Nick Schmidt
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nick Schmidt | ||
| Date of birth | 12 September 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Kiel, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC St. Pauli | ||
| Number | 44 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2025 | FC St. Pauli | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | FC St. Pauli II | 24 | (0) |
| 2025– | FC St. Pauli | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024 | Japan U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2024– | Japan U20 | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 March 2025 | |||
Nick Schmidt (ニック・シュミット, Nikku Shumitto; born 12 September 2007) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC St. Pauli. Born in Germany, he is a Japan youth international.
Early life
Schmidt was born on 9 March 2005 in Kiel, Germany. Born to a Japanese mother and a German father, he started playing football at the age of three.[1]
Club career
As a youth player, Schmidt joined the youth academy of German side FC St. Pauli and was promoted to the club's senior team ahead of the 2025–26 season.[2]
International career
Schmidt is a Japan youth international. During February 2025, he played for the Japan national under-20 football team at the 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup.[3]
References
- ^ ""アオ・タナカ"に憧れる17歳...ドイツで生まれ育ったMFニック・シュミットが日本代表を選んだ理由「日本のサッカーが好き」" [A 17-year-old who admires "Ao Tanaka"... German-born midfielder Nick Schmidt chooses the Japanese national team because "I love Japanese soccer"] (in Japanese). Gekisaka. 1 February 2025. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
- ^ Nick Schmidt at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "「日本代表に憧れていた」MFニック・シュミットがU-20アジア杯で奮戦中。ドイツとの違いを受け入れながら前に進んでいる" ["I always dreamed of playing for the Japanese national team," says midfielder Nick Schmidt, who is currently competing hard in the U-20 Asian Cup. He is moving forward while accepting the differences between Germany and Japan] (in Japanese). Soccer Digest Web. 19 February 2025. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
External links
- Nick Schmidt at WorldFootball.net