Oscar Schwartau

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Oscar Schwartau
Personal information
Date of birth (2006-05-17) 17 May 2006 (age 18)
Place of birth Sengeløse, Denmark [1]
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Norwich City
Number 29
Youth career
2009–2012 Sengeløse GI
2012–2016 Fløng-Hedehusene Fodbold
2016–2018 FC Roskilde
2018–2022 Brøndby
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2024 Brøndby 36 (4)
2024– Norwich City 25 (1)
International career‡
2021–2022 Denmark U16 7 (3)
2022– Denmark U17 3 (2)
2022– Denmark U19 9 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Cyprus
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:40, 1 February 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 April 2024

Oscar Schwartau (born 17 May 2006) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for EFL Championship club Norwich City. [2] He has represented Denmark at youth levels.

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Career

Brøndby

On 17 May 2022, Schwartau signed a three-year contract with Brøndby IF which tied him to the club until the summer 2025. He was officially promoted to the first team during 2022–23 pre-season and assigned the number 41 jersey. [3]

He made his professional debut on 17 July 2022 in the season opener of the Danish Superliga against AGF at the age of 16 years and 61 days. [4] In doing so, he became the youngest player in club history and also became the first player born in 2006 to make an appearance in the Danish Superliga. [5] On 14 August, he scored his first goal in a 2–0 win against OB becoming the club's youngest league goalscorer, and second-youngest overall in Danish Superliga. [6]

Norwich City

On 24 August 2024, English Championship club Norwich City signed Schwartau on a four-year deal with a club option of an extra year. [7] The fee was undisclosed, but reported to be £2 million with Brøndby retaining a 15% sell-on clause. [8] He scored his first goal for the club on 26 December 2024 against Millwall at Carrow Road. [9]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 February 2025 [10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] EuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brøndby 2022–23 Danish Superliga 18410—2 [c] 0214
2023–24 Danish Superliga14031——171
2024–25 Danish Superliga4000—4 [c] 181
Total36441—61466
Norwich City 2024–25 Championship 2511010—271
Career total615511061737

References

  1. ↑ Ambæk, Christian (18 July 2022). "Oscar overkom nerverne i rekord-debut". sn.dk – Sjællandske Nyheder (in Danish). Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  2. ↑ "Oscar Schwartau signs for City". Norwich City F.C. 24 August 2024.
  3. ↑ Karlsen, Nanna Møller (16 June 2022). "Oscar Schwartau skriver professionel kontrakt med Brøndby | 3point.dk". 3point (in Danish). Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  4. ↑ Okstrøm, Oliver (17 July 2022). "Schwartau om rekord-debut: Håbede bare på bænken". Tipsbladet (in Danish). Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  5. ↑ Karlsen, Nanna Møller (17 July 2022). "Schwartau bliver den yngste startdebutant i Brøndbys historie". 3point (in Danish). Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  6. ↑ Jensen, Michael Sten (14 August 2022). "16-årig gjorde Wass' velkommen hjem-fest til en historisk dag for Vestegnen". Danmarks Radio (in Danish). Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  7. ↑ "Oscar Schwartau signs for City". Norwich City. 24 August 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  8. ↑ Seaman, Samuel (24 August 2024). "City confirm signing of Danish talent Schwartau". Norwich Evening News. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  9. ↑ "Norwich 2 Millwall 1". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  10. ↑ "O. Schwartau". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
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