Oliver Schmidhauser de la Cruz (born 2 June 2004) is a footballer who plays as a striker. Born in Switzerland, he represents Dominican Republic at youth international level.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Oliver Schmidhauser de la Cruz[1] | ||
Date of birth | 2 June 2004 | ||
Place of birth | St. Gallen, Switzerland | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
2013–2015 | St. Gallen | ||
2015–2017 | Hertha Zehlendorf | ||
2017–2019 | SpVgg Unterhaching | ||
2019–2022 | Vaduz | ||
2022 | Greuther Fürth | ||
2022–2023 | RB Leipzig | ||
2023 | Young Violets | ||
International career‡ | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022 | Switzerland U19 | 1 | (0) |
2023– | Dominican Republic U20 | 4 | (0) |
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 May 2023 |
Early life edit
Schmidhauser is a native of St. Gallen, Switzerland, and joined the youth academy of Liechtensteiner side Vaduz.[2]
Club career edit
In 2022, Schmidhauser joined the youth academy of German side RB Leipzig. Previously, he played for the youth academies of Liechtensteiner side Vaduz, SpVgg Unterhaching, and Hertha Zehlendorf.[3] In 2023, he received interest from the youth academy of Italian Serie A side Inter.[4]
International career edit
Schmidhauser represented the Dominican Republic internationally at the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[5]
Style of play edit
Schmidhauser is known for physicality and speed.[6]
Personal life edit
Schmidhauser idolizes French international Karim Benzema.[7]
References edit
- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Dominican Rebublic (DOM)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 4. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ ""Beim Wort Bundesliga bekomme ich Gänsehaut"". blick.ch.
- ^ "Bundesliga-Talent Oliver Schmidhauser". bolzplazz.com.
- ^ "Schmidhauser: "Nessun accordo con l'Inter, mai stati a Milano. In estate…"".
- ^ ""NICHT DIE BESTE ZEIT MEINER KARRIERE"". live.de.
- ^ "SCHMIDHAUSER, IL NUOVO ARIETE SVIZZERO". alfredopedulla.com.
- ^ ""Sich mit Topteams wie Bayern zu messen, dafür spiele ich Fussball"". 20min.ch.