Oliver Schmidhauser de la Cruz (born 2 June 2004) is a professional footballer who last played as a striker for Swiss club Winterthur U21. Born in Switzerland, he represents Dominican Republic at youth international level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oliver Schmidhauser de la Cruz[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 June 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | St. Gallen, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2015 | St. Gallen | ||
| 2015–2017 | Hertha Zehlendorf | ||
| 2017–2019 | SpVgg Unterhaching | ||
| 2019–2022 | Vaduz | ||
| 2022 | Greuther Fürth | ||
| 2022–2023 | RB Leipzig | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023 | Young Violets | 0 | (0) |
| 2024 | Winterthur U21 | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Switzerland U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2023 | Dominican Republic U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2024– | Dominican Republic U23 | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 March 2024 | |||
Early life
Schmidhauser is a native of St. Gallen, Switzerland, and joined the youth academy of Liechtensteiner side Vaduz.[2]
Club career
In 2022, Schmidhauser joined the youth academy of German side RB Leipzig. Previously, he played for the youth academies of Liechtensteiner side Vaduz, SpVgg Unterhaching, and Hertha Zehlendorf.[3] In 2023, he received interest from the youth academy of Italian Serie A side Inter.[4]
International career
Schmidhauser represented the Dominican Republic internationally at the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[5]
Style of play
Schmidhauser is known for physicality and speed.[6]
Personal life
Schmidhauser idolizes French international Karim Benzema.[7]
References
External links
- Oliver Schmidhauser at Soccerway
