Alexander Scholz
Alexander Scholz (born 24 October 1992) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for J1 League club Urawa Red Diamonds. Early life. Scholz' parents are German. He was raised in the Vejle area in Denmark. Club career. Scholz started his career with Hedensted IF, before being scouted by Vejle Boldklub. He later moved to Stjarnan in Iceland. In 2012, Belgian team Lokeren started scouting him following a tip from their former player Arnar Grétarsson, who had seen Scholz play in Iceland. Based on these scouting reports, Lokeren signed Scholz in December 2012, giving him  a contract until 2015. Just a few days later on 19 January 2013, he made his debut in the Belgian top league in a 2–6 won away match against OH Leuven. He scored the winning goal in a 1–0 win for Lokeren in the final of the 2014 Belgian Cup Final. Scholz signed a five-year contract with FC Midtjylland in August 2018. On 1 December 2020, Scholz scored a goal for FC Midtjylland in a UEFA Champions League group stage match against Atalanta; the final score was 1–1. On 31 May 2021, it was announced that Scholz had signed  a contract with J1 League club Urawa Red Diamonds. There, he would join his compatriot Kasper Junker, who had signed with the Japanese club a month prior. International career. In November 2020, he was called up to Kasper Hjulmand's senior squad for the friendly against Sweden due to several cancellations from, among others, the Danish national team players playing in England, due to the COVID-19 restrictions, as well as a case of COVID-19 in the squad, which had put several national team players in quarantine. Honours. Lokeren Standard Liège Club Brugge Midtjylland Urawa Red Diamonds