Oliver Schmidhauser de la Cruz (born 2 June 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a Striker for 2. Bundesliga club Hertha BSC.striker. Born in Switzerland, he represents Dominican Republic at youth international level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hertha BSC II | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2015 | St. Gallen | ||
| 2015–2017 | Hertha Zehlendorf | ||
| 2017–2019 | SpVgg Unterhaching | ||
| 2019–2022 | Vaduz | ||
| 2022 | Greuther Fürth | ||
| 2022–2023 | RB Leipzig | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023 | Young Violets | 0 | (0) |
| 2024 | Winterthur | 3 | (0) |
| 2024– | Hertha BSC II | 9 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Switzerland U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2023 | Dominican Republic U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2024– | Dominican Republic U23 | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 March 2024 | |||
Early life
editSchmidhauser is a native of St. Gallen, Switzerland, and joined the youth academy of Liechtensteiner side Vaduz.[2]
Club career
editIn 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
editSchmidhauser represented the Dominican Republic internationally at the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[5]
Style of play
editSchmidhauser is known for physicality and speed.[6]
Personal life
editSchmidhauser 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.
External links
edit- Oliver Schmidhauser at Soccerway
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