Lukas Schmitz

Lukas Schmitz
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-10-13) 13 October 1988
Place of birth Hattingen, West Germany
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)[1]
Playing position Left back
Club information
Current team
Fortuna Düsseldorf
Number 15
Youth career
1991–1993 DJK Märkisch Hattingen
1993–1995 TuS Bredenscheid
1995–2006 TSG Sprockhövel
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 TSG Sprockhövel 23 (11)
2007–2009 VfL Bochum
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– Fortuna Düsseldorf 50 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 03:21, 7 August 2016 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 May 2009

Lukas Schmitz (born 13 October 1988 in Hattingen[2]) is a German footballer who plays as a left back for Fortuna Düsseldorf.

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 signed a four-year contract with Werder Bremen on 17 June 2011.[6]

Position

Schmitz plays as a left midfielder or a defensive midfielder.[7] In the 2010–11 season, he became the Schalke's main left fullback.

Personal

Schmitz studies Political sciences and Science of Public Administration over distance learning.[8]

Honours

Club

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Schmitz, Lukas" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  2. "Lukas Schmitz". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  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. "Schmitz joins Werder". bundesliga.de. Bundesliga. 17 June 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  7. "Lukas Schmitz steht gegen Köln im Profikader" (in German). FC Schalke 04. 11 September 2009. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  8. "S04 II: Lukas Schmitz – erst Barcelona, nun Rot-Weiss Essen" (in German). FC Schalke 04. 12 August 2009. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
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