Alexander Scholz (born 24 October 1992) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club FC Tokyo.
Early life Scholz' parents are German. He was raised in the Vejle area in Denmark.
Club career Scholz started his career with Hedensted IF, before being scouted by Vejle Boldklub. He later moved to Stjarnan in Iceland. In 2012, Belgian team Lokeren started scouting him following a tip from their former player Arnar Grétarsson, who had seen Scholz play in Iceland. Based on these scouting reports, Lokeren signed Scholz in December 2012, giving him a contract until 2015. Just a few days later on 19 January 2013, he made his debut in the Belgian top league in a 2–6 won away match against OH Leuven. He scored the winning goal in a 1–0 win for Lokeren in the final of the 2014 Belgian Cup Final.
Scholz signed a five-year contract with FC Midtjylland in August 2018. On 1 December 2020, Scholz scored a goal for FC Midtjylland in a UEFA Champions League group stage match against Atalanta; the final score was 1–1.
On 31 May 2021, it was announced that Scholz had signed a contract with J1 League club Urawa Red Diamonds. There, he would join his compatriot Kasper Junker, who had signed with the Japanese club a month prior. He left the club at the end of June 2024.Alexander Scholz forlader japansk fodbold, bold.dk, 30 June 2024 Prior to his departure, both he and Hiroki Sakai were given a farewell sendoff following the club's matches against Júbilo Iwata on 30 June 2024.
International career In November 2020, he was called up to Kasper Hjulmand's senior squad for the friendly against Sweden due to several cancellations from, among others, the Danish national team players playing in England, due to the COVID-19 restrictions, as well as a case of COVID-19 in the squad, which had put several national team players in quarantine.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsVejle2009–10Danish 1st Division1000———002010–11Danish 1st Division16000———00Total17000———170Stjarnan2012Úrvalsdeild karla21552———267Lokeren2012–13Belgian Pro League11000———1102013–14Belgian Pro League38171———4522014–15Belgian Pro League21030—80—320Total701101—80—882Standard Liège2014–15Belgian Pro League16000———1602015–16Belgian Pro League15050—10—2102016–17Belgian First Division A33110—60104112017–18Belgian First Division A11020———130Total75180—7010911Club Brugge2017–18Belgian First Division A5010———602018–19Belgian First Division A1000———10Total6010———70Midtjylland2018–19Danish Superliga27340—20—3332019–20Danish Superliga34200—20—3622020–21Danish Superliga31740—103—4510Total921280—143—11415Urawa Reds2021J1 League150404000002302022J1 League326204082104782023J1 League3472062623151122024J1 League13100100000141Total9414801521444113521Al-Wakrah SC2024–25QSL20010606010340FC Tokyo2025J1 League16240–––2022026J1 (100)10100–––101Total26340000000303Career total421364532124976151249
Honours Lokeren Belgian Cup: 2013–14
Standard Liège Belgian Cup: 2015–16
Club Brugge Belgian First Division A: 2017–18 Belgian Super Cup: 2018
Midtjylland Danish Superliga: 2019–20 Danish Cup: 2018–19
Urawa Red Diamonds Emperor's Cup: 2021 Japanese Super Cup: 2022 AFC Champions League: 2022
Individual Danish Superliga Player of the Year: 2020–21 J.League Best XI: 2023
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