Lukas Schmitz

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Lukas Schmitz
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Schmitz with Fortuna Düsseldorf in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-10-13) 13 October 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Hattingen, West Germany
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Position(s) Left back
Youth career
1991–1993 DJK Märkisch Hattingen
1993–1995 TuS Bredenscheid
1995–2006 TSG Sprockhövel
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–2007 TSG Sprockhövel 23 (11)
2007–2009 VfL Bochum II 35 (4)
2009–2010 Schalke 04 II 6 (1)
2009–2011 Schalke 04 52 (2)
2011–2014 Werder Bremen 52 (0)
2013 Werder Bremen II 3 (0)
2014–2018 Fortuna Düsseldorf 94 (3)
2018–2020 Wolfsberger AC 61 (3)
2020–2021 VVV-Venlo 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2021

Lukas Schmitz (born 13 October 1988) is a German former professional footballer who played as a left back. [2]

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Career

Schmitz began his career with TSG Sprockhövel. [1] Here he scored 11 goals in 23 games during the 2006–07 season of the Verbandsliga Westfalen 2. [3] In July 2007, he signed for VfL Bochum II. [1] He played 36 games with the VfL Bochum reserve squad.

Schmitz transferred to nearby rivals Schalke 04 on 8 May 2009. [4] He made his professional debut on 18 September 2009 in a match against VfL Wolfsburg. [5] Schmitz used to play as a left midfielder or a defensive midfielder. [6] In the 2010–11 season, he became the Schalke's main left fullback.

Schmitz signed a four-year contract with Werder Bremen on 17 June 2011. [7] In 2014, he joined Fortuna Düsseldorf. [8]

Later on, Schmitz went to Austria to play for Wolfsberger AC in 2018. [9] In May 2020, he signed for VVV-Venlo to play there until June 2022, starting from 2020–21. [10]

Personal life

Schmitz studies Political sciences and Science of Public Administration over distance learning. [11]

Honours

Schalke 04

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Schmitz, Lukas" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  2. ↑ "Lukas Schmitz". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  3. ↑ "Ex-TSG--~~~~-Spieler Lukas Schmitz Profi-Kader von Schalke 04 – Mirkan Aydin im Aufgebot des VfL Bochum" (in German). Der Westen. 11 September 2009. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  4. ↑ "Noch drei Planstellen offen" (in German). Der Westen. 8 May 2009. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  5. ↑ "Dzeko hat die Antwort parat" (in German). kicker.de. 18 September 2009. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  6. ↑ "Lukas Schmitz steht gegen Köln im Profikader" (in German). FC Schalke 04. 11 September 2009. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  7. ↑ "Schmitz joins Werder". bundesliga.de. Bundesliga. 17 June 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  8. ↑ "Lukas Schmitz wechselt zur Fortuna". f95.de (in German). 4 June 2014.
  9. ↑ "Lukas Schmitz unterschreibt beim RZ Pellets WAC". rzpelletswac.at (in German). 16 June 2018. Archived from the original on 16 June 2018.
  10. ↑ "Lukas Schmitz naar VVV-Venlo". vvv-venlo.nl (in Dutch). 9 May 2020.
  11. ↑ "S04 II: Lukas Schmitz – erst Barcelona, nun Rot-Weiss Essen" (in German). FC Schalke 04. 12 August 2009. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
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