 Schmidt with Vegalta Sendai in 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Daniel Yuji Yabuki Schmidt | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1992-02-03) 3 February 1992 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Illinois, United States | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Nagoya Grampus | |||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | Hachiman SSS | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Sendai Sports Schule | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2006 | Tohoku Gakuin Junior High School | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Tohoku Gakuin High School | |||||||||||||||||||
| College career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2013 | Chuo University | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Kawasaki Frontale (DSP) | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2019 | Vegalta Sendai | 57 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | → Roasso Kumamoto (loan) | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | → Roasso Kumamoto (loan) | 26 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | → Matsumoto Yamaga (loan) | 41 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2023 | Sint-Truiden | 110 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2025 | Gent | 10 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Nagoya Grampus | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018– | Japan | 14 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 September 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 September 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Daniel Yuji Yabuki Schmidt (矢吹シュミット・ダニエル勇二, Yabuki Shumitto Danieru Yūji; born 3 February 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for the J1 League club, Nagoya Grampus. Born in the United States, he represents the Japan national team.
Early life
[edit source]Born in the United States to a German American father and Japanese mother, Schmidt moved with his family to Sendai, Japan at the age of two. He attended Chuo University.[1][2]
Club career
[edit source]Schmidt played three consecutive seasons as a Designated Special Player for Kawasaki Frontale while at the Chuo University, before entering the professional ranks in 2013.[3]
He later signed for Vegalta Sendai,[4] but Schmidt played his first pro match during a one-month loan to Roasso Kumamoto in April 2014.[5] After playing his first ever game with Vegalta in J. League Cup, he was again loaned to Roasso, this time until the end of 2015 season.[6] A third loan was established in 2016, this time to Matsumoto Yamaga.[7]
On 18 July 2019, Schmidt joined Belgian side Sint-Truiden on a permanent deal.[8]
On 4 February 2023, he made his 100th appearance in the Belgian Pro League against Kortrijk.[citation needed]
On 28 December 2023, Schmidt joined fellow Belgian club Gent on a permanent deal, signing a contract until June 2027.[9][10]
On 6 January 2025, Schmidt returned to Japan to play for Nagoya Grampus.[11]
International career
[edit source]On 30 August 2018, Schmidt received his first international callup from the Japan national team for the Kirin Challenge Cup 2018.[12] He made his debut appearance in a friendly match against Venezuela on 16 November 2018 and played his first competitive match for Japan on 17 January 2019 in the 2–1 win against Uzbekistan during the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.[13]
In September 2022, he stopped a penalty kick in Japan's friendly match against Ecuador, which ended in a scoreless draw. Schmidt was selected as the man of the match by the media.[14] He was selected for the 2022 FIFA World Cup team in November 2022.[15]
On March 24, 2023, Schmidt played for Japan in a friendly against Uruguay that ended in a 1–1 draw.[16] He played in the second half of a friendly against Turkey on 12 September after replacing injured starter Kosuke Nakamura.[17]
Career statistics
[edit source]Club
[edit source]| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vegalta Sendai | 2014 | J.League Div 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | J1 League | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | J1 League | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | J1 League | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| Total | 55 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 66 | 0 | |||
| Roasso Kumamoto (loan) | 2014 | J.League Div 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | J2 League | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | |||
| Total | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | ||||
| Matsumoto Yamaga (loan) | 2016 | J2 League | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 0 | ||
| Sint-Truiden | 2019–20 | Belgian Pro League | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Belgian Pro League | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Belgian Pro League | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 110 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 114 | 0 | ||||
| Gent | 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | Belgian Pro League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |||
| Nagoya Grampus | 2025 | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 246 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 268 | 0 | ||
- ↑ Includes Emperor's Cup, Belgian Cup
- Includes
- Appearances in
Honours
[edit source]Vegalta Sendai
- Emperor's Cup runner-up: 2018
Japan
- AFC Asian Cup runner-up: 2019
Individual
- Japan Pro-Footballers Association Best XI: 2022
References
[edit source]- ↑ "Ｊ最長身ダニエル仙台で定位置奪取だ - Ｊ１ニュース".
- ↑ "WM 2022 - JAPAN-TORWART DANIEL SCHMIDT IM INTERVIEW: "WIR HABEN EINE CHANCE GEGEN DEUTSCHLAND"".
- ↑ "川崎フロンターレ オフィシャルWebサイト".
- ↑ "バックナンバー2013 | 中央大学 シュミット ダニエル選手 2014シーズン新加入内定のお知らせ".
- ↑ "トップページ｜ロアッソ熊本 公式サイト｜Roasso Kumamoto Official Website".
- ↑ "トップページ｜ロアッソ熊本 公式サイト｜Roasso Kumamoto Official Website".
- ↑ "シュミット ダニエル選手 ベガルタ仙台から 期限付移籍加入のお知らせ". 24 December 2015.
- ↑ "#WelcomeDaniel". STVV (in Flemish). 18 July 2019. Archived from the original on 19 July 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ↑ "Welkom, Daniel!". KAA Gent (in Flemish). 28 December 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ↑ "Football: Japan's World Cup goalkeeper Daniel Schmidt joins Belgium's Gent". Kyodo News+. 28 December 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ↑ "シュミット ダニエル選手、移籍加入のお知らせ｜ニュース｜名古屋グランパス公式サイト". 名古屋グランパス公式サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 January 2025.
- ↑ "SAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team) Squad, Schedule - KIRIN CHALLENGE CUP 2018【9/7＠Hokkaido vs Chile】【9/11＠Osaka vs Costa Rica】". jfa.jp. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- ↑ "AFCS".
- ↑ "Scoring by everyone!! Ecuador and Moriyasu J who scored a scoreless draw, the highest evaluation was..." 28 September 2022.
- ↑ "SAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team) squad - FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™". 8 December 2022.
- ↑ "Substitute Nishimura strikes to earn Japan draw against Uruguay". ESPN. Reuters. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ↑ "Keito Nakamura bags brace as Japan overpower Turkey 4-2". Kyodo News. 12 September 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ↑ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 96 out of 289)
- ↑ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 96 out of 289)
- ↑ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑", 10 February 2016, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411338 (p. 159 out of 289)
- ↑ Daniel Schmidt at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
[edit source]- Daniel Schmidt on X
- Daniel Schmidt on Instagram
- Daniel Schmidt on Facebook
- Daniel Schmidt at National-Football-Teams.com
- Daniel Schmidt at Soccerway
- Daniel Schmidt at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Profile at Vegalta Sendai
- Profile at Matsumoto Yamaga Archived 2 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine
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- 1992 births
- Living people
- Chuo University alumni
- Soccer players from Illinois
- Japanese men's footballers
- Japan men's international footballers
- Japanese people of American descent
- Japanese people of German descent
- American men's soccer players
- American people of Japanese descent
- Sportspeople of Japanese descent
- American people of German descent
- American emigrants to Japan
- J1 League players
- J2 League players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Vegalta Sendai players
- Roasso Kumamoto players
- Matsumoto Yamaga FC players
- Sint-Truidense VV players
- KAA Gent players
- Nagoya Grampus players
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- 2019 AFC Asian Cup players
- Japanese expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- 2022 FIFA World Cup players
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- Sportspeople from Sendai
- Football people from Miyagi Prefecture