Joël Schmied

Joël Schmied
Personal information
Full name Joël Pascal Schmied
Date of birth (1998-09-23) 23 September 1998
Place of birth Bern, Switzerland
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
1. FC Köln
Number 2
Youth career
FC Bolligen
FC Schönbühl
2014–2016 Young Boys
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Young Boys U21 2 (1)
2018 → Breitenrain (loan) 13 (0)
2018–2019 → Rapperswil-Jona (loan) 18 (1)
2019–2020 → Wil 1900 (loan) 36 (3)
2020–2021 Vaduz 35 (8)
2021–2025 Sion 82 (9)
2025– 1. FC Köln 28 (0)
International career
2014 Switzerland U16 1 (0)
2017 Switzerland U19 1 (0)
2018 Switzerland U20 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 May 2026

Joël Pascal Schmied (born 23 September 1998) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for German Bundesliga club 1. FC Köln.[2]

Club career

On 13 January 2025, Schmied signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with 1. FC Köln in German 2. Bundesliga.[3]

Career statistics

As of match played 24 August 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Young Boys 2016–17 1. Liga Classic 120———120
2017–18 1. Liga Classic 271———271
Total 391———391
Breitenrain (loan) 2018–19 Swiss Promotion League 13020——150
Rapperswil-Jona (loan) 2018–19 Swiss Challenge League 181———181
Wil 1900 (loan) 2019–20 Swiss Challenge League 36320——383
Vaduz 2020–21 Swiss Super League 32700——327
2021–22 Swiss Challenge League 31002[b]0—51
Total 3580020—378
Sion 2021–22 Swiss Super League 6010——70
2022–23 Swiss Super League 24120——261
2023–24 Swiss Challenge League 34550——395
2024–25 Swiss Challenge League 18330——213
Total 829110——939
1. FC Köln 2024–25 Bundesliga 12010——130
2025–26 Bundesliga 16020——180
2026–27 Bundesliga 0010——10
Total 28040——320
Career total 25122190200027222

Honours

1.FC Koln

References

  1. ↑ Joël Schmied at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ Joël Schmied rejoint le FC Sion pour 4 ans !, fcsion.ch
  3. ↑ "FC verpflichtet Innenverteidiger Joël Schmied" [FC signs central defender Joël Schmied] (in German). 1. FC Köln. 13 January 2025. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  4. ↑ "Uth mit dem Schlusspunkt: Köln steigt als Zweitliga-Meister in die Bundesliga auf". kicker.