# Alessandro Schöpf

Alessandro André Schöpf (German pronunciation:; born 7 February 1994) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Wolfsberger AC 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, 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.

### Schalke 04

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

### Arminia Bielefeld

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

### 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.

### Wolfsberger AC

On 6 February 2025, Schöpf signed with Wolfsberger AC.

## 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. 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. In May 2021, he was named in the 26-man squad for the Euro 2020.

## Career statistics
### Club

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

### International

    As of match played 29 March 2022
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Austria | 2016 | 11 | 2 |
| Austria | 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| Austria | 2018 | 9 | 2 |
| Austria | 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| Austria | 2020 | 2 | 1 |
| Austria | 2021 | 7 | 0 |
| Austria | 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 32 | 6 |
    Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Schöpf goal.
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
* Regionalliga Bayern: 2013–14