Alessandro Schöpf

Alessandro André Schöpf (German pronunciation: [aleˈsandʁo ˈʃœpf]; born 7 February 1994) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Wolfsberger AC. He represented Austria at UEFA Euro 2016 and UEFA Euro 2020.

Alessandro Schöpf

Schöpf with Austria U21 in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Alessandro André Schöpf[1]
Date of birth	(1994-02-07) 7 February 1994 (age 31)[1]
Place of birth	Umhausen, Tyrol, Austria
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Wolfsberger AC
Number	18
Youth career
1999–2007	SV Längenfeld
2007–2009	AKA Tirol
2009–2012	Bayern Munich
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2014	Bayern Munich II	63	(22)
2014–2016	1. FC Nürnberg	51	(11)
2016–2021	Schalke 04	112	(10)
2017–2019	Schalke 04 II	3	(1)
2021–2022	Arminia Bielefeld	33	(1)
2022–2024	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	65	(2)
2025–	Wolfsberger AC	8	(2)
International career‡
2012–2013	Austria U19	10	(2)
2013–2016	Austria U21	20	(8)
2016–2022	Austria	32	(6)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:23, 29 March 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Bayern Munich

Schöpf joined Bayern Munich in 2009 and spent three years in the junior team before being promoted to the reserve squad in 2012. He made his debut on the opening day of the 2012–13 season in a 1–1 draw with Augsburg II, and would go on to make another 28 appearances as Bayern II finished in second place in the Regionalliga Bayern. His eleven goals that season made him the team's top scorer, behind Marius Duhnke with fourteen. The following season, Schöpf made 34 appearances, again scoring 11 goals, as Bayern II won the Regionalliga Bayern title, but missed out on promotion after losing on away goals in a playoff against SC Fortuna Köln. In November 2013, Schöpf along with teammate Julian Green was given a first-team contract, although he made no appearances during the 2013–14 season as Bayern went on to win the Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal.

1. FC Nürnberg

In July 2014, Schöpf signed for 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Nürnberg,^[2] and was one of six new players to make their debut for the club on the opening day of the 2014–15 season, a 1–0 win over Erzgebirge Aue.^[3]

Schalke 04

On 7 January 2016, it was announced that Schöpf moved to Schalke 04 and signed a contract until 2019.^[4] Despite suffering a cruciate knee injury, he impressed Schalke manager Domenico Tedesco enough to earn a contract extension to 2021, being praised by Tedesco as "Almost a complete player. He is very diligent and runs many, many kilometres in each game. He is versatile and always wants to play, no matter which position it is. In addition, he is technically savvy, is brave and a great person. We're delighted to be able to continue working with him."^[5]

Arminia Bielefeld

On 19 July 2021, Schöpf joined Bundesliga club Arminia Bielefeld after signing a two-year contract.^[6] He left Arminia as it was relegated from Bundesliga at the end of the 2021–22 season.^[7]

Vancouver Whitecaps

On 3 August 2022, Schöpf joined the MLS club Vancouver Whitecaps FC signing through the 2024 season with a club option for 2025.^[8]

Wolfsberger AC

On 6 February 2025, Schöpf signed with Wolfsberger AC.^[9]

International career

Schöpf has represented Austria at under-16, under-18, under-19 and under-21 level.

On 27 March 2016, Schöpf made his senior debut for Austria, coming on as 87th-minute substitute in a friendly against Albania.^[10] He was selected for UEFA Euro 2016, scoring his first goal in a pre-tournament friendly against Malta on 31 May. He scored Austria's only goal of the tournament, equalising against Iceland as they finished bottom of the group with only one point.^[11] In May 2021, he was named in the 26-man squad for the Euro 2020.^[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of 1 July 2021^[13]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bayern Munich II	2012–13	Regionalliga Bayern	29	11	—		—		—		29	11
	2013–14	Regionalliga Bayern	34	11	—		—		2[a]	0	36	11
	Total		63	22	—		—		2	0	65	22
Nürnberg	2014–15	2. Bundesliga	32	5	1	0	—		—		33	5
	2015–16	2. Bundesliga	19	6	3	0	—		—		22	6
	Total		51	11	4	0	—		—		55	11
Schalke 04	2015–16	Bundesliga	13	3	0	0	2[b]	0	—		15	3
	2016–17	Bundesliga	28	6	4	1	10[b]	1	—		42	8
	2017–18	Bundesliga	15	0	4	0	—		—		19	0
	2018–19	Bundesliga	15	1	2	0	4[c]	1	—		21	2
	2019–20	Bundesliga	22	0	3	1	—		—		25	1
	2020–21	Bundesliga	19	0	2	2	—		—		21	2
	Total		112	10	15	4	16	2	—		143	16
Schalke 04 II	2017–18	Oberliga Westfalen	1	1	—		—		—		1	1
	2019–20	Regionalliga West	2	0	—		—		—		2	0
	Total		3	1	—		—		—		3	1
Career total			229	44	19	4	16	2	2	0	266	50

1. Appearances in the Regionalliga promotion play-off.
2. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League.
3. Appearances in the UEFA Champions League.

International

As of match played 29 March 2022^[14][15]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Austria	2016	11	2
	2017	2	0
	2018	9	2
	2019	0	0
	2020	2	1
	2021	7	0
	2022	1	1
Total		32	6

Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Schöpf goal.^[14][15]

List of international goals scored by Alessandro Schöpf

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	31 May 2016	Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt, Austria	3	Malta	2–0	2–1	Friendly
2	22 June 2016	Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France	7	Iceland	1–1	1–2	UEFA Euro 2016
3	30 May 2018	Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck, Austria	16	Russia	1–0	1–0	Friendly
4	2 June 2018	Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt, Austria	17	Germany	2–1	2–1	Friendly
5	14 October 2020	Ilie Oană Stadium, Ploiești, Romania	24	Romania	1–0	1–0	2020–21 UEFA Nations League B
6	29 March 2022	Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria	32	Scotland	2–2	2–2	Friendly

Honours

Bayern Munich II

• Regionalliga Bayern: 2013–14