Lukas Schmitz

Lukas Schmitz (born 13 October 1988) is a German footballer who plays as a left back for Dutch club VVV-Venlo.[2]

Lukas Schmitz
Schmitz with Fortuna Düsseldorf in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-10-13) 13 October 1988
Place of birth Hattingen, West Germany
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Left back
Club information
Current team
 VVV-Venlo
Number 26
Youth career
1991–1993 DJK Märkisch Hattingen
1993–1995 TuS Bredenscheid
1995–2006 TSG Sprockhövel
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 TSG Sprockhövel 23 (11)
2007–2009 VfL Bochum
2009–2010 Schalke 04 II 6 (1)
2009–2011 Schalke 04 52 (2)
2011–2014 Werder Bremen 52 (0)
2013 Werder Bremen II 3 (0)
2014–2018 Fortuna Düsseldorf 94 (3)
2018–2020 Wolfsberger AC 61 (3)
2020– VVV-Venlo 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 October 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 May 2009

Career

Schmitz began his career with TSG Sprockhövel.[1] Here he scored 11 goals in 23 games during the 2006–07 season of the Verbandsliga Westfalen 2.[3] In July 2007, he signed for VfL Bochum II.[1] He played 36 games with the VfL Bochum reserve squad.

Schmitz transferred to nearby rivals Schalke 04 on 8 May 2009.[4] He made his professional debut on 18 September 2009 in a match against VfL Wolfsburg.[5] Schmitz used to play as a left midfielder or a defensive midfielder.[6] In the 2010–11 season, he became the Schalke's main left fullback.

Schmitz signed a four-year contract with Werder Bremen on 17 June 2011.[7] In 2014, he joined Fortuna Düsseldorf.[8]

Later on, Schmitz went to Austria to play for Wolfsberger AC in 2018.[9] In May 2020, he signed for VVV-Venlo to play there until June 2022, starting from 2020–21.[10]

Personal life

Schmitz studies Political sciences and Science of Public Administration over distance learning.[11]

Honours

Club

Schalke 04

References
  1. "Schmitz, Lukas" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  2. "Lukas Schmitz". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  3. "Ex-TSG--~~~~-Spieler Lukas Schmitz Profi-Kader von Schalke 04 – Mirkan Aydin im Aufgebot des VfL Bochum" (in German). Der Westen. 11 September 2009. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  4. "Noch drei Planstellen offen" (in German). Der Westen. 8 May 2009. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  5. "Dzeko hat die Antwort parat" (in German). kicker.de. 18 September 2009. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  6. "Lukas Schmitz steht gegen Köln im Profikader" (in German). FC Schalke 04. 11 September 2009. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  7. "Schmitz joins Werder". bundesliga.de. Bundesliga. 17 June 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  8. "Lukas Schmitz wechselt zur Fortuna". f95.de (in German). 4 June 2014.
  9. "Lukas Schmitz unterschreibt beim RZ Pellets WAC". rzpelletswac.at (in German). 16 June 2018.
  10. "Lukas Schmitz naar VVV-Venlo". vvv-venlo.nl (in Dutch). 9 May 2020.
  11. "S04 II: Lukas Schmitz – erst Barcelona, nun Rot-Weiss Essen" (in German). FC Schalke 04. 12 August 2009. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
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