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.
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Daniel Yuji Yabuki Schmidt | ||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 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) | ||||||||||||||||
Honours
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* 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 | ||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | Total | ||||||
2014 | Vegalta Sendai | J1 League | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Roasso Kumamoto | J2 League | 4 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | |||
2015 | Vegalta Sendai | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Roasso Kumamoto | J2 League | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 28 | 0 | ||
2016 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 42 | 0 | ||
2017 | Vegalta Sendai | J1 League | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
2018 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
2019 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
Total | 126 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 140 | 0 |
References
- http://www.nikkansports.com/soccer/news/p-sc-tp1-20131217-1232540.html
- http://www.frontale.co.jp/info/2012/0323_1.html
- http://www.vegalta.co.jp/news/press_release/2013/11/post-1195.html
- http://roasso-k.com/news/news_view.htm?id=1027
- http://roasso-k.com/news/news_view.htm?id=1926
- http://www.yamaga-fc.com/archives/43393
- "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.
- http://stats.the-afc.com/match_report/13289
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- Daniel Schmidt at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
- Daniel Schmidt at National-Football-Teams.com
- Daniel Schmidt at Soccerway
- Daniel Schmidt at J.League (in Japanese)
- Profile at Vegalta Sendai
- Profile at Matsumoto Yamaga