Peter Schaale (born 14 June 1996) is a German professional

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Club career

Early career

Until 2009, Schaale played for the academy of local club SV Wittlich. That year, he joined the academy of

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side SV Eintracht Trier. In July 2012, Schaale switched to the academy of 2. Bundesliga side

1. FC Köln 1. Fußball-Club Köln 01/07 e. V., better known as simply 1. FC Köln () or FC Cologne in English language, English, is a German professional association football, football club based in Cologne in North Rhine-Westphalia. It was formed in 1948 ...

. In 2014–15, Schaale played for the academy of

side

FC Viktoria Köln FC Viktoria Köln 1904 e. V., commonly known as Viktoria Köln () or Viktoria Cologne in English language, English, is a German professional association football, football club based on the right bank of the river Rhine in the Kalk, Cologne# ...

and made 24 appearances in the

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that season, scoring two goals. In 2015–16, he played his first season of senior football with German

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side SG Köln-Worringen. In 2016, Schaale moved to Canada to attend

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. In three seasons with the

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he made a total of 35 appearances and scored nine goals. On 8 November 2018, he was named

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Men's Soccer MVP and was later named Cape Breton University Male Athlete of the Year.

Victoria Highlanders

In 2018, Schaale played for

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side

Victoria Highlanders Victoria Highlanders FC is a Canadian association football, soccer team based in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The club was founded in 2008. The team had played in the American USL League Two from 2009 to 2019 (except 2015) and in League ...

, making twelve appearances.

HFX Wanderers

On 14 November 2018, Schaale was selected in the first round of the CPL–U Sports Draft, fifth overall by

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. On 29 March 2019, Schaale officially signed with Halifax. He made his debut on 28 April 2019 as a starter in the Wanderers' inaugural match. On 30 May 2019, he scored his first professional goal in the 15th minute of a 1–1 draw against York9. Schaale made seventeen league appearances that season and another five in the

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. In mid August 2019, Schaale left the club to complete his studies at

in the fall. On 12 December 2019, Schaale re-signed with Halifax for the 2020 season. After the 2022 CPL season, Schaale's contract option was declined by the Wanderers, ending his time with the club.

Personal life

Schaale was born in

Wittlich Wittlich (; Moselle Franconian language, Moselle Franconian: ''Wittlech'') is a town in Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany, the seat of the Bernkastel-Wittlich Districts of Germany, district. Its historic town centre and the beauty of the sur ...

Rhineland-Palatinate Rhineland-Palatinate ( , ; ; ; ) is a western state of Germany. It covers and has about 4.05 million residents. It is the ninth largest and sixth most populous of the sixteen states. Mainz is the capital and largest city. Other cities are ...

and lived in

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for the first five years of his life when his father worked for

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, after which his family moved back to Wittlich.

Honours

HFX Wanderers *

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runner-up:

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Individual * AUS Most Valuable Player: 2018, 2019 *

Male Athlete of the Year: 2018

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Schaale, Peter 1996 births Living people Men's association football defenders German men's footballers Footballers from Frankfurt People from Wittlich German expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada German expatriate sportspeople in Canada SV Eintracht Trier 05 players 1. FC Köln players FC Viktoria Köln players CBU Capers men's soccer players Victoria Highlanders FC players HFX Wanderers FC players HFX Wanderers FC draft picks Landesliga players USL League Two players Canadian Premier League players 21st-century German sportsmen University and college men's soccer players in Canada