Nicolas Schmid
{{short description|Austrian footballer (born 1997)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Nicolas Schmid
| image =
| full_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|2|22|df=y}}
| birth_place = Linz, Austria
| height = 1.95 m
| position = Goalkeeper
| currentclub = Portsmouth
| clubnumber = 13
| youthyears1 = 2004–2007
| youthclubs1 = DSG Union Pichling
| youthyears2 = 2007–2011
| youthclubs2 = FC Juniors OÖ
| youthyears3 = 2011–2015
| youthclubs3 = LASK
| years1 = 2015–2018
| clubs1 = FC Juniors OÖ
| caps1 = 51
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2016–2019
| clubs2 = LASK
| caps2 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2018–2019
| clubs3 = → Blau-Weiß Linz (loan)
| caps3 = 1
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2019–2024
| clubs4 = Blau-Weiß Linz
| caps4 = 130
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2024–
| clubs5 = Portsmouth
| caps5 = 27
| goals5 = 0
| club-update = 9 March 2025 (UTC)
}}
Nicolas Schmid (born 22 February 1997) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Championship side Portsmouth.
Club career
Growing up, Schmid first played for DSG Union Pichling before signing for FC Juniors OÖ who later became part of the youth setup with LASK. He went on for FC Juniors OÖ in the Austrian Regionalliga before joining Blau-Weiß Linz.{{cite web|url=https://www.oefb.at/Profile/Spieler/217381|title=Nicolas Schmid|publisher=Austrian Football Association|accessdate=22 August 2024|language=German}} After earning promotion the previous season, Schmid made his Austrian Bundesliga debut on 29 July 2023, playing a 2–1 loss to Wolfsberger AC.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2023/07/29/austria/bundesliga/wolfsberger-athletik-club/fc-blau-weiss-linz/4096334/|title=Wolfsberger AC vs. Blau-Weiß Linz 2 - 1|website=Soccerway|date=29 July 2024|accessdate=22 August 2024}} On 21 August 2024, Schmid joined Championship side Portsmouth for an undisclosed fee, signing a two-year deal.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c1d7x057gpxo|title=Portsmouth sign Austrian goalkeeper Schmid|publisher=BBC|date=21 August 2024|accessdate=22 August 2024}}
International career
Schmid has represented Austria at youth level. Schmid has had a recent call-up to Austria. {{cite web|url=https://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/news/2024/august/21/schmid-signs-for-pompey/|title=Schmid Signs For Pompey|publisher=Portsmouth F.C.|date=21 August 2024|accessdate=22 August 2024}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 1 February 2025}}{{soccerway|408137}}
| 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"|National Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan=4|FC Juniors OÖ
|17 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 17 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17
|Austrian Regionalliga |18 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 18 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18
|Austrian Regionalliga |16 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 16 | 0 | ||||
| colspan=2|Total
!51 | 0 | colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||51 | 0 | |||||||
| rowspan=8|Blau-Weiß Linz
|1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20
|Austrian 2. Liga |11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21
|Austrian 2. Liga |28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22
|Austrian 2. Liga |29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 29 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23
|Austrian 2. Liga |29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 32 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24
|31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 32 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25
|2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 3 | 0 | |||
| colspan=2|Total
!131 | 0 | 8 | 0 | colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||139 | 0 | |||||
| Portsmouth
|21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 22 | 0 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!203 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 212 | 0 |
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Honours
Blau-Weiß Linz
- Austrian 2. Liga winner: 2016–17, 2020–21, 2022–23
References
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External links
- {{soccerway|nicolas-schmid/408137}}
{{Portsmouth F.C. squad}}
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Category:Austrian men's footballers
Category:Men's association football goalkeepers
Category:Austria men's youth international footballers
Category:Austrian Regionalliga players
Category:2. Liga (Austria) players
Category:Austrian Football Bundesliga players
Category:FC Juniors OÖ players
Category:FC Blau-Weiß Linz players
Category:Portsmouth F.C. players
Category:Austrian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Austrian expatriate sportspeople in England
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in England
Category:21st-century Austrian sportsmen
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