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David Schnegg

David Schnegg
Schnegg in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-09-29) 29 September 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Mils bei Imst, Austria
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back[2]
Team information
Current team
D.C. United
Number 28
Youth career
FG Schönwies/Mils
Academy Tyrol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 WSG Wattens 15 (2)
2018–2019 Liefering 16 (1)
2020 FC Juniors OÖ 14 (1)
2020–2021 LASK 2 (0)
2020–2021WSG Tirol (loan) 29 (2)
2021–2022 Venezia 4 (0)
2022Crotone (loan) 15 (1)
2022–2024 Sturm Graz 58 (3)
2024– D.C. United 2 (1)
International career
2020 Austria U21 4 (0)
2023– Austria 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 September 2023

David Schnegg (born 29 September 1998) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Major League Soccer club D.C. United and the Austria national team.

Club career

Schnegg started playing football for FG Schönwies/Mils and for the Academy Tyrol. From 2017 to 2018, he played for SC Imst in the Tyrol League, the 4th level in Austrian football. In January 2018, he moved to WSG Wattens in the Erste Liga.

He made his professional debut playing for WSG Wattens against FC Wacker Innsbruck on 9 March 2018.

For the 2018–19 season, he joined FC Liefering.

On 17 August 2020, he returned to WSG Swarovski Tirol on a season-long loan.[3]

Schnegg moved to Italian club Venezia in June 2021.[4] On 15 January 2022, he joined Crotone on loan.[5]

On 15 June 2022, Schnegg returned to Austria and signed a four-year contract with Sturm Graz.[6]

On 4 July 2024, Schnegg moved to the United States, joining Major League Soccer side D.C. United on a deal through to the end of 2026.[7]

International career

Schnegg was called up to the Austria national team for a set of UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches in September 2023.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played on 29 October 2024[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
WSG Wattens 2017–18 Austrian First League 15 2 0 0 15 2
FC Liefering 2018–19 Austrian Second League 16 1 0 0 16 1
FC Juniors OÖ 2019–20 Austrian Second League 14 1 0 0 14 1
LASK 2019–20 Austrian Bundesliga 2 0 1 0 3 0
2020–21 Austrian Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
WSG Tirol (loan) 2020–21 Austrian Bundesliga 29 2 2 0 31 2
Venezia 2021–22 Serie A 4 0 3 0 7 0
Crotone (loan) 2021–22 Serie B 15 1 0 0 15 1
Sturm Graz 2022–23 Austrian Bundesliga 30 3 5 0 4[a] 0 39 3
2023–24 Austrian Bundesliga 28 0 4 0 6[b] 0 38 0
Total 58 3 9 0 10 0 0 0 67 3
D.C. United 2024 Major League Soccer 2 1 0 0 3[c] 0 5 1
Career total 155 11 15 0 13 0 0 0 183 11
  1. ^ Two Appearances in the UEFA Champions League and two Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Conference League
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in Leagues Cup

International

As of match played 7 September 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Austria 2023 1 0
Total 1 0

References

  1. ^ "David Schnegg". D.C. United.
  2. ^ David Schnegg at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ "David Schnegg kehrt heim zur WSG" (in German). WSG Swarovski Tirol. 17 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Ufficiale: David Schnegg in arancioneroverde" (in Italian). Venezia FC. 11 June 2021. Archived from the original on 11 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Schnegg per la fascia sinistra. Benvenuto David!" (in Italian). FC Crotone. 15 January 2022.
  6. ^ "DAVID SCHNEGG WECHSELT NACH GRAZ" (in German). SK Sturm Graz. 15 June 2022. Archived from the original on 16 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  7. ^ "D.C. United Sign Austrian Defender David Schnegg from SK Sturm Graz | DC United". D.C. United. 4 July 2024.
  8. ^ @oefb1904 (29 August 2023). "Unser Team für" (Tweet) (in German). Retrieved 29 August 2023 – via Twitter.
  9. ^ David Schnegg at Soccerway