Alexander Scholz

Alexander Scholz (born 24 October 1992) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a center-back for Danish Superliga club FC Midtjylland.

Alexander Scholz
Personal information
Full name Alexander Scholz
Date of birth (1992-10-24) 24 October 1992
Place of birth Copenhagen, Denmark
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Center-back
Club information
Current team
 FC Midtjylland
Number 14
Youth career
Vejle Boldklub
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Vejle Boldklub 17 (0)
2012 Stjarnan 21 (5)
2012–2015 Lokeren 70 (1)
2015–2018 Standard Liège 75 (1)
2018 Club Brugge 6 (0)
2018– FC Midtjylland 70 (5)
National team
2010–2011 Denmark U19 4 (0)
2014–2015 Denmark U21 14 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 December 2020

Early life

Scholz' parents are German.[1] He was raised in the Vejle area in Denmark.[1][2][3]

Club career

He began his career with Vejle Boldklub and later moved to Stjarnan in Iceland. In 2012, Belgian team Lokeren started scouting him following a tip from their former player Arnar Grétarsson, who had seen Scholz play in Iceland. Based on these scouting reports, Lokeren signed Scholz in December 2012, giving him a contract until 2015.[4] Just a few days later on 19 January 2013, he made his debut in the Belgian top league in a 2–6 won away match against OH Leuven.[5] He scored the winning goal in a 1–0 win for Lokeren in the final of the 2014 Belgian Cup Final.[6]

On 1 December 2020, Scholz scored a goal for FC Midtjylland in a UEFA Champions League group stage match against Atalanta; the final score was 1–1.[7]

International career

In November 2020, he was called up to Kasper Hjulmand's senior squad for the friendly against Sweden due to several cancellations from, among others, the Danish national team players playing in England, due to the COVID-19 restrictions, as well as a case of COVID-19 in the squad, which had put several national team players in quarantine.[8]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 1 December 2020[9]
Club Season League National Cup Europe[lower-alpha 1] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Vejle 2009–10 Danish 1st Division 1000000000
2010–11 16000000000
Vejle 170000000170
Stjarnan 2012 Úrvalsdeild karla 215520000267
Lokeren 2012–13 Belgian Pro League 110000000110
2013–14 381710000452
2014–15 210308000320
Lokeren 7011018000882
Standard Liège 2014–15 Belgian Pro League 160000000160
2015–16 150501000210
2016–17 Belgian First Division A 33110601[lower-alpha 2]0411
2017–18 110200000130
Standard Liège 751807010911
Club Brugge 2017–18 Belgian First Division A 5010000060
2018–19 1000000010
Club Brugge 6010000070
FC Midtjylland 2018–19 Danish Superliga 273402000333
2019–20 342002000362
2020–21 9 0 0 0 9 2 0 0 18 2
FC Midtjylland 7054013200877
Career total 259122832821031617
  1. Includes appearances in the UEFA Europa League and the UEFA Champions League
  2. One appearance in the Belgian Super Cup

Honours

Lokeren

Standard Liège

Club Brugge

FC Midtjylland

References
  1. Stanbury, Sebastian (13 May 2014). "Alexander Scholz og friheden". TIPSBLADET (in Danish). Tipsbladet ApS. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  2. Frederiksen, Martin Hjorth (17 July 2014). "Lad os tale lidt om fodbold" (in Danish). Archived from the original on 24 August 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  3. Christiansen, Casper Helweg (22 June 2015). "PORTRÆT Til EM med Hemingway og Sartre under armen". DR (DR Sport) (in Danish). DR SPORT/DR. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  4. "De Deen Alexander SCHOLZ (24/10/1992) is al de eerste nieuwe aanwinst" (in Dutch). Sporting Lokeren. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  5. "Lokeren juicht na doelpuntenkermis bij OHL" (in Dutch). Sporza. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  6. "Lokeren wint de Cofidis Cup na bizarre goal" (in Dutch). Sporza. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  7. "Atalanta vs. FC Midtjylland". ESPN. 1 December 2020.
  8. "The Latest: Denmark drops 7 UK-based players for Sweden game". taiwannews.com. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  9. Alexander Scholz at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
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