András Schäfer

András Schäfer (born 13 April 1999) is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays as a left midfielder for Bundesliga club Union Berlin and the Hungary national team.[3]

The native form of this personal name is Schäfer András. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

András Schäfer
Schäfer against England in 2022
Personal information
Full name András Schäfer[1]
Date of birth (1999-04-13) 13 April 1999
Place of birth Szombathely, Hungary
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Union Berlin
Number 13
Youth career
2008–2010 Grundball PFC
2010–2014 Haladás Szombathely
2014–2016 MTK Budapest
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 MTK Budapest 44 (5)
2019–2020 Genoa 0 (0)
2019–2020 → Chievo Verona (loan) 0 (0)
2020 → Dunajská Streda (loan) 8 (0)
2020–2022 Dunajská Streda 44 (3)
2022– Union Berlin 23 (1)
International career‡
Hungary U18
2017–2018 Hungary U19 6 (0)
2020– Hungary 22 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08 May, 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 September 2022

Club career

Schäfer made his Hungarian League debut for MTK appearing as a substitute away at against Gyirmót on 1 April 2017.[4]

On 17 January 2020, he joined Dunajská Streda, playing in the Fortuna Liga on loan until the end of the 2019–20 season, with an option to purchase.[5]

Union Berlin
Schäfer with Union Berlin in 2022.

On 21 January 2022, Schäfer joined Union Berlin in the Bundesliga.[6]

On 7 May 2022, Schäfer scored his first goal in the Bundesliga on the 33rd game week of the 2021–22 Bundesliga season in a 4–1 away victory against SC Freiburg at the Europa-Park Stadion, Freiburg im Breisgau.[7] In the 2021–22 Bundesliga season he earned 8 caps and scored 1 goal.[8]

International career

Schäfer made his debut with the Hungary national team in a 1–0 UEFA Nations League win over Turkey on 3 September 2020.[9]

On 1 June 2021, he was included in the final 26-man squad to represent Hungary at the rescheduled UEFA Euro 2020 tournament.[10] He scored his first international goal on 4 June 2021, in a 1–0 win against Cyprus.[11]

Career statistics

Club
As of matches played as of 25 January 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
MTK Budapest II 2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság III 7100–71
Total 71000071
MTK Budapest 2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 2000–20
2017–18 Nemzeti Bajnokság II 28462–346
2018–19 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 14110–151
Total 4457200517
Genoa 2018–19 Serie A 0000–00
Chievo (loan) 2019–20 Serie A 0000–00
Dunajská Streda (loan) 2019–20 Slovak Super Liga 8031–111
Dunajská Streda 2020–21 Slovak Super Liga 2701030310
2021–22 Slovak Super Liga 1731020203
Total 5235150624
Union Berlin 2021–22 Bundesliga 81100091
2022–23 Bundesliga 120205[lower-alpha 2]0190
Total 2013050281
Career total 1231015310014813
  1. Includes Magyar Kupa, Slovak Cup, DFB-Pokal
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International
As of match played 15 November 2021Scores and results list Hungary's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Schäfer goal.[12]
List of international goals scored by András Schäfer
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
14 June 2021Szusza Ferenc Stadion, Budapest, Hungary Cyprus1–01–0Friendly
223 June 2021Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany Germany2–12–2UEFA Euro 2020
315 November 2021PGE Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland Poland1–02–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification

References
  1. "UEFA Nations League 2023 Booking List before League phase Matchday 4" (PDF). UEFA. 12 June 2022. p. 3. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  2. "András Schäfer". 1. FC Union Berlin. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  3. András Schäfer at Soccerway
  4. "Gyirmót vs. MTK - 1 April 2017 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
  5. "PRVÁ ZIMNÁ POSILA: ANDRÁS SCHÄFER" (Press release) (in Slovak). Dunajská Streda. 17 January 2020.
  6. "Andras Schäfer signs for 1. FC Union Berlin". fc-union-berlin.de. 21 January 2022.
  7. "2021–22 Bundesliga: Freiburg 1–4 Union Berlin". soccerway.com. 7 May 2022.
  8. "Hungary - András Schafer". soccerway.com. 15 May 2022.
  9. "Turkey vs. Hungary - 3 September 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  10. "Válogatott: a Puskás Akadémia két játékosa és Szoboszlai Dominik maradt ki az Eb-keretből" (in Hungarian). 1 June 2021.
  11. "Újra nézők előtt: megint nyert, már tíz meccse veretlen a válogatott" (in Hungarian). 4 June 2021.
  12. "Schäfer, András". National Football Teams. Retrieved 22 June 2021.


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