Oliver Schmidhauser

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Oliver Schmidhauser
Personal information
Full name Oliver Schmidhauser de la Cruz [1]
Date of birth (2004-06-02) 2 June 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth St. Gallen, Switzerland
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
2013–2015 St. Gallen
2015–2017 Hertha Zehlendorf
2017–2019 SpVgg Unterhaching
2019–2022 Vaduz
2022 Greuther Fürth
2022–2023 RB Leipzig
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023 Young Violets 0 (0)
2024 Winterthur U21 3 (0)
International career
2022 Switzerland U19 1 (0)
2023 Dominican Republic U20 4 (0)
2024– Dominican Republic U23 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 March 2024

Oliver Schmidhauser de la Cruz (born 2 June 2004) is a professional footballer who last played as a striker for Swiss club Winterthur U21. Born in Switzerland, he represents Dominican Republic at youth international level.

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Early life

Schmidhauser is a native of St. Gallen, Switzerland, and joined the youth academy of Liechtensteiner side Vaduz. [2]

Club career

In 2022, Schmidhauser joined the youth academy of German side RB Leipzig. Previously, he played for the youth academies of Liechtensteiner side Vaduz, SpVgg Unterhaching, and Hertha Zehlendorf. [3] In 2023, he received interest from the youth academy of Italian Serie A side Inter. [4]

International career

Schmidhauser represented the Dominican Republic internationally at the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup. [5]

Style of play

Schmidhauser is known for physicality and speed. [6]

Personal life

Schmidhauser idolizes French international Karim Benzema. [7]

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References

  1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Dominican Rebublic (DOM)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 4. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
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  7. ""Sich mit Topteams wie Bayern zu messen, dafür spiele ich Fussball"". 20min.ch.