Alexander Scholz

Alexander Scholz (born 24 October 1992) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for J1 League club Urawa Red Diamonds.

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) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Urawa Red Diamonds
Number 28
Youth career
Hedensted
Vejle
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Vejle 17 (0)
2012 Stjarnan 21 (5)
2012–2015 Lokeren 70 (1)
2015–2018 Standard Liège 75 (1)
2018 Club Brugge 6 (0)
2018–2021 Midtjylland 92 (12)
2021– Urawa Red Diamonds 47 (6)
International career
2010–2011 Denmark U19 4 (0)
2014–2015 Denmark U21 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 November 2022

Early life

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

Club career

Scholz started his career with Hedensted IF, before being scouted by Vejle Boldklub.[4] He 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.[5] 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.[6] He scored the winning goal in a 1–0 win for Lokeren in the final of the 2014 Belgian Cup Final.[7]

Scholz signed a five-year contract with FC Midtjylland in August 2018.[8] 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.[9]

On 31 May 2021, it was announced that Scholz had signed a contract with J1 League club Urawa Red Diamonds.[10] There, he would join his compatriot Kasper Junker, who had signed with the Japanese club a month prior.[11]

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.[12]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 5 November 2022[13]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental[lower-alpha 1] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Vejle 2009–10 Danish 1st Division 1000———00
2010–11 Danish 1st Division 16000———00
Total 17000000000170
Stjarnan 2012 Úrvalsdeild karla 21552———267
Lokeren 2012–13 Belgian Pro League 11000———110
2013–14 Belgian Pro League 38171———452
2014–15 Belgian Pro League 21030—80—320
Total 701101008000882
Standard Liège 2014–15 Belgian Pro League 16000———160
2015–16 Belgian Pro League 15050—10—210
2016–17 Belgian First Division A 33110—601[lower-alpha 2]0411
2017–18 Belgian First Division A 11020———130
Total 75180007010911
Club Brugge 2017–18 Belgian First Division A 5010———60
2018–19 Belgian First Division A 1000———10
Total 601000000070
Midtjylland 2018–19 Danish Superliga 27340—20—333
2019–20 Danish Superliga 34200—20—362
2020–21 Danish Superliga 31740—103—4510
Total 9212100001230011415
Urawa Red Diamonds 2021 J1 League 1504040——230
2022 J1 League 3262040821[lower-alpha 3]0478
Total 47660808210708
Career total 30618343803622038625
  1. Includes appearances in the UEFA Europa League, the UEFA Champions League, and the AFC Champions League
  2. One appearance in the Belgian Super Cup
  3. One appearance in the Japanese Super Cup

Honours

Lokeren

Standard Liège

Club Brugge

Midtjylland

Urawa Red Diamonds

Individual

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. Poulsen, Tommy (3 June 2015). "Fodboldtalent fra Hedensted skal til EM". hsfo.dk (in Danish).
  5. "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.
  6. "Lokeren juicht na doelpuntenkermis bij OHL" (in Dutch). Sporza. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  7. "Lokeren wint de Cofidis Cup na bizarre goal" (in Dutch). Sporza. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  8. "FCM henter dansk forsvarsspiller hjem fra Belgien". DR (in Danish). 10 August 2018.
  9. "Atalanta vs. FC Midtjylland". ESPN. 1 December 2020. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021.
  10. Risom, Jens (31 May 2021). "Alexander Scholz drager på japansk eventyr". FC Midtjylland (in Danish).
  11. "FC Midtjylland sælger Scholz til japansk klub". Berlingske.dk (in Danish). 31 May 2021.
  12. "The Latest: Denmark drops 7 UK-based players for Sweden game". taiwannews.com. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  13. Alexander Scholz at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  14. "Urawa Reds edge Al Hilal for historic third title". AFC. 6 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  15. Orlowitz, Dan (6 May 2023). "Urawa beats Al Hilal to capture third Asian Champions League title". The Japan Times. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  16. "Alexander Scholz kåret til årets Superliga-spiller". FC Midtjylland (in Danish). 17 March 2021. Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
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