Oscar Schwartau
Personal information
Date of birth (2006-05-17) 17 May 2006
Place of birth Sengeløse, Denmark[1]
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Brøndby
Number 41
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– Brøndby 30 (4)
International career
2021–2022 Denmark U16 7 (3)
2022– Denmark U17 3 (2)
2022– Denmark U19 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 December 2023

Oscar Schwartau (born 17 May 2006) is a Danish professional footballer who plays for Danish Superliga club Brøndby. He has represented Denmark at youth levels.

Career

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.[2]

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.[3] 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.[4] 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. [5]


Career statistics

As of match played 22 October 2023[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brøndby 2022–23 Superliga 184102[lower-alpha 1]0214
2023–24 Superliga 801191
Career total 2642120305

References

  1. Ambæk, Christian (18 July 2022). "Oscar overkom nerverne i rekord-debut". sn.dk – Sjællandske Nyheder (in Danish). Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  2. Karlsen, Nanna Møller (16 June 2022). "Oscar Schwartau skriver professionel kontrakt med Brøndby | 3point.dk". 3point (in Danish). Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  3. Okstrøm, Oliver (17 July 2022). "Schwartau om rekord-debut: Håbede bare på bænken". Tipsbladet (in Danish). Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  4. Karlsen, Nanna Møller (17 July 2022). "Schwartau bliver den yngste startdebutant i Brøndbys historie". 3point (in Danish). Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  5. 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.
  6. "O. Schwartau". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
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