Romano Schmid

Austrian footballer (born 2000)

Romano Schmid

Schmid with Austria in 2022

Personal information
Full name|  Romano Christian Schmid[1]
Date of birth|  (2000-01-27) 27 January 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth|  Graz, Austria
Height|  1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[2]
Position(s)|  Attacking midfielder
Team information

Current team

|  Werder Bremen
Number|  20
Youth career
–2005|  Union SV Vasoldsberg[1]
2005–2009|  Sturm Graz
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2017|  Sturm Graz|  3|  (1)
2017–2019|  Red Bull Salzburg|  1|  (0)
2017–2018|  → FC Liefering|  30|  (9)
2019–|  Werder Bremen|  147|  (13)
2019|  → Wolfsberger AC (loan)|  12|  (1)
2019–2020|  → Wolfsberger AC (loan)|  25|  (2)
International career‡
2014–2015|  Austria U15|  6|  (1)
2015|  Austria U16|  4|  (1)
2016–2017|  Austria U17|  17|  (8)
2017|  Austria U18|  1|  (0)
2017–2019|  Austria U19|  11|  (4)
2019–|  Austria U21[1]|  5|  (0)
2022–|  Austria|  25|  (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:31, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:35, 10 June 2025 (UTC)

Romano Christian Schmid (born 27 January 2000) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Bundesliga club Werder Bremen and the Austria national team.[3]

## Club career

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In January 2019, Schmid joined Bundesliga side Werder Bremen.[4] The same year on 5 February, he was sent on loan to Wolfsberger AC for the rest of the season.[5] In April 2022, he agreed a contract extension with Werder Bremen.[6]

## International career

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On 22 September 2022, Schmid debuted for the Austrian senior squad in a 2–0 loss against France at the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League.[7]

On 7 June 2024, he was selected in the 26-man squad for the UEFA Euro 2024.[8] On 25 June, he scored his first international goal in a 3–2 victory over the Netherlands during the final group stage match of the European competition, helping his country secure the top spot in their group.[9]

## Career statistics

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### Club

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As of match played 17 May 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition  Club  | Season  | League  | Cup  | Europe  | Total  | Ref.

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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals
Sturm Graz | 2016–17 | Austrian Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0  | [10]
2017–18 | Austrian Bundesliga  | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 3 | 1  | [10]
Total  | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1  | —
FC Liefering | 2017–18 | Austrian First League | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | – | 24 | 8  | [3]
2018–19 | Austrian Second League | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 1  | [10]
Total  | 30 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 9  | —
Red Bull Salzburg | 2017–18 | Austrian Bundesliga  | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0  | [10]
Werder Bremen | 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 25 | 0  | [10]
2021–22 | 2\. Bundesliga | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 34 | 3  | [10]
2022–23 | Bundesliga  | 27 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 29 | 2  | [10]
2023–24 | Bundesliga  | 33 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 34 | 4  | [10]
2024–25 | Bundesliga  | 32 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | 35 | 5  | [10]
Total  | 147 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 14  | —
Wolfsberger AC (loan)  | 2018–19 | Austrian Bundesliga  | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 1  | [10]
Wolfsberger AC (loan)  | 2019–20 | Austrian Bundesliga  | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 33 | 3  | [10]
Career total  | 217 | 26 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 235 | 28

### International

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As of match played 10 June 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year  National team | Year | Apps | Goals

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Austria | 2022 | 3 | 0
2023 | 4 | 0
2024 | 14 | 2
2025 | 4 | 0
Total | 25 | 2

Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Schmid goal.
List of international goals scored by Romano Schmid  No.  | Date  | Venue  | Opponent  | Score  | Result  | Competition

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1 | 25 June 2024 | Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany |  Netherlands | 2–1 | 3–2 | UEFA Euro 2024
2 | 17 November 2024 | Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria |  Slovenia | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2024–25 UEFA Nations League

## References

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1. ^ a b c At, Oefb. "Romano Schmid". Austrian Football Association (in German). Retrieved 3 January 2019.
2. ^ "Romano Schmid | Spielerprofil ⚽️". SV Werder Bremen (in German). Retrieved 26 February 2021.
3. ^ a b "R. Schmid". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
4. ^ "Werder holt Schmid und verleiht ihn gleich weiter". Kicker (in German). 3 January 2019.
5. ^ "Romano Schmid unterschreibt". RZ Pellets WAC (in German). 5 February 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
6. ^ "Romano Schmid verlängert in Bremen". Kicker (in German). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
7. ^ Hackl, Christian (22 September 2022). "Österreich verliert in Frankreich 0–2 und spielt nun gegen den Abstieg". Der Standard (in German).
8. ^ "Nationalteam-Kader für UEFA EURO 2024 fixiert" [Final national team squad for UEFA EURO 2024] (in German). Austrian Football Association. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
9. ^ Ames, Nick (25 June 2024). "Austria top group with Netherlands in third after Sabitzer strike settles thriller". The Guardian.
10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Romano Schmid » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 23 December 2020.

## External links

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Media related to Romano Schmid at Wikimedia Commons

* Romano Christian Schmid at ÖFB (in German)
* Romano Christian Schmid at ÖFB (in German) (national team)
* Romano Schmid on Instagram

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SV Werder Bremen – current squad

* 1 Zetterer
* 2 Deman
* 4 Stark
* 5 Pieper
* 6 Stage
* 7 Ducksch
* 8 Weiser
* 9 Topp
* 10 Bittencourt
* 11 Njinmah
* 14 Lynen
* 17 Grüll
* 19 Mbangula
* 20 Schmid
* 21 Hansen-Aarøen
* 22 Malatini
* 24 Covic
* 25 Kolke
* 27 Agu
* 28 Alvero
* 29 Musah
* 30 Backhaus
* 31 Coulibaly
* 32 Friedl (c)
* 33 Schmetgens
* 34 Adeh
* 35 Opitz
* 37 Smarkalev
* 39 Wöber
* 40 Salifou
* Manager: Steffen

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Austria squad – UEFA Euro 2024

* 1 Lindner
* 2 Wöber
* 3 Trauner
* 4 Danso
* 5 Posch
* 6 Seiwald
* 7 Arnautović (vc)
* 8 Prass
* 9 Sabitzer (c)
* 10 Grillitsch
* 11 Gregoritsch
* 12 Hedl
* 13 Pentz
* 14 Querfeld
* 15 Lienhart
* 16 Mwene
* 17 Kainz
* 18 Schmid
* 19 Baumgartner
* 20 Laimer
* 21 Daniliuc
* 22 Seidl
* 23 Wimmer
* 24 Weimann
* 25 Entrup
* 26 Grüll
* Coach: Rangnick

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*[Musah]: Salim Musah
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*[Adeh]: Wesley Adeh
*[Smarkalev]: Stefan Smarkalev