Lukas Schmitz (born 13 October 1988) is a German former professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who played as a

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Career

Schmitz began his career with

TSG Sprockhövel TSG 1881 Sprockhövel is a Football in Germany, German association football club based in Sprockhövel, North Rhine-Westphalia. With over 2,500 members, ''TSG'' is the largest sport club in the town and includes departments for athletics, badmin ...

. Here he scored 11 goals in 23 games during the 2006–07 season of the

Verbandsliga Westfalen 2 The Westfalenliga (''formerly the '') is the second highest amateur football league in the region of Westphalia which is part of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the sixth tier of the German football league system. It operates in two groups ...

. In July 2007, he signed for

VfL Bochum II VfL Bochum II (also known as VfL Bochum Amateure, VfL Bochum U-21 or VfL Bochum U-23) is the reserve team of German football club VfL Bochum. The team has made two appearances in the first round of the DFB-Pokal, in 1984–85 and 2005–06. Sinc ...

. He played 36 games with the

VfL Bochum Verein für Leibesübungen Bochum 1848 Fußballgemeinschaft, commonly referred to as VfL Bochum (), is a Football in Germany, German professional association football club based in the city of Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia. They currently play ...

reserve squad. Schmitz transferred to nearby rivals

Schalke 04 Fußballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e. V., commonly known as Schalke 04 (), and abbreviated as S04 (), is a professional sports club from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is best known for its football team, w ...

on 8 May 2009. He made his professional debut on 18 September 2009 in a match against

VfL Wolfsburg Verein für Leibesübungen Wolfsburg e. V., commonly known as VfL Wolfsburg (), is a German professional sports club based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony. The club grew out of a multi-sports club for Volkswagen workers in the city of Wolfsburg. I ...

. Schmitz used to play as a

left midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. ...

or a defensive midfielder. In the 2010–11 season, he became the Schalke's main left fullback. Schmitz signed a four-year contract with

Werder Bremen Sportverein Werder Bremen von 1899 e. V. (), commonly known as Werder Bremen, Werder or simply Bremen, is a German professional sports club based in Bremen. Founded on 4 February 1899, Werder are best known for their professional association foo ...

on 17 June 2011. In 2014, he joined

Fortuna Düsseldorf Düsseldorfer Turn- und Sportverein Fortuna 1895 e.V., commonly known as Fortuna Düsseldorf (), is a Football in Germany, German football club based in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, that competes in the 2. Bundesliga. Founded in 1895, Fo ...

. Later on, Schmitz went to Austria to play for

Wolfsberger AC Wolfsberger AC, commonly referred to as Wolfsberg or simply WAC, is an Austrian association football club from Wolfsberg, Carinthia, who currently play in the Austrian Bundesliga. Between the 2007–08 and 2011–12 seasons, Wolfsberger AC enter ...

in 2018. In May 2020, he signed for

VVV-Venlo VVV-Venlo (, ''VVV'' stands for ''Venlose Voetbal Vereniging'' meaning "Venlo Football Club") is a Dutch association football, football club from Venlo, a city on the border with Germany. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutc ...

to play there until June 2022, starting from 2020–21.

Personal life

Schmitz studies

Political science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and Power (social and political), power, and the analysis of political activities, political philosophy, political thought, polit ...

s and Science of Public Administration over distance learning.

Honours

Schalke 04 *

DFB-Pokal The DFB-Pokal (), also known as the German Cup in English language, English, is a German knockout Association football, football cup competition held annually by the German Football Association (DFB). Sixty-four teams participate in the competiti ...

2010–11 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number, numeral, and glyph. It is the first and smallest positive integer of the infinite sequence of natural numbers. This fundamental property has led to its unique uses in other fields, ranging from science to sp ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Schmitz, Lukas 1988 births Living people German men's footballers Men's association football midfielders TSG Sprockhövel players VfL Bochum II players FC Schalke 04 players FC Schalke 04 II players SV Werder Bremen players Fortuna Düsseldorf players Wolfsberger AC players VVV-Venlo players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Regionalliga players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Eredivisie players German expatriate men's footballers German expatriate sportspeople in Austria Expatriate men's footballers in Austria German expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands People from Hattingen Footballers from Arnsberg (region) 21st-century German sportsmen