Louis Schaub

Louis Schaub
Schaub with Austria U21 in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-12-29) 29 December 1994[1]
Place of birth Fulda, Hesse, Germany
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Rapid Wien
Number 21
Youth career
–2007 Admira
2007–2011 Rapid Wien
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Rapid Wien II 29 (5)
2012–2018 Rapid Wien 160 (25)
2018−2022 1. FC Köln 64 (5)
2020 → Hamburger SV (loan) 12 (0)
2020–2021 → Luzern (loan) 32 (8)
2022–2024 Hannover 96 54 (8)
2024– Rapid Wien 38 (3)
International career
2010 Austria U16 3 (0)
2010 Austria U17 4 (0)
2012–2013 Austria U19 9 (3)
2013–2016 Austria U21 17 (3)
2016–2022 Austria 31 (8)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 August 2026

Louis Schaub (German pronunciation: [ˈluːi ˈʃaʊ̯p];[2][3] born 29 December 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Austrian Bundesliga club Rapid Wien.[4][5]

Schaub was selected by influential football website IBWM in their list of the 100 most exciting players in world football for 2014.[6]

Born in Fulda, Germany, Schaub represented Austria at various youth levels, and was a full international for the senior side, having played for the latter from 2016 to 2022, winning 31 caps and scoring 8 goals across six years, with his last appearance for Austria being in November 2021.

Club career

Schaub made his debut for Rapid Wien's senior team in the 3–0 Austrian Football Bundesliga win over Sturm Graz on 18 August 2012.[7] On 4 August 2015, Schaub scored two goals, including the winning goal in an unexpected 3–2 victory for Rapid Wien against Ajax Amsterdam in the UEFA Champions League qualifier.[8]

Having played for 1. FC Köln since 2018, Schaub was loaned to Swiss side Luzern for the 2020–21 season.[9] He joined Hannover 96 on a free transfer in July 2022.[10]

On 28 May 2024, Schaub returned to Austria, rejoining Rapid Wien at the wake of the 2024–25 season, having departed Hannover the previous season.[11]

International career

Schaub has been capped at four different age groups for Austria. He made his debut for Austria U21 in a 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification Group 4 1–0 win over Albania U21 on 14 August 2013, coming on as a 76th-minute substitute.[12]

Schaub was named in Austria's senior squad for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Wales in September 2016.[13] He was included in the squad for the delayed UEFA Euro 2020 tournament in June 2021.[14]

Personal life

Schaub was born into a mixed German-Austrian family. His mother is Austrian[15] and his father German, making him eligible to represent either nation internationally. His father, Fred, was a professional football player as well, having spent most of his career in the German Bundesliga. Fred died in April 2003 in a car accident; Louis was in the car and survived the accident.[16][17] His younger sister Chiara also plays football and has represented Austria at youth level.[18]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 26 August 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rapid Wien 2012–13 Austrian Bundesliga 1621000—172
2013–14 34310104—457
2014–15 2853023—338
2015–16 2452084—349
2016–17 28531105—4111
2017–18 30543——348
Total 160251443016—20445
1. FC Köln 2018–19 2. Bundesliga 27321——294
2019–20 Bundesliga 9121——112
2021–22 28120——301
Total 64562——707
Hamburger SV (loan) 2019–20 2. Bundesliga 120———120
Luzern (loan) 2020–21 Swiss Super League 32841——369
Hannover 96 2022–23 2. Bundesliga 25510——265
2023–24 29311——304
Total 54821——569
Rapid Wien 2024–25 Austrian Bundesliga 2922013[a]3—445
2025–26 81009[b]0—171
2026–27 10104[b]1—61
Total 38330264—677
Career total 3604929855210044578
  1. ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Europa League, nine appearances and three goals in UEFA Conference League
  2. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Conference League

International

As of match played 15 November 2021
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Austria 201620
201744
201851
201930
202031
2021122
Total318
As of match played 12 November 2021
Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Schaub goal.[19]
List of international goals scored by Louis Schaub
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
15 September 2017Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria Georgia1–11–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification
26 October 2017Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria Serbia3–23–22018 FIFA World Cup qualification
39 October 2017Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova Moldova1–01–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
414 November 2017Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria Uruguay2–12–1Friendly
527 March 2018Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg Luxembourg4–04–0Friendly
615 November 2020Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria Northern Ireland1–12–12020–21 UEFA Nations League B
712 November 2021Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt, Austria Israel2–24–22022 FIFA World Cup qualification
83–2

Notes

References

  1. 1 2 "Louis Schaub | Playerprofile | Bundesliga". bundesliga.com. DFL. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  2. ↑ Dudenredaktion; Kleiner, Stefan; Knöbl, Ralf (2015) [First published 1962]. Das Aussprachewörterbuch [The Pronunciation Dictionary] (in German) (7th ed.). Berlin: Dudenverlag. pp. 564, 760. ISBN 978-3-411-04067-4.
  3. ↑ Krech, Eva-Maria; Stock, Eberhard; Hirschfeld, Ursula; Anders, Lutz Christian (2009). Deutsches Aussprachewörterbuch [German Pronunciation Dictionary] (in German). Berlin: Walter de Gruyter. pp. 709, 901. ISBN 978-3-11-018202-6.
  4. ↑ "Profile". skrapid.at. Archived from the original on 15 November 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  5. ↑ "Profile". rapidarchiv.at. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  6. ↑ "The IBWM 100 for 2014". IBWM. inbedwithmaradona.com. 18 December 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  7. ↑ "Rapid Wien vs. Sturm Graz – 18 August 2012 – Soccerway". soccerway.com.
  8. ↑ "Champions League qualifiers: Ajax knocked out by Rapid Vienna in thriller". The Guardian. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  9. ↑ "96 wird es nicht: Köln verleiht Schaub nach Luzern". Kicker. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  10. ↑ "Wie der Vater, so der Sohn: Schaub spielt für Hannover". kicker (in German). Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  11. ↑ "Offiziell: Schaub kehrt zu Rapid zurück". Kicker (in German). 28 May 2024. Archived from the original on 28 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  12. ↑ "Albanien U21 vs. Österreich u21". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  13. ↑ "Austria coach Koller makes 5 changes for World Cup qualifier". dailyherald.com. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  14. ↑ "Austria's full 26-man Euro 2020 squad". The Athletic. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  15. ↑ tb (13 September 2013). "Koller hat Louis Schaub im Auge". Fuldaer Zeitung (in German). Verlag Parzeller GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  16. ↑ Medienkontor M. Angelstein GmbH & Co. KG (publisher) (22 April 2003). "Ex-Eintracht-Fußballprofi Fred SCHAUB tot – Unfall auf A7". OSTHESSEN NEWS (in German). Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  17. ↑ Huber, Alexander (22 January 2014). "Louis Schaub: "Ich bin meiner Mutter ewig dankbar"". kurier.at (in German). Telekurier Online Medien GmbH & Co KG/. Kurier Zeitungsverlag und Druckerei GmbH. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  18. ↑ "Europe's footballing brothers and sisters". UEFA. 9 February 2017.
  19. ↑ "Schaub, Louis". National Football Teams. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
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