Julian Günther-Schmidt
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 September 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Pforzheim, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Erzgebirge Aue | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SV Büchenbronn | |||
| Germania Brötzingen | |||
| FC Nöttingen | |||
| –2012 | Waldhof Mannheim | ||
| 2012–2013 | Karlsruher SC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | FC Ingolstadt II | 41 | (4) |
| 2014–2015 | FC Ingolstadt | 1 | (0) |
| 2015–2019 | FC Augsburg II | 50 | (19) |
| 2016–2019 | FC Augsburg | 4 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | → Carl Zeiss Jena (loan) | 41 | (12) |
| 2019–2020 | Carl Zeiss Jena | 24 | (3) |
| 2020–2021 | Fortuna Köln | 20 | (6) |
| 2021–2025 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 140 | (22) |
| 2025– | Erzgebirge Aue | 31 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 May 2026 | |||
Julian Günther-Schmidt (born 13 September 1994) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Erzgebirge Aue.[1]
Career
Born in Pforzheim, Germany, Günther-Schmidt played for youth teams of Waldhof Mannheim and Karlsruher SC. Having completed his Abitur, he moved to the youth academy of FC Ingolstadt. At Ingolstadt, he mostly featured in matches of the club's reserves and made one substitute appearance in the 2. Bundesliga against VfL Bochum in November 2014.[2]
In September 2015, Günther-Schmidt signed with FC Augsburg. Having scored 8 goals in 12 matches for the reserves in the Regionalliga he made his Bundesliga debut on 23 October 2016 against SC Freiburg.[2][3]
On 15 April 2025, Günther-Schmidt agreed to move to Erzgebirge Aue for the 2025–26 season.[4]
Career statistics
- As of match played 15 October 2022[5]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Ingolstadt II | 2013–14 | Regionalliga Bayern | 20 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Regionalliga Bayern | 21 | 4 | – | – | 21 | 4 | |||
| Total | 41 | 4 | – | 0 | 0 | 41 | 4 | |||
| FC Ingolstadt | 2014–15 | 2. Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
| FC Augsburg II | 2015–16 | Regionalliga Bayern | 24 | 6 | – | 2[a] | 0 | 26 | 6 | |
| 2016–17 | Regionalliga Bayern | 19 | 11 | – | – | 19 | 11 | |||
| 2017–18 | Regionalliga Bayern | 7 | 2 | – | – | 7 | 2 | |||
| Total | 50 | 19 | – | 2 | 0 | 52 | 19 | |||
| FC Augsburg | 2016–17 | Bundesliga | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | |
| Carl Zeiss Jena (loan) | 2017–18 | 3. Liga | 32 | 8 | 0 | 0 | – | 32 | 8 | |
| 2018–19 | 3. Liga | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | 5 | ||
| Carl Zeiss Jena | 2019–20 | 3. Liga | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 24 | 3 | |
| Total | 65 | 16 | 0 | 0 | – | 65 | 16 | |||
| Fortuna Köln | 2020–21 | Regionalliga West | 20 | 7 | – | – | 20 | 7 | ||
| 1. FC Saarbrücken | 2020–21 | 3. Liga | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | – | 17 | 6 | |
| 2021–22 | 3. Liga | 35 | 10 | 0 | 0 | – | 35 | 10 | ||
| 2022–23 | 3. Liga | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 12 | 1 | ||
| Total | 64 | 17 | 0 | 0 | – | 64 | 17 | |||
| Career total | 245 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 248 | 63 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in the Regionalliga Bayern relegation play-offs
References
- ↑ Julian Günther-Schmidt at WorldFootball.net
- 1 2 Götz, Robert (25 October 2016). "Sein Fehlschuss beschert Günther-Schmidt eine schlaflose Nacht". Augsburger Allgemeine (in German). Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- ↑ Langner, Wolfgang (23 October 2016). "Julian Günther-Schmidt und die Chance seines Lebens". Augsburger Allgemeine (in German). Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- ↑ "FCE holt Julian Günther-Schmidt" [FCE brings Julian Günther-Schmidt] (in German). Erzgebirge Aue. 15 April 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ↑ Julian Günther-Schmidt at Soccerway
- Living people
- 1994 births
- Footballers from Pforzheim
- Men's association football forwards
- German men's footballers
- FC Ingolstadt 04 II players
- FC Ingolstadt 04 players
- FC Augsburg II players
- FC Augsburg players
- FC Carl Zeiss Jena players
- SC Fortuna Köln players
- 1. FC Saarbrücken players
- FC Erzgebirge Aue players
- Regionalliga players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Bundesliga players
- 3. Liga players
- 21st-century German sportsmen
- German football forward, 1990s birth stubs