Alexander Scholz

Last updated

Alexander Scholz
Personal information
Full name Alexander Scholz [1]
Date of birth (1992-10-24) 24 October 1992 (age 31) [1]
Place of birth Copenhagen, Denmark
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
Hedensted
Vejle
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2012 Vejle 17 (0)
2012 Stjarnan 21 (5)
2012–2015 Lokeren 70 (1)
2015–2018 Standard Liège 75 (1)
2018 Club Brugge 6 (0)
2018–2021 Midtjylland 92 (12)
2021–2024 Urawa Red Diamonds 94 (14)
International career
2010–2011 Denmark U19 4 (0)
2014–2015 Denmark U21 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:54, 1 July 2024 (UTC)

Alexander Scholz (born 24 October 1992) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back.

Contents

Early life

Scholz' parents are German. [2] He was raised in the Vejle area in Denmark. [2] [3] [4]

Club career

Scholz started his career with Hedensted IF, before being scouted by Vejle Boldklub. [5] He later moved to Stjarnan in Iceland. In 2012, Belgian team Lokeren started scouting him following a tip from their former player Arnar Grétarsson, who had seen Scholz play in Iceland. Based on these scouting reports, Lokeren signed Scholz in December 2012, giving him a contract until 2015. [6] Just a few days later on 19 January 2013, he made his debut in the Belgian top league in a 2–6 won away match against OH Leuven. [7] He scored the winning goal in a 1–0 win for Lokeren in the final of the 2014 Belgian Cup Final. [8]

Scholz signed a five-year contract with FC Midtjylland in August 2018. [9] On 1 December 2020, Scholz scored a goal for FC Midtjylland in a UEFA Champions League group stage match against Atalanta; the final score was 1–1. [10]

On 31 May 2021, it was announced that Scholz had signed a contract with J1 League club Urawa Red Diamonds. [11] There, he would join his compatriot Kasper Junker, who had signed with the Japanese club a month prior. [12] He left the club at the end of June 2024. [13]

International career

In November 2020, he was called up to Kasper Hjulmand's senior squad for the friendly against Sweden due to several cancellations from, among others, the Danish national team players playing in England, due to the COVID-19 restrictions, as well as a case of COVID-19 in the squad, which had put several national team players in quarantine. [14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 December 2023 [15]
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] League cup [lower-alpha 2] ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vejle 2009–10 Danish 1st Division 1000———00
2010–11 Danish 1st Division16000———00
Total17000———170
Stjarnan 2012 Úrvalsdeild karla 21552———267
Lokeren 2012–13 Belgian Pro League 11000———110
2013–14 Belgian Pro League38171———452
2014–15 Belgian Pro League21030—8 [lower-alpha 3] 0—320
Total701101—80—882
Standard Liège 2014–15 Belgian Pro League16000———160
2015–16 Belgian Pro League15050—10—210
2016–17 Belgian First Division A 33110—6 [lower-alpha 3] 01 [lower-alpha 4] 0411
2017–18 Belgian First Division A11020———130
Total75180—7010911
Club Brugge 2017–18 Belgian First Division A5010———60
22018–19 Belgian First Division A1000———10
Total6010———70
Midtjylland 2018–19 Danish Superliga 27340—2 [lower-alpha 3] 0—333
2019–20 Danish Superliga34200—2 [lower-alpha 3] 0—362
2020–21 Danish Superliga31740—10 [lower-alpha 5] 3—4510
Total921280—143—11415
Urawa Red Diamonds 2021 J1 League 1504040——230
2022 J1 League32620408 [lower-alpha 6] 21 [lower-alpha 7] 0478
2023 J1 League34720624 [lower-alpha 6] 22 [lower-alpha 8] 04811
Total8113801421243011819
Career total362324031424174046144

Honours

Lokeren

Standard Liège

Club Brugge

Midtjylland

Urawa Red Diamonds

Individual

Related Research Articles

Brian Priske Pedersen is a Danish professional football manager and former player, who is the current head coach of Eredivisie club Feyenoord. Priske played as a defender during his playing career.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Janus Drachmann</span> Danish footballer (born 1988)

Janus Mats Drachmann is a former Danish professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ronnie Schwartz</span> Danish footballer (born 1989)

Ronnie Schwartz Nielsen is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a striker. He has made a total of 27 appearances for various Danish national youth teams, scoring four goals.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Henrik Dalsgaard</span> Danish footballer (born 1989)

Henrik Dalsgaard is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Danish Superliga club AGF.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Erik Sviatchenko</span> Ukrainian footballer (born 1991)

Erik Sergiyovych Sviatchenko is a Danish footballer who plays as a centre-back for MLS side Houston Dynamo.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jess Thorup</span> Danish footballer (born 1970)

Jess Thorup is a Danish professional football manager and former player. He is currently head coach of Bundesliga club FC Augsburg.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jonas Lössl</span> Danish footballer (born 1989)

Jonas Bybjerg Lössl is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Danish Superliga club Midtjylland.

André Ibsen Rømer is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Danish Superliga club FC Midtjylland.

The 2014–15 Danish Superliga season was the 25th season of the Danish Superliga, which decides the Danish football championship.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Joel Andersson</span> Swedish footballer (born 1996)

Eric Joel Andersson is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Danish Superliga club Midtjylland. He is the twin brother of Adam Andersson.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Robert Skov</span> Danish footballer (born 1996)

Robert Faxe Skov is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a winger or wing-back. Born in Spain, he plays for the Denmark national team. With 29 goals in the 2018–19 season, he broke the record set by Ebbe Sand for most goals scored in a single Danish Superliga campaign.

Mikkel Duelund Poulsen is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish Superliga club AGF, on loan from Dynamo Kyiv.

Alexander Munksgaard Nielsen is a Danish professional footballer who plays for Croatian SuperSport HNL club HNK Gorica. He has represented Denmark at under-21 level.

Kasper Aalund Junker is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a forward for J1 League club Nagoya Grampus.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mikael Uhre</span> Danish footballer (born 1994)

Mikael Brandhof Uhre is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer.

Ola Brynhildsen is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as attacker for Danish Superliga club Midtjylland.

José Francisco dos Santos Júnior, known as Júnior Brumado, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for German 3. Liga club Hansa Rostock as a striker, on loan from FC Midtjylland in the Danish Superliga.

Nikolas Langberg Dyhr is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Danish Superliga side Randers.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Anis Ben Slimane</span> Tunisia international footballer (born 2001)

Anis Ben Slimane is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Sheffield United.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "FIFA Club World Cup Saudi Arabia 2023™: List of Players: Urawa Reds" (PDF). FIFA. 6 December 2023. p. 7. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  2. 1 2 Stanbury, Sebastian (13 May 2014). "Alexander Scholz og friheden". TIPSBLADET (in Danish). Tipsbladet ApS. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  3. ↑ Frederiksen, Martin Hjorth (17 July 2014). "Lad os tale lidt om fodbold" (in Danish). Archived from the original on 24 August 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  4. ↑ Christiansen, Casper Helweg (22 June 2015). "PORTRÆT Til EM med Hemingway og Sartre under armen". DR (DR Sport) (in Danish). DR SPORT/DR. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  5. ↑ Poulsen, Tommy (3 June 2015). "Fodboldtalent fra Hedensted skal til EM". hsfo.dk (in Danish).
  6. ↑ "De Deen Alexander SCHOLZ (24/10/1992) is al de eerste nieuwe aanwinst" (in Dutch). Sporting Lokeren. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  7. ↑ "Lokeren juicht na doelpuntenkermis bij OHL" (in Dutch). Sporza. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  8. ↑ "Lokeren wint de Cofidis Cup na bizarre goal" (in Dutch). Sporza. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  9. ↑ "FCM henter dansk forsvarsspiller hjem fra Belgien". DR (in Danish). 10 August 2018.
  10. ↑ "Atalanta vs. FC Midtjylland". ESPN. 1 December 2020. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021.
  11. ↑ Risom, Jens (31 May 2021). "Alexander Scholz drager på japansk eventyr". FC Midtjylland (in Danish).
  12. ↑ "FC Midtjylland sælger Scholz til japansk klub". Berlingske.dk (in Danish). 31 May 2021.
  13. ↑ Alexander Scholz forlader japansk fodbold, bold.dk, 30 June 2024
  14. ↑ "The Latest: Denmark drops 7 UK-based players for Sweden game". taiwannews.com. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  15. ↑ Alexander Scholz at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  16. ↑ "Urawa Reds edge Al Hilal for historic third title". AFC . 6 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  17. ↑ Orlowitz, Dan (6 May 2023). "Urawa beats Al Hilal to capture third Asian Champions League title". The Japan Times . Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  18. ↑ "Alexander Scholz kåret til årets Superliga-spiller". FC Midtjylland (in Danish). 17 March 2021. Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  19. ↑ "2023年Jリーグベスト11は神戸と浦和が最多タイ4名！ 大迫勇也や西川周作ら". GOAL (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 December 2023.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.