Mick Schmetgens

Mick Schmetgens
Personal information
Date of birth (2007-09-09) 9 September 2007
Place of birth Buxtehude, Germany
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Werder Bremen
Number 33
Youth career
JFV AOBHH
2021–2026 Werder Bremen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2025– Werder Bremen II 16 (0)
2026– Werder Bremen 2 (0)
International career‡
2023–2024 Germany U17 9 (0)
2024–2025 Germany U18 5 (0)
2025– Germany U19 14 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Germany
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Runner-up2026 Wales
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 June 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 July 2026

Mick Schmetgens (German pronunciation: [mɪk ˈʃmɛtɡəns]; born 9 September 2007) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bundesliga club Werder Bremen.

Club career

Schmetgens is a product of the youth academies of the German clubs JFV AOBHH and Werder Bremen. He was promoted to Werder Bremen's reserves in the Regionalliga for the 2025–26 season.[1] On 10 December 2025, he signed his first professional contract with Werder Bremen until 2029.[2] He debuted with the senior Werder Bremen team as a substitute in a 2–0 Bundesliga loss to Mainz on 15 March 2026.[3]

International career

Schmetgens is a youth international for Germany, having first been called up to the Germany U17s in September 2023.[4]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 August 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Werder Bremen II 2025–26 Regionalliga Nord 120——120
Werder Bremen 2025–26 Bundesliga 20——20
2026–27 Bundesliga 0010—10
Total 2010—30
Career total 1401000150

References

  1. ↑ "Werder will Talent Mick Schmetgens langfristig binden". weser-kurier-de. 21 November 2025.
  2. ↑ "Schmetgens: Werder stattet nächstes U19-Talent mit Profivertrag aus". weser-kurier-de. 10 December 2025.
  3. ↑ "Schmetgens feiert Bundesliga-Debüt". LigaInsider.de.
  4. ↑ "Junges Fußball-Talent Mick Schmetgens steht vor seinem Länderspiel-Debüt". ZZ-Online.