Oscar Schwartau (born 17 May 2006) is a Danish professional footballer who plays for Danish Superliga club Brøndby. He has represented Denmark at youth levels.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 May 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Sengeløse, Denmark[1] | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Brøndby | ||
| Number | 41 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2012 | Sengeløse GI | ||
| 2012–2016 | Fløng-Hedehusene Fodbold | ||
| 2016–2018 | FC Roskilde | ||
| 2018–2022 | Brøndby | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Brøndby | 31 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Denmark U16 | 7 | (3) |
| 2022– | Denmark U17 | 3 | (2) |
| 2022– | Denmark U19 | 9 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 April 2024 | |||
Career edit
On 17 May 2022, Schwartau signed a three-year contract with Brøndby IF which tied him to the club until the summer 2025. He was officially promoted to the first team during 2022–23 pre-season and assigned the number 41 jersey.[2]
He made his professional debut on 17 July 2022 in the season opener of the Danish Superliga against AGF at the age of 16 years and 61 days.[3] In doing so, he became the youngest player in club history and also became the first player born in 2006 to make an appearance in the Danish Superliga.[4] On 14 August, he scored his first goal in a 2–0 win against OB becoming the club's youngest league goalscorer, and second-youngest overall in Danish Superliga. [5]
Career statistics edit
- As of match played 22 October 2023[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brøndby | 2022–23 | Superliga | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 21 | 4 |
| 2023–24 | Superliga | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 9 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 26 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 5 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
References edit
- ^ Ambæk, Christian (18 July 2022). "Oscar overkom nerverne i rekord-debut". sn.dk – Sjællandske Nyheder (in Danish). Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ Karlsen, Nanna Møller (16 June 2022). "Oscar Schwartau skriver professionel kontrakt med Brøndby | 3point.dk". 3point (in Danish). Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ Okstrøm, Oliver (17 July 2022). "Schwartau om rekord-debut: Håbede bare på bænken". Tipsbladet (in Danish). Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ Karlsen, Nanna Møller (17 July 2022). "Schwartau bliver den yngste startdebutant i Brøndbys historie". 3point (in Danish). Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ Jensen, Michael Sten (14 August 2022). "16-årig gjorde Wass' velkommen hjem-fest til en historisk dag for Vestegnen". Danmarks Radio (in Danish). Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ "O. Schwartau". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
External links edit
- Oscar Schwartau national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
- Oscar Schwartau at Soccerway
