Dominik Robin Schmid (born 10 March 1998) is a

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professional

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who plays for

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and the

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. A versatile player, he most often plays on the left wing in either defense or midfield.

Career

Youth career

Schmid started his youth football with FC Kaiseraugst but transferred early to

. He advanced through their youth system until 2015 as he joined their U-21 team.

FC Basel

On 10 March 2017 (his 19th Birthday he signed a three and a half year professional contract and joined their first team during their 2016–17 season under head coach

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. He played his domestic league debut in their first team in the away game in the

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on 28 May 2017 as Basel won 3–1 against

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. Under trainer

Schmid played just that one League game but the team won the

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championship at the end of the 2016–17 Super League season. For the club this was the eighth title in a row and their 20th championship title in total. They also won the

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for the twelfth time, which meant they had won the double for the sixth time in the club's history. Schmid started their 2017–18 season with Basel's first team and had three league appearances in the early stages, but the only game where he played the full 90 minutes was the

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match against amateur club FC Wettswil-Bonstetten. To gain more match experience he played in the U-21 team. During the winter break he was loaned to

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, where he signed a contract over 18 months. Lausanne suffered relegation and Schmid had only been playing sporadicly, so the loan was ended early after just 12 months. Then, on 15 January 2019. Schmid was loaned out to

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in the

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for the rest of the season. With Wil Schmid played regularly and so the loan was extended another six months. Following this loan period Schmid left Basel. During his time with the club, Schmid played a total of 14 games for Basel scoring one goal. Four of these games were in the

, one in the

and nine were friendly games. He scored his one goal during the test games.

Grasshopper Club Zürich

In August 2020, Schmid transferred to

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in the

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, signing a three-year contract. He quickly became an integral part of the club and was instrumental in helping the record champion achieve promotion back to the

. On 24 November 2021, he extended his contract until 2024. He was voted ''Player of the Season'' by the fans of Grasshopper for the 2021–22 season. On 16 April 2023, he played his 100th game for Grasshoppers, a 1–3 home loss to

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, where he sadly had to be substituted at half time due to a head injury.

Return to Basel

On 20 July 2023, he returned to

for an undisclosed fee. He signs a three-year contract with his boyhood club.

International career

Schmid has played in all youth teams for Switzerland. On 16 March 2023, he received his first call up to the

in preparation for their upcoming

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campaign.

Honours

;

: 2016–17 *

winner: 2016–17 ;

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* Player of the Season:

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References

External links

Profile season 2017/18 on the Swiss Football League homepage

Profile at FC Basel

U-20 National Team
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