Alessandro Schöpf
{{short description|Austrian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Alessandro Schöpf
| image = 20140905 U21 AUT BIH AT08 1103.jpg
| caption = Schöpf with Austria U21 in 2014
| full_name = Alessandro André Schöpf{{cite web |url=https://www.sport.de/fussball/pe233604/alessandro-schoepf/ |title=Alessandro Schöpf |website=Sport.de |access-date=14 October 2020 |language=de}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|2|7|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Umhausen, Tyrol, Austria
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Wolfsberger AC
| clubnumber = 18
| youthyears1 = 1999–2007
| youthclubs1 = SV Längenfeld
| youthyears2 = 2007–2009
| youthclubs2 = AKA Tirol
| youthyears3 = 2009–2012
| youthclubs3 = Bayern Munich
| years1 = 2012–2014
| clubs1 = Bayern Munich II
| caps1 = 63
| goals1 = 22
| years2 = 2014–2016
| clubs2 = 1. FC Nürnberg
| caps2 = 51
| goals2 = 11
| years3 = 2016–2021
| clubs3 = Schalke 04
| caps3 = 112
| goals3 = 10
| years4 = 2017–2019
| clubs4 = Schalke 04 II
| caps4 = 3
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2021–2022
| clubs5 = Arminia Bielefeld
| caps5 = 33
| goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2022–2024
| clubs6 = Vancouver Whitecaps FC
| caps6 = 65
| goals6 = 2
| years7 = 2025–
| clubs7 = Wolfsberger AC
| caps7 = 0
| goals7 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2012–2013
| nationalteam1 = Austria U19
| nationalcaps1 = 10
| nationalgoals1 = 2
| nationalyears2 = 2013–2016
| nationalteam2 = Austria U21
| nationalcaps2 = 20
| nationalgoals2 = 8
| nationalyears3 = 2016–
| nationalteam3 = Austria
| nationalcaps3 = 32
| nationalgoals3 = 6
| pcupdate = 22:06, 16 July 2023 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 23:23, 29 March 2022 (UTC)
}}
Alessandro André Schöpf ({{IPA|de|aleˈsandʁo ˈʃœpf}}; 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,{{cite news|title=Club holt Bayern-Talent Schöpf|url=https://www.kicker.de/club-holt-bayern-talent-schoepf-606843/artikel|access-date=4 August 2014|newspaper=kicker|date=24 June 2014|language=de}} 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.{{cite news|title=Joker Mlapa bereitet Sylvestrs Treffer vor|url=https://www.kicker.de/nuernberg-gegen-aue-2014-bundesliga-2407534/analyse|access-date=4 August 2014|publisher=kicker|date=3 August 2014|language=de}}
=Schalke 04=
On 7 January 2016, it was announced that Schöpf moved to Schalke 04 and signed a contract until 2019.{{Cite web|title=Alessandro Schöpf erhält Vertrag bis zum 30. Juni 2019|trans-title=Alessandro Schöpf sign contract until 2019|language=de|date=7 January 2016|access-date=7 January 2016|publisher=FC Schalke 04|url=http://www.schalke04.de/de/aktuell/news/160107_schoepf/page/7110--10-213-.html|archive-date=7 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107161004/http://www.schalke04.de/de/aktuell/news/160107_schoepf/page/7110--10-213-.html|url-status=dead}} 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."{{Cite web |url=https://www.goal.com/en-gb/amp/news/schopf-pens-schalke-deal-through-to-2021/uxrvwoaq4tqv19fc895v7ah0e |title=Bundesliga news: Alessandro Schopf pens Schalke deal through to 2021 | Goal.com |access-date=15 April 2018 |archive-date=21 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021163609/https://www.goal.com/en-gb/amp/news/schopf-pens-schalke-deal-through-to-2021/uxrvwoaq4tqv19fc895v7ah0e |url-status=dead }}
=Arminia Bielefeld=
On 19 July 2021, Schöpf joined Bundesliga club Arminia Bielefeld after signing a two-year contract.{{cite news |url=https://www.arminia.de/neues/schlagzeilen/detail/servus-alessandro-schoepf |title=Servus, Alessandro Schöpf |language=de |publisher=arminia.de |date=19 July 2021 |access-date=20 July 2021}} He left Arminia as it was relegated from Bundesliga at the end of the 2021–22 season.{{cite web|publisher=Arminia Bielefeld|url=https://www.arminia.de/neues/schlagzeilen/detail/auf-wiedersehen-bundesliga|title=Auf Wiedersehen, Bundesliga!|date=14 May 2022|access-date=25 July 2022|language=de}}
=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.{{Cite web |last= |date=3 August 2022 |title=Whitecaps FC sign Austrian international midfielder Alessandro Schöpf {{!}} Vancouver Whitecaps |url=https://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/whitecaps-fc-sign-austrian-international-midfielder-alessandro-schopf |access-date=3 August 2022 |website=whitecapsfc |language=en}}
=Wolfsberger AC=
On 6 February 2025, Schöpf signed with Wolfsberger AC.{{cite web|publisher=Wolfsberger AC|url=https://rzpelletswac.at/2025/02/06/ex-oefb-kicker-fuer-das-wolfsrudel/|title=Ex-ÖFB-Kicker für das Wolfsrudel|trans-title=Former national team player for the Wolf Pack|date=6 February 2025|access-date=6 February 2025|language=de}}
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.{{cite web|title=Austria vs. Albania 2–1|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/03/26/world/friendlies/austria/albania/2202403/?ICID=HP_MS_03_03|website=Int.soccerway.com|access-date=26 March 2016}} 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.{{cite web |last=Stein |first=Marco |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/story/_/id/37450038/alessandro-schopf-scored-austrias-first-only-goal-euro-2016 |title=Alessandro Schopf scores Austria's first and only goal at Euro 2016 |publisher=ESPN |date=13 June 2016 }} In May 2021, he was named in the 26-man squad for the Euro 2020.{{cite news |url=https://www.oefb.at/oefb/News/Franco-Foda-fixiert-26-Spieler-umfassenden-EURO-Kader |title=Franco Foda fixiert 26 Spieler umfassenden EURO-Kader |trans-title=Franco Foda fixes the 26-player Euro squad |work=Austrian Football Association |date=24 May 2021 |access-date=24 May 2021 |language=de}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|1 July 2021|{{cite web|title=Alessandro Schöpf » Club matches|url=http://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/alessandro-schoepf/2/|publisher=World Football|access-date=28 March 2016}}}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | |||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club | rowspan="2"|Season | colspan="3"|League | colspan="2"|Cup | colspan="2"|Europe | colspan="2"|Other | colspan="2"|Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| rowspan="3"|Bayern Munich II | 2012–13 | Regionalliga Bayern
|29 | 11 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 29 | 11 | |||
| 2013–14 | Regionalliga Bayern | 34 | 11 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2Appearances in the Regionalliga promotion play-off. | 0 | 36 | 11 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total | 63 | 22 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | 65 | 22 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Nürnberg | 2014–15 | 2. Bundesliga | 32 | 5 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 33 | 5 | |
| 2015–16 | 2. Bundesliga | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 22 | 6 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total | 51 | 11 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 55 | 11 | |||
| rowspan="7"|Schalke 04 | 2015–16 | Bundesliga | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2Appearances in the UEFA Europa League. | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 15 | 3 |
| 2016–17 | Bundesliga | 28 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 42 | 8 | |
| 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4Appearances in the UEFA Champions League. | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 21 | 2 | |
| 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 22 | 0 | 3 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 25 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 21 | 2 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total | 112 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 16 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | 143 | 16 | ||
| rowspan="3"|Schalke 04 II | 2017–18 | Oberliga Westfalen
|1 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 1 | |||
| 2019–20 | Regionalliga West | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total | 3 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 1 | ||||
| colspan="3"|Career total | 229 | 44 | 19 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 266 | 50 |
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=International=
{{updated|match played 29 March 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.oefb.at/oefb/Spieler/7268679?Alessandro-Schoepf |title=Alessandro Schöpf |website=Austrian Football Association |access-date=17 June 2021 |language=de |last1=At |first1=Oefb }}{{cite web |url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=29345 |title=Alessandro Schöpf |website=EU-Football.info |access-date=17 June 2021}}
| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="7"|Austria
|2016 | 11 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 9 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | |
| colspan="2"|Total | 32 | 6 |
:Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Schöpf goal.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Alessandro Schöpf | |||||||
| scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Cap !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"|1 | 31 May 2016 | Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt, Austria | align="center"|3 | {{fb|MLT}} | align="center"|2–0 | align="center"|2–1 | Friendly |
| align="center"|2 | 22 June 2016 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France | align="center"|7 | {{fb|ISL}} | align="center"|1–1 | align="center"|1–2 | UEFA Euro 2016 |
| align="center"|3 | 30 May 2018 | Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck, Austria | align="center"|16 | {{fb|RUS}} | align="center"|1–0 | align="center"|1–0 | Friendly |
| align="center"|4 | 2 June 2018 | Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt, Austria | align="center"|17 | {{fb|GER}} | align="center"|2–1 | align="center"|2–1 | Friendly |
| align="center"|5 | 14 October 2020 | Ilie Oană Stadium, Ploiești, Romania | align="center"|24 | {{fb|ROU}} | align="center"|1–0 | align="center"|1–0 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B |
| align="center"|6 | 29 March 2022 | Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria | align="center"|32 | {{fb|SCO}} | align="center"|2–2 | align="center"|2–2 | Friendly |
Honours
Bayern Munich II
References
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External links
- {{Fussballdaten|schoepfallesandro}}
- {{Soccerway}}
{{Wolfsberger AC squad}}
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