Leopold Schmid

Leopold Schmid
Personal information
Date of birth (2008-02-16) 16 February 2008 (age 18)
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Bayern Munich II
Youth career
2012–2018 SC Wörthsee
2018– Bayern Munich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2026– Bayern Munich II 1 (0)
International career‡
2023 Germany U15 1 (0)
2023 Germany U16 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 April 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 16 October 2023

Leopold Schmid (born 16 February 2008) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and centre-back for Regionalliga Bayern club Bayern Munich II. He is a former German youth international.

Club career

Schmid is a youth product of Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich, having joined the academy in 2018, after playing six years with SC Wörthsee, he became a highly regarded prospect through his progression and development, eventually getting called up to train with the first team by head coach Vincent Kompany in early 2026.

He received his first call-up with Bayern Munich II during the 2025–26 season on 1 April 2026, in a 1–0 away loss Regionalliga Bayern match against SV Wacker Burghausen, as an unused substitute however. Twenty days later Schmid made his professional debut, substituting Vincent Manuba at the 79th minute of a 4–1 away loss Regionalliga Bayern match against 1. FC Nürnberg II, on 21 April.

In May 2026, he extended his contract with Bayern Munich, along with seven other highly regarded FC Bayern Campus players, including Philipp von Taube and Oluwaseyi Wilson.

International career

Schmid has represented Germany at the under-15 and under-16 levels.

Career statistics

As of match played 21 April 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bayern Munich II 2025–26 Regionalliga Bayern 10—10
Total 10—10
Career Total 100010
Notes

References

  1. ↑ "Leopold Schmid". FC Bayern Munich.
  2. ↑ Leopold Schmid at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 April 2026.
  3. 1 2 "Leopold Schmid - Spielerprofil". Deutscher Fußball-Bund.
  4. ↑ "Fußball Jugendabteilung / Einladung zur Bonusscheckübergabe des DFB/BFV am 26.04.2025 in Regensburg". sc-woerthsee.de (in German). May 5, 2025.
  5. ↑ "The next Bayern youngster: Goalscorer trained under Kompany for the first time". fcbinside.com. March 31, 2026.
  6. ↑ "More bitter injury news: Bayern Munich U-19 talents Maspimby and Schmid suffer serious injuries". bavarianfootballworks.com. August 2, 2026.
  7. ↑ "SPÄTER NACKENSCHLAG - AMATEURE UNTERLIEGEN BEI WACKER BURGHAUSEN" (in German). FC Bayern Munich. April 1, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Droht ein erneutes Nachspiel? FCB-Anhänger sorgen bei Burghausens Sieg wiederholt für Pyro-Ärger" (in German). Kicker. April 1, 2026.
  9. ↑ "KÄMPFERISCHER AUFTRITT BEIM TABELLENFÜHRER: AMATEURE VERLIEREN SPÄT IN NÜRNBERG" (in German). FC Bayern Munich. April 21, 2026.
  10. ↑ "Nürnberg II überrollt Bayern-Amateure in der Schlussphase" (in German). Kicker. April 21, 2026.
  11. ↑ "FC BAYERN BINDET ACHT TALENTE LANGFRISTIG" (in German). FC Bayern Munich. May 21, 2026.
  12. ↑ "Bayern Munich extends contracts of 8 youth players, including Philipp von Taube: A lot of top performers are extending their stay at Bayern". bavarianfootballworks.com. May 22, 2026.