Jonathan Schmid (born 22 June 1990) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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for Luxembourgish club Progrès Niederkorn.

Early and personal life

Schmid was born in 1990 in Strasbourg to an Austrian father who comes from Gresten in the District of Scheibbs in

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, and an Alsatian mother He is of Algerian descent through his maternal grandfather. He grew up in the troubled neighbourhood of Neuhof. His brother Anthony Schmid is also a professional footballer in Austria.

Career

Early career

In 1994, he started in the youth academy of Racing Strasbourg. In 2006, he left the club and played for ''Sporting Schiltigheim'' and ''Mars Bischheim''. Strasbourg is situated on the border with Germany; on the recommendation of a friend, he went into the youth of the German amateur side Offenburger FV. In a game in the A-youth-Bundesliga against SC Freiburg, he was the coach of the Freiburg side, Christian Streich, on and convinced him with his performance. Finally to the 2008–09 season, he joined the youth academy of SC Freiburg and won in his first season, the DFB-Pokal in the A-youth.

1899 Hoffenheim

In June 2015, Schmid signed a four-year contract with 1899 Hoffenheim, as part of a deal that saw

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join SC Freiburg.

Augsburg

In August 2016 Schmid joined

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on a four-year-contract.

Return to Freiburg

On 31 May 2019,

announced, that Schmid would return to

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for the upcoming season.

Later career

On 4 September 2023, Schmid joined his brother Anthony at Austria Lustenau on a one-season contract, with an option for a second year. In January 2024 he signed for Luxembourgish club Progrès Niederkorn.

Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Schmid, Jonathan 1990 births Living people Footballers from Strasbourg French men's footballers French people of Austrian descent French sportspeople of Algerian descent Men's association football midfielders Offenburger FV players SC Freiburg players SC Freiburg II players TSG 1899 Hoffenheim players FC Augsburg players SC Austria Lustenau players FC Progrès Niederkorn players Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Regionalliga players Austrian Football Bundesliga players French expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Germany French expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Austria French expatriate sportspeople in Austria Expatriate men's footballers in Luxembourg French expatriate sportspeople in Luxembourg 21st-century French sportsmen