Alessandro André Schöpf (; born 7 February 1994) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Austrian Bundesliga club LASK and the Austria national team.
Club career Bayern Munich II Schöpf joined Bayern Munich in 2009 and spent three years in the junior team before being promoted to the reserve squad in 2012. He made his debut on the opening day of the 2012–13 season in a 1–1 draw with Augsburg II, and would go on to make another 28 appearances as Bayern II finished in second place in the Regionalliga Bayern. His eleven goals that season made him the team's top scorer, behind Marius Duhnke with fourteen. The following season, Schöpf made 34 appearances, again scoring 11 goals, as Bayern II won the Regionalliga Bayern title, but missed out on promotion after losing on away goals in a playoff against SC Fortuna Köln. In November 2013, Schöpf along with teammate Julian Green was given a first-team contract, although he made no appearances during the 2013–14 season as Bayern went on to win the Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal.
1. FC Nürnberg In July 2014, Schöpf signed for 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Nürnberg, and was one of six new players to make their debut for the club on the opening day of the 2014–15 season, a 1–0 win over Erzgebirge Aue.
Schalke 04
In January 2016, Schöpf moved to Schalke 04 and signed a contract until 2019. Despite suffering a cruciate knee injury, he impressed Schalke manager Domenico Tedesco enough to earn a contract extension to 2021, being praised by Tedesco as "Almost a complete player. He is very diligent and runs many, many kilometres in each game. He is versatile and always wants to play, no matter which position it is. In addition, he is technically savvy, is brave and a great person. We're delighted to be able to continue working with him."
Arminia Bielefeld On 19 July 2021, Schöpf joined Bundesliga club Arminia Bielefeld after signing a two-year contract. He left Arminia as it was relegated from Bundesliga at the end of the 2021–22 season.
Vancouver Whitecaps On 3 August 2022, Schöpf joined the MLS club Vancouver Whitecaps FC signing through the 2024 season with a club option for 2025.
Wolfsberger AC On 6 February 2025, Schöpf signed with Wolfsberger AC.
International career Schöpf has represented Austria at under-16, under-18, under-19 and under-21 level.
He made his senior debut for Austria on 27 March 2016, coming on as 87th-minute substitute in a friendly against Albania. He was selected for the UEFA Euro 2016, scoring his first goal in a pre-tournament friendly against Malta on 31 May. He scored Austria's only goal of the tournament, equalising against Iceland as they finished bottom of the group with only one point. In May 2021, he was named in the 26-man squad for the Euro 2020.
On 18 May 2026, Schöpf was selected in Ralf Rangnick’s 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, marking Austria’s first appearance in the tournament since 1998.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBayern Munich II2012–13Regionalliga Bayern2911———29112013–14Regionalliga Bayern3411——2Appearances in the Regionalliga promotion play-off.03611Total6322——206522Nürnberg2014–152. Bundesliga32510——3352015–162. Bundesliga19630——226Total511140——5511Schalke 042015–16Bundesliga133002Appearances in the UEFA Europa League.0—1532016–17Bundesliga28641101—4282017–18Bundesliga15040——1902018–19Bundesliga151204Appearances in the UEFA Champions League.1—2122019–20Bundesliga22031——2512020–21Bundesliga19022——212Total11210154162—14316Schalke 04 II2017–18Oberliga Westfalen11———112019–20Regionalliga West20———20Total31———31Arminia Bielefeld2021–22Bundesliga31120——331Vancouver Whitecaps2022MLS70———702023MLS281——603412024MLS301—20110431Total652—20170842Wolfsberger AC2024–25Austrian Bundesliga8210——922025–26Austrian Bundesliga245404010335Total327504010427LASK2026–27Austrian Bundesliga711030—111Career total3645527425220043661
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsAustria2016112201720201892201900202021202170202211202530Total356
Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Schöpf goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Alessandro SchöpfNo.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition131 May 2016Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt, Austria32–02–1Friendly222 June 2016Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France71–11–2UEFA Euro 2016330 May 2018Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck, Austria161–01–0Friendly42 June 2018Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt, Austria172–12–1Friendly514 October 2020Ilie Oană Stadium, Ploiești, Romania241–01–02020–21 UEFA Nations League B629 March 2022Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria322–22–2Friendly
Honours Bayern Munich II Regionalliga Bayern: 2013–14
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