András Schäfer

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]

The native form of this personal name is Schäfer András. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

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 24 (1)
International career‡
Hungary U18
2017–2018 Hungary U19 6 (0)
2020– Hungary 22 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 September 2022

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.[4][5]

Club career

Schäfer made his Hungarian League debut for MTK appearing as a substitute away at against Gyirmót on 1 April 2017.[6]

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.[7]

Union Berlin
Schäfer with Union Berlin in 2022.

On 21 January 2022, Schäfer joined Union Berlin in the Bundesliga.[8]

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.[9] In the 2021–22 Bundesliga season he earned 8 caps and scored 1 goal.[10]

After the match against SC Freiburg, he suffered an injury.[11] [12] On 19 May 2023, the diagnosis was revealed saying that he broke his leg.[13][14] He also mentioned that he is going through the hardest time in his career due to this injury.

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.[15]

On 1 June 2021, he was included in the final 26-man squad to represent Hungary at the rescheduled UEFA Euro 2020 tournament.[16] He scored his first international goal on 4 June 2021, in a 1–0 win against Cyprus.[17]

Career statistics

Club
As of matches played as of 13 May 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
Total 2413050321
Career total 1271015310015213
  1. Includes Magyar Kupa, Slovak Cup, DFB-Pokal
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International
As of match played 15 November 2021Scores and results list Hungary's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Schäfer goal.[18]
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

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. "Neuzugang Schäfer: Deswegen wollte er nur zu Union". bild.de (in German). 15 February 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  5. "So etwas wie hier habe ich noch nie erlebt!" Interview Andras Schäfer | 1. FC Union Berlin, retrieved 1 September 2023
  6. "Gyirmót vs. MTK - 1 April 2017 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
  7. "PRVÁ ZIMNÁ POSILA: ANDRÁS SCHÄFER" (Press release) (in Slovak). Dunajská Streda. 17 January 2020.
  8. "Andras Schäfer signs for 1. FC Union Berlin". fc-union-berlin.de. 21 January 2022.
  9. "2021–22 Bundesliga: Freiburg 1–4 Union Berlin". soccerway.com. 7 May 2022.
  10. "Hungary - András Schafer". soccerway.com. 15 May 2022.
  11. "Union muss auf András Schäfer verzichten". www.fc-union-berlin.de (in German). Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  12. nemzetisport.hu (17 May 2023). "Légiósok: Schäfer András ismét megsérült, ebben az idényben már nem". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  13. nemzetisport.hu (19 May 2023). "Légiósok: megvan a diagnózis, Schäfer súlyos sérülést szenvedett –". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  14. "Nach Comeback wieder verletzt: Schäfer ist Unions größter Pechvogel". bild.de (in German). 18 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  15. "Turkey vs. Hungary - 3 September 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  16. "Válogatott: a Puskás Akadémia két játékosa és Szoboszlai Dominik maradt ki az Eb-keretből" (in Hungarian). 1 June 2021.
  17. "Újra nézők előtt: megint nyert, már tíz meccse veretlen a válogatott" (in Hungarian). 4 June 2021.
  18. "Schäfer, András". National Football Teams. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
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