Isaac Schmidt

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Isaac Schmidt
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Schmidt in 2025
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-12-07) 7 December 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Lausanne, Switzerland
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Werder Bremen
(on loan from Leeds United)
Number 23
Youth career
2011–2015 Lausanne-Sport
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2020 Team Vaud U21 50 (15)
2020–2021 Lausanne-Sport 14 (0)
2021–2024 St. Gallen 92 (6)
2024– Leeds United 12 (0)
2025– → Werder Bremen (loan) 1 (1)
International career‡
2019 Switzerland U19 2 (0)
2025– Switzerland 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:22, 30 August 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:36, 8 September 2025 (UTC)

Isaac Schmidt (born 7 December 1999) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Bundesliga club Werder Bremen, on loan from Leeds United, and the Switzerland national team.

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Club career

Lausanne-Sport

On 14 June 2019, Schmidt signed his first professional contract with Lausanne-Sport. [1] He made his professional debut in a 1–0 Swiss Super League loss to St. Gallen on 13 December 2020. [2]

St. Gallen

In June 2021, Schmidt signed a two-year contract with fellow Swiss Super League club St. Gallen. [3]

Leeds United

On 30 August 2024, Schmidt signed for EFL Championship club Leeds United on a four-year contract for a fee of £2.5 million. [4] [5]

Schmidt joined Bundesliga side Werder Bremen on loan for the 2025–26 season. [6]

International career

Schmidt was born in Switzerland to a Swiss German father and Nigerian mother. He is a youth international for Switzerland, having played for the Switzerland U19s in 2019. [7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 August 2025 [8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lausanne-Sport 2019–20 Swiss Challenge League 7000——70
2020–21 Swiss Super League 7010——80
Total14010——150
St. Gallen 2021–22 Swiss Super League25140——291
2022–23 Swiss Super League29230——322
2023–24 Swiss Super League34210——352
2024–25 Swiss Super League4100—5 [a] 191
Total92680—511057
Leeds United 2024–25 Championship 1202000—140
Werder Bremen 2025–26 Bundesliga 1100—colspan="2"|—11
Career total119710000511358

Honours

Leeds United

References

  1. ↑ "Josias Lukembila et Isaac Schmidt signent leur premier contrat pro avec le LS !". 14 June 2019.
  2. ↑ "Lausanne Sport vs. St. Gallen – 13 December 2020". Soccerway.
  3. ↑ "FCSG verpflichtet Mittelfeldspieler Isaac Schmidt" [FCSG sign midfielder Isaac Schmidt]. FM1Today (in German). 25 June 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  4. ↑ Smyth, Graham (30 August 2024). "Leeds United confirm deadline day activity status as £2.5m defender signs contract". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  5. ↑ "Leeds complete Isaac Schmidt signing". BBC Sport. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  6. ↑ "Hängepartie beendet: Werder holt Schmidt von Leeds United" [Suspense over: Werder signs Schmidt from Leeds United]. kicker (in German). 28 August 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  7. ↑ Dörig, Livio (28 November 2021). "Swiss Talent Watch: Isaac Schmidt – ein Dribbelkünstler à la Ruben Vargas". Bolzplazz. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  8. ↑ Isaac Schmidt at Soccerway
  9. ↑ "Championship: 2024/25: Current table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
    "Leeds: Squad details: 2024/25". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
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