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Louis Schaub
Austrian footballer (born 1994)
Louis Schaub (German pronunciation: [ˈluːi ˈʃaʊ̯p];[2][3] born 29 December 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for 2. Bundesliga club Hannover 96. Born in Germany, he plays for the Austria national team.[4][5]
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Schaub in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1994-12-29) 29 December 1994 (age 29)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Fulda, Hesse, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hannover 96 | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2007 | Admira | ||
| 2007–2011 | Rapid Wien | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Rapid Wien II | 29 | (5) |
| 2012–2018 | Rapid Wien | 160 | (25) |
| 2018−2022 | 1. FC Köln | 64 | (5) |
| 2020 | → Hamburger SV (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Luzern (loan) | 32 | (8) |
| 2022– | Hannover 96 | 34 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010 | Austria U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2010 | Austria U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Austria U19 | 9 | (3) |
| 2013–2016 | Austria U21 | 17 | (3) |
| 2016– | Austria | 29 | (8) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:50, 16 November 2021 (UTC) | |||
He was selected by influential football website IBWM in their list of the 100 most exciting players in world football for 2014.[6]
Schaub made his debut for Rapid Wien's senior team in the 3–0 Austrian Football Bundesliga win over Sturm Graz on 18 August 2012.[7] On 4 August 2015, Schaub scored two goals, including the winning goal in an unexpected 3–2 victory for Rapid Wien against Ajax Amsterdam in the UEFA Champions League qualifier.[8]
Having played for 1. FC Köln since 2018, Schaub was loaned to Swiss side Luzern for the 2020–21 season.[9] He joined Hannover 96 on a free transfer in July 2022.[10]
Schaub has been capped at four different age groups for Austria. He made his debut for Austria U21 in a 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification Group 4 1–0 win over Albania U21 on 14 August 2013, coming on as a 76th-minute substitute.[11]
Schaub was named in Austria's senior squad for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Wales in September 2016.[12]
Schaub was born into a mixed German-Austrian family. His mother is Austrian[13] and his father German, making him eligible to represent either nation internationally. His father, Fred Schaub, was a professional football player as well, having spent most of his career in the German Bundesliga. Fred Schaub died in April 2003 in a car accident; Louis was in the car and survived the accident.[14][15] His younger sister Chiara also plays football and has represented Austria at youth level.[16]
International goals
- As of match played 12 November 2021
- Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Schaub goal.[17]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 September 2017 | Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria |  Georgia | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 6 October 2017 | Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria |  Serbia | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 9 October 2017 | Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova |  Moldova | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4 | 14 November 2017 | Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria |  Uruguay | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 5 | 27 March 2018 | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |  Luxembourg | 4–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 6 | 15 November 2020 | Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria |  Northern Ireland | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B |
| 7 | 12 November 2021 | Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt, Austria |  Israel | 2–2 | 4–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 8 | 3–2 |
- "Louis Schaub | Playerprofile | Bundesliga". bundesliga.com. DFL. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- Dudenredaktion; Kleiner, Stefan; Knöbl, Ralf (2015) [First published 1962]. Das Aussprachewörterbuch [The Pronunciation Dictionary] (in German) (7th ed.). Berlin: Dudenverlag. pp. 564, 760. ISBN 978-3-411-04067-4.
- Krech, Eva-Maria; Stock, Eberhard; Hirschfeld, Ursula; Anders, Lutz Christian (2009). Deutsches Aussprachewörterbuch [German Pronunciation Dictionary] (in German). Berlin: Walter de Gruyter. pp. 709, 901. ISBN 978-3-11-018202-6.
- "Profile". skrapid.at. Archived from the original on 15 November 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
- "The IBWM 100 for 2014". inbedwithmaradona.com. 18 December 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
- "Rapid Wien vs. Sturm Graz – 18 August 2012 – Soccerway". soccerway.com.
- "Champions League qualifiers: Ajax knocked out by Rapid Vienna in thriller". The Guardian. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
- "96 wird es nicht: Köln verleiht Schaub nach Luzern". kicker.de. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- "Wie der Vater, so der Sohn: Schaub spielt für Hannover". kicker (in German). Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- "Albanien U21 vs. Österreich u21". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
- "Austria coach Koller makes 5 changes for World Cup qualifier". dailyherald.com. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- tb (13 September 2013). "Koller hat Louis Schaub im Auge". Fuldaer Zeitung (in German). Verlag Parzeller GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- Medienkontor M. Angelstein GmbH & Co. KG (publisher) (22 April 2003). "Ex-Eintracht-Fußballprofi Fred SCHAUB tot – Unfall auf A7". OSTHESSEN NEWS (in German). Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- Huber, Alexander (22 January 2014). "Louis Schaub: "Ich bin meiner Mutter ewig dankbar"". kurier.at (in German). Telekurier Online Medien GmbH & Co KG/. Kurier Zeitungsverlag und Druckerei GmbH. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- "Europe's footballing brothers and sisters". UEFA. 9 February 2017.
- "Schaub, Louis". National Football Teams. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- Louis Schaub at Soccerway
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