Oscar Schwartau

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)[2]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Norwich City
Number 29
Youth career
2013–2015 Sengeløse GI
2015–2016 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 9 (3)
2022–2023 Denmark U17 5 (3)
2023 Denmark U18 2 (1)
2022– Denmark U19 20 (7)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Denmark
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
2024 Cyprus
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:40, 23 February 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2025

Oscar Schwartau (born 17 May 2006) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for EFL Championship club Norwich City.[3] He has represented Denmark at youth levels.

Career

Brøndby

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.[4]

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.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7]

Norwich City

On 24 August 2024, English Championship club Norwich City signed Schwartau on a four-year deal with a club option of an extra year.[8] The fee was undisclosed, but reported to be £2 million with Brøndby retaining a 15% sell-on clause.[9] He scored his first goal for the club on 26 December 2024 against Millwall at Carrow Road.[10]

International career

Schwartau has represented Denmark at various youth international levels. He made his debut for the Denmark under-16 national team on 17 September 2021 in a friendly match against Portugal, which ended in a 1–1 draw in Kolding.[11] Over the course of his U16 tenure, he earned seven caps and scored three goals before aging out of the squad.[12]

Following his time with the U16s, Schwartau progressed to the Denmark U17 team, making his first appearance on 21 September 2022 in a 4–2 friendly victory over Austria in Vienna.[13] His rapid development earned him a call-up to the Denmark under-19s just two months later, despite being younger than many of his peers. In November 2022, head coach Jens Olsen included him in the squad for two friendly matches against the Czech Republic, held in San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain.[14] Schwartau featured in both fixtures, contributing to Denmark's 3–2 and 3–1 wins, respectively.[15]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 February 2025[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Total
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
  1. ^ Includes Danish Cup, FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

References

  1. ^ Ambæk, Christian (18 July 2022). "Oscar overkom nerverne i rekord-debut". sn.dk – Sjællandske Nyheder (in Danish). Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Oscar Schwartau Norwich City Forward, Profile & Stats | Premier League". Premier League. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  3. ^ "Oscar Schwartau signs for City". Norwich City F.C. 24 August 2024.
  4. ^ Karlsen, Nanna Møller (16 June 2022). "Oscar Schwartau skriver professionel kontrakt med Brøndby | 3point.dk". 3point (in Danish). Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  5. ^ Okstrøm, Oliver (17 July 2022). "Schwartau om rekord-debut: Håbede bare på bænken". Tipsbladet (in Danish). Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  6. ^ Karlsen, Nanna Møller (17 July 2022). "Schwartau bliver den yngste startdebutant i Brøndbys historie". 3point (in Danish). Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "Oscar Schwartau signs for City". Norwich City. 24 August 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  9. ^ Seaman, Samuel (24 August 2024). "City confirm signing of Danish talent Schwartau". Norwich Evening News. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Norwich City 2–1 Millwall: Oscar Schwartau stars in Canaries win". BBC Sport. 26 December 2024. Archived from the original on 23 February 2025. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  11. ^ "Danmark – Portugal 1–1". DBU (in Danish). Archived from the original on 26 April 2025. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  12. ^ Oscar Schwartau national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
  13. ^ "Østrig – Danmark 2–4". DBU (in Danish). Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  14. ^ "Oscar Schwartau udtaget til U19-landsholdet". Brøndby IF (in Danish). 8 November 2022. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  15. ^ Sand, Nicolai (18 November 2022). "Danmarks U19-landshold sejrede mod Tjekkiet". Bold (in Danish). Archived from the original on 18 November 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  16. ^ "O. Schwartau". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
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