David Schnegg

David Schnegg

Schnegg in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth	(1998-09-29) 29 September 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Mils bei Imst, Austria
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Position(s)	Left-back [2]
Team information
Current team	D.C. United
Number	28
Youth career
	FG Schönwies/Mils
	Academy Tyrol
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2018	WSG Wattens	15	(2)
2018–2019	Liefering	16	(1)
2020	FC Juniors OÖ	14	(1)
2020–2021	LASK	2	(0)
2020–2021	→ WSG Tirol (loan)	29	(2)
2021–2022	Venezia	4	(0)
2022	→ Crotone (loan)	15	(1)
2022–2024	Sturm Graz	58	(3)
2024–	D.C. United	6	(1)
International career‡
2020	Austria U21	4	(0)
2023–	Austria	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 March 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 September 2023

David Schnegg (born 29 September 1998) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Major League Soccer club D.C. United and the Austria national team.

Club career

Schnegg started playing football for FG Schönwies/Mils and for the Academy Tyrol. From 2017 to 2018, he played for SC Imst in the Tyrol League, the 4th level in Austrian football. In January 2018, he moved to WSG Wattens in the Erste Liga.

He made his professional debut playing for WSG Wattens against FC Wacker Innsbruck on 9 March 2018.

For the 2018–19 season, he joined FC Liefering.

On 17 August 2020, he returned to WSG Swarovski Tirol on a season-long loan. ^[3]

Schnegg moved to Italian club Venezia in June 2021. ^[4] On 15 January 2022, he joined Crotone on loan. ^[5]

On 15 June 2022, Schnegg returned to Austria and signed a four-year contract with Sturm Graz. ^[6]

On 4 July 2024, Schnegg moved to the United States, joining Major League Soccer side D.C. United on a deal through to the end of 2026. ^[7]

International career

Schnegg was called up to the Austria national team for a set of UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches in September 2023. ^[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played on 15 March 2025 ^[9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
WSG Wattens	2017–18	Austrian First League	15	2	0	0	—		—		15	2
FC Liefering	2018–19	Austrian Second League	16	1	0	0	—		—		16	1
FC Juniors OÖ	2019–20	Austrian Second League	14	1	0	0	—		—		14	1
LASK	2019–20	Austrian Bundesliga	2	0	1	0	—		—		3	0
	2020–21	Austrian Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	Total		2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
WSG Tirol (loan)	2020–21	Austrian Bundesliga	29	2	2	0	—		—		31	2
Venezia	2021–22	Serie A	4	0	3	0	—		—		7	0
Crotone (loan)	2021–22	Serie B	15	1	0	0	—		—		15	1
Sturm Graz	2022–23	Austrian Bundesliga	30	3	5	0	4 [a]	0	—		39	3
	2023–24	Austrian Bundesliga	28	0	4	0	6 [b]	0	—		38	0
	Total		58	3	9	0	10	0	0	0	67	3
D.C. United	2024	Major League Soccer	2	1	0	0	3 [c]	0	—		5	1
	2025	Major League Soccer	4	0	0	0	—		—		4	0
	Total		6	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	9	1
Career total			159	11	15	0	13	0	0	0	187	11

1. Two Appearances in the UEFA Champions League and two Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
2. One appearance in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Conference League
3. Appearance(s) in Leagues Cup

International

As of match played 7 September 2023

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Austria	2023	1	0
Total		1	0

References

1. "David Schnegg". D.C. United.
2. David Schnegg at WorldFootball.net
3. "David Schnegg kehrt heim zur WSG" (in German). WSG Swarovski Tirol. 17 August 2020.
4. "Ufficiale: David Schnegg in arancioneroverde" (in Italian). Venezia FC. 11 June 2021. Archived from the original on 11 June 2021.
5. "Schnegg per la fascia sinistra. Benvenuto David!" (in Italian). FC Crotone. 15 January 2022.
6. "DAVID SCHNEGG WECHSELT NACH GRAZ" (in German). SK Sturm Graz. 15 June 2022. Archived from the original on 16 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
7. "D.C. United Sign Austrian Defender David Schnegg from SK Sturm Graz | DC United". D.C. United. 4 July 2024.
8. @oefb1904 (29 August 2023). "Unser Team für" (Tweet) (in German). Retrieved 29 August 2023– via Twitter.
9. David Schnegg at Soccerway

External links

• Media related to David Schnegg at Wikimedia Commons
• David Schnegg at Soccerway.com
• David Schnegg at WorldFootball.net
• David Schnegg at National-Football-Teams.com
• David Schnegg at kicker (in German)
• David Schnegg at FBref.com