Nick Schmidt

Nick Schmidt
ニック・シュミット
Personal information
Full name Nick Schmidt
Date of birth (2007-09-12) 12 September 2007 (age 19)
Place of birth Kiel, Germany
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 FC St. Pauli
Number 44
Youth career
–2025 FC St. Pauli
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024– FC St. Pauli II 39 (1)
2025– FC St. Pauli 0 (0)
International career‡
2024 Japan U18 3 (0)
2024– Japan U20 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 September 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 March 2025

Nick Schmidt (ニック・シュミット, Nikku Shumitto; born 12 September 2007) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC St. Pauli. Born in Germany, he is a Japan youth international.

Early life

Schmidt was born on 9 March 2005 in Kiel, Germany, to a Japanese mother and a German father. He started playing football at the age of three.

Club career

As a youth player, Schmidt joined the youth academy of German side FC St. Pauli and was promoted to the club's senior team ahead of the 2025–26 season.

International career

Schmidt is a Japan youth international. In February 2025, he played for the Japan national under-20 team at the 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup.

References

  1. ↑ ""アオ・タナカ"に憧れる17歳...ドイツで生まれ育ったMFニック・シュミットが日本代表を選んだ理由「日本のサッカーが好き」" [A 17-year-old who admires "Ao Tanaka"... German-born midfielder Nick Schmidt chooses the Japanese national team because "I love Japanese soccer"] (in Japanese). Gekisaka. 1 February 2025. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  2. ↑ Nick Schmidt at WorldFootball.net
  3. ↑ "「日本代表に憧れていた」MFニック・シュミットがU-20アジア杯で奮戦中。ドイツとの違いを受け入れながら前に進んでいる" ["I always dreamed of playing for the Japanese national team," says midfielder Nick Schmidt, who is currently competing hard in the U-20 Asian Cup. He is moving forward while accepting the differences between Germany and Japan] (in Japanese). Soccer Digest Web. 19 February 2025. Retrieved 2 October 2025.