Daniel Schmidt (footballer)

Daniel Schmidt (シュミット・ダニエル, Shumitto Danieru, born February 3, 1992) is an American-born Japanese footballer who plays for Belgian side Sint-Truiden as a goalkeeper. Born in the United States, Schmidt represents the Japan national football team.

Daniel Schmidt
シュミット・ダニエル
Personal information
Full name Daniel Yuji Yabuki Schmidt
Date of birth (1992-02-03) February 3, 1992
Place of birth Illinois, United States
Height 1.97 m (6 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Sint-Truiden
Number 21
Youth career
2007–2009 Tohoku Gakuin Junior High School
2010–2013 Chuo University Football Club
2010–2012 → Kawasaki Frontale (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2019 Vegalta Sendai 57 (0)
2014 → Roasso Kumamoto (loan) 4 (0)
2015 → Roasso Kumamoto (loan) 26 (0)
2016 → Matsumoto Yamaga (loan) 41 (0)
2019– Sint-Truiden 32 (0)
National team‡
2018– Japan 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2020

Early life

Born in the United States to a German-American father and Japanese mother, Schmidt moved to Sendai at the age of two. He attended Chuo University.[1]

Club career

Schmidt played three consecutive seasons as a Special Designated Player for Kawasaki Frontale before entering the professional ranks in 2013.[2]

He later signed for Vegalta Sendai,[3] but Schmidt played his first pro match during a one-month loan to Roasso Kumamoto in April 2014.[4] After playing his first ever game with Vegalta in J. League Cup, he was again loaned to Roasso, this time until the end of 2015 season.[5] A third loan was established in 2016, this time to Matsumoto Yamaga.[6]

International career

On 30 August 2018, Schmidt received his first international callup from the Japan national football team for the Kirin Challenge Cup 2018.[7] He made his debut appearance in a friendly match against Venezuela on 16 November 2018 and played his first competitive match for Japan on 17 January 2019 in the 2-1 win against Uzbekistan during the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.[8]

Career statistics

Club

Updated to 1 July 2019.[9][10][11]

Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J. League Cup Total
2014Vegalta SendaiJ1 League00–1010
Roasso KumamotoJ2 League40––40
2015Vegalta SendaiJ1 League00000000
Roasso KumamotoJ2 League26020–280
2016Matsumoto Yamaga41010–420
2017Vegalta SendaiJ1 League2000040240
20181803010220
20191700020190
Total 126060801400

National team

[12]

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
201810
201940
Total50

References
  1. http://www.nikkansports.com/soccer/news/p-sc-tp1-20131217-1232540.html
  2. http://www.frontale.co.jp/info/2012/0323_1.html
  3. http://www.vegalta.co.jp/news/press_release/2013/11/post-1195.html
  4. http://roasso-k.com/news/news_view.htm?id=1027
  5. http://roasso-k.com/news/news_view.htm?id=1926
  6. http://www.yamaga-fc.com/archives/43393
  7. "SAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team) Squad, Schedule - KIRIN CHALLENGE CUP 2018【9/7＠Hokkaido vs Chile】【9/11＠Osaka vs Costa Rica】". jfa.jp. August 30, 2018. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
  8. http://stats.the-afc.com/match_report/13289
  9. Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 96 out of 289)
  10. Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 96 out of 289)
  11. Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑", 10 February 2016, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411338 (p. 159 out of 289)
  12. Daniel Schmidt at National-Football-Teams.com


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