Daniel Schmidt

Japanese association football player

Daniel Schmidt (シュミット・ダニエル, Schmidt Daniel, born February 3, 1992) is a Japanese football player. He plays for the Japan national team.

Daniel Schmidt
Personal information
Full name Daniel Schmidt
Date of birth (1992-02-03) February 3, 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Illinois, United States
Height 1.97 m (6 ft 5+12 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Sint-Truidense
Youth career
2007–2009 Tohoku Gakuin High School
2010–2013 Chuo University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2019 Vegalta Sendai 57 (0)
2014Roasso Kumamoto (loan) 4 (0)
2015Roasso Kumamoto (loan) 26 (0)
2016Matsumoto Yamaga FC (loan) 41 (0)
2019– Sint-Truidense 20 (0)
National team
2018– Japan 7 (0)
Honours
Vegalta Sendai
Runner-up Emperor's Cup 2018
Representing  Japan
AFC Asian Cup
Silver medal – second place 2019 United Arab Emirates
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of the 2019/20 season
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of December 31, 2020

Biography

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Schmidt was born in Illinois, United States on February 3, 1992. After graduating from Chuo University, he joined J1 League club Vegalta Sendai in 2014. In April, he moved to J2 League club Roasso Kumamoto on loan. He played 4 matches and returned to Sendai in May. In June 2015, he moved to Kumamoto on loan again. He played as regular goalkeeper. In 2016, he moved to J2 club Matsumoto Yamaga FC on loan and played 41 matches in 1 season. In 2017, he returned to Sendai. He played many matches at Sendai and won the 2nd place in the 2018 Emperor's Cup. In July 2019, he moved to Belgian First Division A club Sint-Truidense.

On November 16, 2018, Schmidt debuted for the Japan national team against Venezuela. In 2019, he also played at 2019 Asian Cup and Japan won the 2nd place.

Statistics

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Club statistics League CupLeague CupTotal
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
JapanLeague Emperor's Cup J.League CupTotal
2014 Vegalta Sendai J1 League 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
2014 Roasso Kumamoto J2 League 4 0 0 0 - 4 0
2015 Vegalta Sendai J1 League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015 Roasso Kumamoto J2 League 26 0 2 0 - 28 0
2016 Matsumoto Yamaga FC J2 League 41 0 1 0 - 42 0
2017 Vegalta Sendai J1 League 20 0 0 0 4 0 24 0
2018 18 0 3 0 1 0 22 0
2019 19 0 0 0 2 0 21 0
BelgiumLeague Belgian Cup League CupTotal
2019/20 Sint-Truidense First Division A 20 0 2 0 - 22 0
2020/21
Country Japan 128 0 6 0 8 0 142 0
Belgium 20 0 2 0 - 22 0
Total 148 0 8 0 8 0 164 0

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Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
2018 1 0
2019 4 0
2020 2 0
Total 7 0

References

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  1. Daniel Schmidt at National-Football-Teams.com  
  2. Daniel Schmidt at J.League (in Japanese)  
  3. Japan National Football Team Database(in Japanese)

Other websites

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