Oscar Schwartau
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| Date of birth | 17 May 2006 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sengeløse, Denmark[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Norwich City | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 29 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2012 | Sengeløse GI | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2016 | Fløng-Hedehusene Fodbold | ||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | FC Roskilde | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2022 | Brøndby | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Brøndby | 36 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Norwich City | 29 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Denmark U16 | 7 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Denmark U17 | 3 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Denmark U19 | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:40, 23 February 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 April 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Oscar Schwartau (born 17 May 2006) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for EFL Championship club Norwich City.[2] He has represented Denmark at youth levels.
Career
[edit]Brøndby
[edit]On 17 May 2022, Schwartau signed a three-year contract with Brøndby IF which tied him to the club until the summer 2025. He was officially promoted to the first team during 2022–23 pre-season and assigned the number 41 jersey.[3]
He made his professional debut on 17 July 2022 in the season opener of the Danish Superliga against AGF at the age of 16 years and 61 days.[4] In doing so, he became the youngest player in club history and also became the first player born in 2006 to make an appearance in the Danish Superliga.[5] On 14 August, he scored his first goal in a 2–0 win against OB becoming the club's youngest league goalscorer, and second-youngest overall in Danish Superliga.[6]
Norwich City
[edit]On 24 August 2024, English Championship club Norwich City signed Schwartau on a four-year deal with a club option of an extra year.[7] The fee was undisclosed, but reported to be £2 million with Brøndby retaining a 15% sell-on clause.[8] He scored his first goal for the club on 26 December 2024 against Millwall at Carrow Road.[9]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 22 February 2025[10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brøndby | 2022–23 | Danish Superliga | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 21 | 4 | |
| 2023–24 | Danish Superliga | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 17 | 1 | |||
| 2024–25 | Danish Superliga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[c] | 1 | 8 | 1 | ||
| Total | 36 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | 46 | 6 | |||
| Norwich City | 2024–25 | Championship | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 31 | 1 | |
| Career total | 65 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 77 | 7 | ||
- ^ Includes Danish Cup, FA Cup
- ^ Includes EFL Cup
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
References
[edit]- ^ Ambæk, Christian (18 July 2022). "Oscar overkom nerverne i rekord-debut". sn.dk – Sjællandske Nyheder (in Danish). Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ "Oscar Schwartau signs for City". Norwich City F.C. 24 August 2024.
- ^ Karlsen, Nanna Møller (16 June 2022). "Oscar Schwartau skriver professionel kontrakt med Brøndby | 3point.dk". 3point (in Danish). Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ Okstrøm, Oliver (17 July 2022). "Schwartau om rekord-debut: Håbede bare på bænken". Tipsbladet (in Danish). Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ Karlsen, Nanna Møller (17 July 2022). "Schwartau bliver den yngste startdebutant i Brøndbys historie". 3point (in Danish). Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ Jensen, Michael Sten (14 August 2022). "16-årig gjorde Wass' velkommen hjem-fest til en historisk dag for Vestegnen". Danmarks Radio (in Danish). Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ "Oscar Schwartau signs for City". Norwich City. 24 August 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ Seaman, Samuel (24 August 2024). "City confirm signing of Danish talent Schwartau". Norwich Evening News. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ "Norwich 2 Millwall 1". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
- ^ "O. Schwartau". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
External links
[edit]- Oscar Schwartau national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
- Oscar Schwartau at Soccerway
- 2006 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Høje-Taastrup Municipality
- Danish men's footballers
- Denmark men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Danish Superliga players
- Brøndby IF players
- Norwich City F.C. players
- Danish expatriate men's footballers
- Danish expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- 21st-century Danish sportsmen