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) Left-back
Team information
Current team
Werder Bremen
(on loan from Leeds United)
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) 0 (0)
International career
2019 Switzerland U19 2 (0)
2025– Switzerland 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 02:53, 25 March 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:12, 27 March 2025 (UTC)

Isaac Schmidt (born 7 December 1999) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a left-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 3 May 2025 [8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lausanne-Sport 2019–20 Swiss Challenge League 700070
2020–21 Swiss Super League 701080
Total14010150
St. Gallen 2021–22 Swiss Super League25140291
2022–23 Swiss Super League29230322
2023–24 Swiss Super League34210352
2024–25 Swiss Super League41005 [a] 191
Total92680511057
Leeds United 2024–25 Championship 1202000140
Career total118610000511347

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.