András Schäfer

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András Schäfer
Schäfer 2022.jpg
Schäfer against England in 2022
Personal information
Full name András Schäfer[1]
Date of birth (1999-04-13) 13 April 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Szombathely, Hungary
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Union Berlin
Number 13
Youth career
2008–2010 Grundball PFC
2010–2014 Haladás Szombathely
2014–2016 MTK Budapest
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 MTK Budapest 44 (5)
2019–2020 Genoa 0 (0)
2019–2020 → Chievo Verona (loan) 0 (0)
2020 → Dunajská Streda (loan) 8 (0)
2020–2022 Dunajská Streda 44 (3)
2022– Union Berlin 23 (1)
International career‡
Hungary U18
2017–2018 Hungary U19 6 (0)
2020– Hungary 22 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08 May, 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 September 2022

András Schäfer (born 13 April 1999) is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays as a left midfielder for Bundesliga club Union Berlin and the Hungary national team.[3]

Club career[edit]

Schäfer made his Hungarian League debut for MTK appearing as a substitute away at against Gyirmót on 1 April 2017.[4]

On 17 January 2020, he joined Dunajská Streda, playing in the Fortuna Liga on loan until the end of the 2019–20 season, with an option to purchase.[5]

Union Berlin[edit]

Schäfer with Union Berlin in 2022.

On 21 January 2022, Schäfer joined Union Berlin in the Bundesliga.[6]

On 7 May 2022, Schäfer scored his first goal in the Bundesliga on the 33rd game week of the 2021–22 Bundesliga season in a 4–1 away victory against SC Freiburg at the Europa-Park Stadion, Freiburg im Breisgau.[7] In the 2021–22 Bundesliga season he earned 8 caps and scored 1 goal.[8]

After the match against SC Freiburg, he suffered an injury.[9] [10] On 19 May 2023, the diagnosis was revealed saying that he broke his leg.[11][12] He also mentioned that he is going through the hardest time in his career due to this injury.

International career[edit]

Schäfer made his debut with the Hungary national team in a 1–0 UEFA Nations League win over Turkey on 3 September 2020.[13]

On 1 June 2021, he was included in the final 26-man squad to represent Hungary at the rescheduled UEFA Euro 2020 tournament.[14] He scored his first international goal on 4 June 2021, in a 1–0 win against Cyprus.[15]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of matches played as of 25 January 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
MTK Budapest II 2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság III 7 1 0 0 – 7 1
Total 7 1 0 0 0 0 7 1
MTK Budapest 2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 2 0 0 0 – 2 0
2017–18 Nemzeti Bajnokság II 28 4 6 2 – 34 6
2018–19 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 14 1 1 0 – 15 1
Total 44 5 7 2 0 0 51 7
Genoa 2018–19 Serie A 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
Chievo (loan) 2019–20 Serie A 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
Dunajská Streda (loan) 2019–20 Slovak Super Liga 8 0 3 1 – 11 1
Dunajská Streda 2020–21 Slovak Super Liga 27 0 1 0 3 0 31 0
2021–22 Slovak Super Liga 17 3 1 0 2 0 20 3
Total 52 3 5 1 5 0 62 4
Union Berlin 2021–22 Bundesliga 8 1 1 0 0 0 9 1
2022–23 Bundesliga 12 0 2 0 5[b] 0 19 0
Total 20 1 3 0 5 0 28 1
Career total 123 10 15 3 10 0 148 13
  1. ^ Includes Magyar Kupa, Slovak Cup, DFB-Pokal
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International[edit]

As of match played 15 November 2021Scores and results list Hungary's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Schäfer goal.[16]
List of international goals scored by András Schäfer
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 4 June 2021 Szusza Ferenc Stadion, Budapest, Hungary  Cyprus 1–0 1–0 Friendly
2 23 June 2021 Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany  Germany 2–1 2–2 UEFA Euro 2020
3 15 November 2021 PGE Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland  Poland 1–0 2–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

References[edit]

  1. ^ "UEFA Nations League 2023 Booking List before League phase Matchday 4" (PDF). UEFA. 12 June 2022. p. 3. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  2. ^ "András Schäfer". 1. FC Union Berlin. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  3. ^ András Schäfer at Soccerway
  4. ^ "Gyirmót vs. MTK - 1 April 2017 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
  5. ^ "PRVÁ ZIMNÁ POSILA: ANDRÁS SCHÄFER" (Press release) (in Slovak). Dunajská Streda. 17 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Andras Schäfer signs for 1. FC Union Berlin". fc-union-berlin.de. 21 January 2022.
  7. ^ "2021–22 Bundesliga: Freiburg 1–4 Union Berlin". soccerway.com. 7 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Hungary - András Schafer". soccerway.com. 15 May 2022.
  9. ^ "Union muss auf András Schäfer verzichten". www.fc-union-berlin.de (in German). Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  10. ^ nemzetisport.hu (17 May 2023). "Légiósok: Schäfer András ismét megsérült, ebben az idényben már nem". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  11. ^ nemzetisport.hu (19 May 2023). "Légiósok: megvan a diagnózis, Schäfer súlyos sérülést szenvedett –". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  12. ^ "Nach Comeback wieder verletzt: Schäfer ist Unions größter Pechvogel". bild.de (in German). 18 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  13. ^ "Turkey vs. Hungary - 3 September 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  14. ^ "Válogatott: a Puskás Akadémia két játékosa és Szoboszlai Dominik maradt ki az Eb-keretből" (in Hungarian). 1 June 2021.
  15. ^ "Újra nézők előtt: megint nyert, már tíz meccse veretlen a válogatott" (in Hungarian). 4 June 2021.
  16. ^ "Schäfer, András". National Football Teams. Retrieved 22 June 2021.

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