Phoenix_Scholtz
Phoenix Scholtz
Northern Irish footballer
Phoenix Scholtz (born 7 November 2005) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for EFL League Two club Milton Keynes Dons.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Phoenix Scholtz | ||
| Date of birth | (2005-11-07) 7 November 2005 (age 18)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Milton Keynes Dons | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014– | Milton Keynes Dons | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Milton Keynes Dons | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Northern Ireland U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2023– | Northern Ireland U19 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 August 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 November 2023 (UTC) | |||
Milton Keynes Dons
Scholtz joined the academy of Milton Keynes Dons at a young age, and went on to progress to the club's U18 side as a first year scholar.[2]
After featuring heavily in pre-season for the first team,[3] Scholtz was given the squad number 25 ahead of the 2023–24 campaign. He made his competitive first team debut on 5 August 2023, coming on as stoppage time substitute in a 5–3 away league victory over Wrexham.[4]
Scholtz was called up to the Northern Ireland U18 team in November 2022,[5] and went on to make his debut against Austria U18 on 15 November 2022.[6] In September 2023 he was called up to the Northern Ireland U19 side ahead of a friendly against Italy U19.[7]
- As of 29 August 2023
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Milton Keynes Dons | 2023–24[8] | League Two | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Career total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
- Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
- "Phoenix Scholtz - Defender - First Team". Milton Keynes Dons. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- "Report: Southend United Under-18s 3-2 MK Dons". Milton Keynes Dons. 24 November 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- "Scholtz's First Team Experiences". Milton Keynes Dons. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- "Wrexham 3-5 Milton Keynes Dons: Dragons' EFL return spoiled by Dons". BBC. 5 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- "Scholtz selected in Northern Ireland squad". Milton Keynes Dons. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- "Scholtz makes international bow". Milton Keynes Dons. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- "McAuley chooses first squad as U19s boss". Irish Football Association. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
- "Games played by Phoenix Scholtz in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- Phoenix Scholtz at Soccerway
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