András Schäfer
Schäfer with Hungary in 2022.
Personal information
Full name András Schäfer[1]
Date of birth (1999-04-13) 13 April 1999
Place of birth Szombathely, Hungary
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 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 26 (1)
International career‡
Hungary U18
2017–2018 Hungary U19 6 (0)
2020– Hungary 22 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 September 2022

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

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]

After the match against SC Freiburg, he suffered an injury.[9] [10] On 19 May 2023, the diagnosis was revealed saying that he broke his leg.[11][12] On 2 June 2023, his foot was successfully operated in Budapest.[13] He also mentioned that he is going through the hardest time in his career due to this injury. On 3 November 2023, an article was published by Nemzeti Sport that his recovery from the injury is getting better and he can return soon.[14]

On 25 November 2023, he returned from his long convalescence in a 1–1 draw against FC Augsburg.[15][16]

On 20 December 2023, he was selected to be in the starting line-up against 1. FC Köln in a 2–0 home victory the 2023–24 Bundesliga season.[17] He was substituted only in the 85th minute.[18]

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.[19]

On 1 June 2021, he was included in the final 26-man squad to represent Hungary at the rescheduled UEFA Euro 2020 tournament.[20] He scored his first international goal on 4 June 2021, in a 1–0 win against Cyprus.[21]

Career statistics

Club

As of matches played 9 December 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 160205[lower-alpha 2]0230
2023–24 Bundesliga 20000020
Total 2613050341
Career total 1291015310015413

International

As of match played 15 November 2021Scores and results list Hungary's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Schäfer goal.[22]
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

Personal life

Schäfer belongs to the German minority of Hungary with ancestors believed to be from Bavaria, and while he was not able to speak fluent German when he first moved to Union Berlin, he has been improving and recently been able to converse in German without needing translator.[23][24]

His father's, Péter Schafer, tattoos include that badges of his son's former football clubs.[25]

In an interview published on Nemzeti Sport, Mátyás Esterházy, his and Dominik Szoboszlai's manager, said that the most important moment in 2023 was Schafer's return from his injury in November.[26]

References

  1. ↑ "UEFA Nations League 2023 Booking List before League phase Matchday 4" (PDF). UEFA. 12 June 2022. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 June 2022. 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. ↑ "Union muss auf András Schäfer verzichten". www.fc-union-berlin.de (in German). Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  10. ↑ nemzetisport.hu (17 May 2023). "Légiósok: Schäfer András ismét megsérült, ebben az idényben már nem". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  11. ↑ nemzetisport.hu (19 May 2023). "Légiósok: megvan a diagnózis, Schäfer súlyos sérülést szenvedett –". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  12. ↑ "Nach Comeback wieder verletzt: Schäfer ist Unions größter Pechvogel". bild.de (in German). 18 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  13. ↑ "Andras Schäfer Successfully Operated On". www.fc-union-berlin.de. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  14. ↑ nemzetisport.hu (3 November 2023). "Légiósok: Schäfer egyre közelebb a visszatéréshez, Szoboszlai sem h". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  15. ↑ nemzetisport.hu (2023). "Bundesliga: Schäfer visszatért, megszakadt az Union vereségsorozata". www.nemzetisport.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  16. ↑ "A Hugely Deserved Draw". www.fc-union-berlin.de. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  17. ↑ nemzetisport.hu (2023). "Légiósok: Schäfer büszke rá, hogy újra kiharcolta a lehetőséget - N". www.nemzetisport.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  18. ↑ "Union Berlin vs. FC Cologne - 20 December 2023 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  19. ↑ "Turkey vs. Hungary - 3 September 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  20. ↑ "Válogatott: a Puskás Akadémia két játékosa és Szoboszlai Dominik maradt ki az Eb-keretből" (in Hungarian). 1 June 2021.
  21. ↑ "Újra nézők előtt: megint nyert, már tíz meccse veretlen a válogatott" (in Hungarian). 4 June 2021.
  22. ↑ "Schäfer, András". National Football Teams. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  23. ↑ "Neuzugang Schäfer: Deswegen wollte er nur zu Union". bild.de (in German). 15 February 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  24. ↑ "So etwas wie hier habe ich noch nie erlebt!" Interview Andras Schäfer | 1. FC Union Berlin, retrieved 1 September 2023
  25. ↑ "Fia klubjainak címerét tetováltatja magára Schäfer András édesapja". Sportal.hu (in Hungarian). 19 January 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  26. ↑ nemzetisport.hu (2023). "Sportrádió: Nekem a legnagyobb élmény idén Schäfer visszatérése – E". www.nemzetisport.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 23 December 2023.
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