Alessandro Schöpf

Alessandro Schöpf
Schöpf with Austria U21 in 2014
Personal information
Full name Alessandro André Schöpf[1]
Date of birth (1994-02-07) 7 February 1994 (age 30)[1]
Place of birth Umhausen, Tyrol, Austria
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Number 8
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)
2016–2021 Schalke 04 112 (10)
2017–2019 Schalke 04 II 3 (1)
2021–2022 Arminia Bielefeld 33 (1)
2022– Vancouver Whitecaps FC 24 (1)
International career‡
2012–2013 Austria U19 10 (2)
2013–2016 Austria U21 20 (8)
2016– Austria 32 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:06, 16 July 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:23, 29 March 2022 (UTC)

Alessandro André Schöpf (German pronunciation: [aleˈsandʁo ˈʃœpf]; born 7 February 1994) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Vancouver Whitecaps FC and the Austria national team.

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 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 SC 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,[2] 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.[3]

Schalke 04

On 7 January 2016, it was announced that Schöpf moved to Schalke 04 and signed a contract until 2019.[4] 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."[5]

Arminia Bielefeld

On 19 July 2021, Schöpf joined Bundesliga club Arminia Bielefeld after signing a two-year contract.[6] He left Arminia as it was relegated from Bundesliga at the end of the 2021–22 season.[7]

Vancouver Whitecaps

On 3 August 2022, Schöpf joined the MLS club Vancouver Whitecaps FC signing through the 2024 season with a club option for 2025.[8]

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 against Albania.[9] He was selected for UEFA 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, equalising against Iceland as they finished bottom of the group with only one point.[10] In May 2021, he was named in the 26-man squad for the Euro 2020.[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of 1 July 2021[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bayern Munich II 2012–13 Regionalliga Bayern 29 11 — — — 29 11
2013–14 Regionalliga Bayern 34 11 — — 2[a] 0 36 11
Total 63 22 — — 2 0 65 22
Nürnberg 2014–15 2. Bundesliga 32 5 1 0 — — 33 5
2015–16 2. Bundesliga 19 6 3 0 — — 22 6
Total 51 11 4 0 — — 55 11
Schalke 04 2015–16 Bundesliga 13 3 0 0 2[b] 0 — 15 3
2016–17 Bundesliga 28 6 4 1 10[b] 1 — 42 8
2017–18 Bundesliga 15 0 4 0 — — 19 0
2018–19 Bundesliga 15 1 2 0 4[c] 1 — 21 2
2019–20 Bundesliga 22 0 3 1 — — 25 1
2020–21 Bundesliga 19 0 2 2 — — 21 2
Total 112 10 15 4 16 2 — 143 16
Schalke 04 II 2017–18 Oberliga Westfalen 1 1 — — — 1 1
2019–20 Regionalliga West 2 0 — — — 2 0
Total 3 1 — — — 3 1
Career total 229 44 19 4 16 2 2 0 266 50
  1. ^ Appearances in the Regionalliga promotion play-off.
  2. ^ a b Appearances in the UEFA Europa League.
  3. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Champions League.

International

As of match played 29 March 2022[13][14]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Austria 2016 11 2
2017 2 0
2018 9 2
2019 0 0
2020 2 1
2021 7 0
2022 1 1
Total 32 6
Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Schöpf goal.[13][14]
List of international goals scored by Alessandro Schöpf
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 31 May 2016 Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt, Austria 3  Malta 2–0 2–1 Friendly
2 22 June 2016 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France 7  Iceland 1–1 1–2 UEFA Euro 2016
3 30 May 2018 Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck, Austria 16  Russia 1–0 1–0 Friendly
4 2 June 2018 Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt, Austria 17  Germany 2–1 2–1 Friendly
5 14 October 2020 Ilie Oană Stadium, Ploiești, Romania 24  Romania 1–0 1–0 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B
6 29 March 2022 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria 32  Scotland 2–2 2–2 Friendly

Honours

Bayern Munich II

References

  1. ^ a b c "Alessandro Schöpf". Sport.de (in German). Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Club holt Bayern-Talent Schöpf". kicker (in German). 24 June 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Joker Mlapa bereitet Sylvestrs Treffer vor" (in German). kicker. 3 August 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  4. ^ "Alessandro Schöpf erhält Vertrag bis zum 30. Juni 2019" [Alessandro Schöpf sign contract until 2019] (in German). FC Schalke 04. 7 January 2016. Archived from the original on 7 January 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Bundesliga news: Alessandro Schopf pens Schalke deal through to 2021 | Goal.com". Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Servus, Alessandro Schöpf" (in German). arminia.de. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Auf Wiedersehen, Bundesliga!" (in German). Arminia Bielefeld. 14 May 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Whitecaps FC sign Austrian international midfielder Alessandro Schöpf | Vancouver Whitecaps". whitecapsfc. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Austria vs. Albania 2–1". Int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  10. ^ Stein, Marco (13 June 2016). "Alessandro Schopf scores Austria's first and only goal at Euro 2016". ESPN.
  11. ^ "Franco Foda fixiert 26 Spieler umfassenden EURO-Kader" [Franco Foda fixes the 26-player Euro squad]. Austrian Football Association (in German). 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Alessandro Schöpf » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  13. ^ a b "Alessandro Schöpf". Austrian Football Association (in German). Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  14. ^ a b "Alessandro Schöpf". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 17 June 2021.