Regionalliga.[1]
Following his release from St. Pölten, Fischer went to the United States to play college soccer at Young Harris College. At Young Harris, Fischer played 54 games, scoring 7 goals and tallying 9 assists during three seasons. In his sophomore and junior years, Fischer earned various accolades, including; All-Peach Belt Conference first team (2018), D2CCA NCAA Division II All-Southeast Region first team (2018), All-Peach Belt Conference second team (2019) and the United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division II Men's Scholar All-America team (2019).[2]
While at college, Fischer also played in the USL League Two with Cincinnati Dutch Lions, making three appearances for the club during their 2019 season.[3]
On 18 December 2019, Fischer signed with USL Championship side Saint Louis FC ahead of their 2020 season.[4] He made his debut on 26 July 2020, appearing as an injury-time substitute during a 1–0 win over Indy Eleven.[5]