Mattias Schnorf (born April 21, 1984) is a Swiss footballer currently playing for FC Schaffhausen in the third division Swiss 1. Liga.

Mattias Schnorf
Personal information
Full name Mattias Schnorf
Date of birth (1984-04-21) April 21, 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Uetikon am See, Switzerland
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
FC Schaffhausen
Number 28
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2002 Grasshopper Club Zürich 0 (0)
2003–2011 FC Winterthur 127 (1)
2011 Atlanta Silverbacks 14 (0)
2011–2012 SC Young Fellows Juventus 5 (0)
2012– FC Schaffhausen
International career
Switzerland U-21 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 16, 2011

Career

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Schnorf began his career with the lauded Grasshopper Club Zürich, for whom he signed aged 17, and he spent two seasons with the team, but never made a first team appearance and moving to FC Winterthur in the Swiss Challenge League in 2003. He went on to play in 127 games as a central defender for Winterthur, scoring one goal in a 1–1 tie with FC Chiasso in 2010.

Schnorf crossed the Atlantic to the United States when he signed with Atlanta Silverbacks of the North American Soccer League.[1] He made his debut on for his new club on May 14, 2011 in a game against the NSC Minnesota Stars.[2]

At the conclusion of the 2011 season, Schnorf was loaned to SC Young Fellows Juventus of the Swiss 1. Liga on September 26, 2011.[3] The Swiss club purchased him outright on October 12, 2011.[4]

International

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Schnorf is a Swiss youth international, having earned six caps for the Switzerland U-21 team.

References

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  1. ^ First Four Players Ink Contracts Archived 2012-03-20 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Stars Crush Silverbacks 3-0
  3. ^ http://www.nasl.com/index.php?id=3&newsid=1364 [bare URL]
  4. ^ "Swiss Club Buys out Schnorf Contract". 12 October 2011.
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