Alexander Schmidt

Alexander Schmidt (born January 19, 1998 in Vienna) is an Austrian football player. He plays  as forward for the Austrian Football Bundesliga club  FC Blau-Weiß Linz.
 Career 
Schmidt began his career at First Vienna FC. In 2012 he moved to the FC Red Bull Salzburg academy. In the summer of 2016 he  became part of the FC Liefering squad in the 2nd league. FC Liefering Homepage He made his debut in the second division in November 2016. He  came on as a substitute for Robert Mudražija versus SC Austria Lustenau. FC Salzburg Wiki 

For FC Red Bull Salzburg he was in the U-19 team for the UEFA Youth League. In the final game he scored the winning goal against Benfica. FC Salzburg Wiki

In December 2017, his contract was extended until May 2021. For the 2019/20 season he was loaned to the Bundesliga club Wolfsberger AC. WAC Homepage For the 2020/21 season he moved to LASK. However, Schmidt was loaned directly to league rivals SKN St. Pölten. With the SKN he was relegated from the Bundesliga at the end of the season. He returned to LASK for the 2021/22 season. 

In September 2022, Schmidt moved to Portugal to FC Vizela. He then returned to Austria and moved to FK Austria Wien.  FK Austria Wien Homepage He made 18 Bundesliga appearances for Austria. For the 2024/25 season he then moved on within the league to FC Blau-Weiß Linz. Blau-Weiß Linz Homepage 

International 
Schmidt played for the Austrian U-17 team for the first time in February 2015 against Italy. In November 2019 he made his debut for the U-21 team against Kosovo.

References

Category:1998 births
Category:Living people
Category:Austrian footballers
Category:Association football forwards
Category:FC Liefering players
Category:Austrian football forwards
Category:FK Austria Wien players
Category:LASK players