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Daniel Schmidt

Daniel Schmidt

Goalkeeper  at Nagoya Grampus
Age34
CitizenshipJapan United States
Height1.97 m
Footright
BornFebruary 3, 1992
at Nagoya Grampus 489 days · joined 2025-01-20
👕200+ Apps
Market value €700k
Rating · 24/25 5.6 Solid
Goalkeeper

Career snapshot

7
clubs played for
19/20
debut season
0
goals / match
Sint-Truidense VV
top club · 114 apps

Position rank · 24/25

#1044
goals rank
#1148
assists rank
0
season goals
1
season assists

Among 3,260 Goalkeepers · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€1.50m
peak value · 2022
€850k
top transfer fee · 24/25
best season
14 / 0
int'l caps / goals
282Appearances
0Goals
1Assists
16Yellow cards
0Red cards
282Full matches (90′)
Full nameDaniel Schmidt
Name in home countryDaniel Yuji Yabuki Schmidt - シュミット ダニエル
Date of birth1992-02-03 (34 yrs)
Place of birth---, Illinois, Japan
CitizenshipJapan United States
PositionGoalkeeper
Footright
Height197.00 m
Current clubNagoya Grampus
Joined2025-01-20
Contract expires2028-06-30
AgentCAA Base Ltd
OutfitterPuma
Aug 2025
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Jul 2025
2025 — Nagoya Grampus
10 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
May 2025
Injury: unknown
9 games missed
Jan 2025
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Jan 2025
Transfer: KAA Gent → Nagoya Grampus
24/25 · Transfer · €850k
Dec 2024
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jul 2024
24/25 — KAA Gent
5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
May 2024
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jan 2024
Transfer: Sint-Truiden → KAA Gent
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2023
23/24 — KAA Gent, Sint-Truidense VV
14 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Oct 2022
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2022
22/23 — Sint-Truidense VV
33 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2021
21/22 — Sint-Truidense VV
31 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2020
20/21 — Sint-Truidense VV
24 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2020
Injury: unknown
11 games missed
Jul 2019
Transfer: Vegalta Sendai → Sint-Truiden
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2019
19/20 — Sint-Truidense VV
22 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2019
2019 — Vegalta Sendai
21 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2018
2018 — Vegalta Sendai
22 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
May 2018
Injury: unknown
13 games missed
Feb 2018
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Sep 2017
Injury: unknown
12 games missed
Jul 2017
2017 — Vegalta Sendai
24 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2017
Transfer: Matsumoto Yama. → Vegalta Sendai
16/17 · Return from loan
Oct 2016
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2016
2016 — Matsumoto Yamaga
43 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Feb 2016
Transfer: Vegalta Sendai → Matsumoto Yama.
15/16 · Loan
Jan 2016
Transfer: Roasso Kumamoto → Vegalta Sendai
15/16 · Return from loan
Jul 2015
2015 — Roasso Kumamoto, Vegalta Sendai
28 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jun 2015
Transfer: Vegalta Sendai → Roasso Kumamoto
14/15 · Loan
Jul 2014
2014 — Vegalta Sendai, Roasso Kumamoto
5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
May 2014
Transfer: Roasso Kumamoto → Vegalta Sendai
13/14 · Return from loan
Apr 2014
Transfer: Vegalta Sendai → Roasso Kumamoto
13/14 · Loan
Feb 2014
Transfer: Chuo University → Vegalta Sendai
13/14 · Transfer
Jul 2011
2011 — Kawasaki Frontale
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Apr 2010
Transfer: High School (J) → Chuo University
09/10 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €1.50m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 2731 other Goalkeepers with ≥500 minutes in 24/25. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals0 total · 0.00/90
0
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
0
G+A0 total · 0.00/90
0
Yellow cards0 total · 0.00/90
68
Clean sheets3 total · 3.00/90
22
25,338 min
Minutes played by club
KAA Gent 5.3%
Sint-Truidense VV 40.2%
Nagoya Grampus 3.6%
Vegalta Sendai 24.3%
Matsumoto Yamaga 15.3%
Roasso Kumamoto 11.4%
Kawasaki Frontale 0.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
KAA Gent 2 23/24 24/25 15 0 0 1,336
Sint-Truidense VV 5 19/20 23/24 114 0 1 10,191
Nagoya Grampus 1 2025 2025 10 0 0 911
Vegalta Sendai 5 2014 2019 68 0 0 6,150
Matsumoto Yamaga 1 2016 2016 43 0 0 3,870
Roasso Kumamoto 2 2014 2015 32 0 0 2,880
Kawasaki Frontale 1 2011 2011 0 0 0 0

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

0€375K1€750K1€1.1M1€1.5M19/2020/21 — 1 assists120/2121/2222/2323/2424/2519/20 — €1M20/21 — €800K21/22 — €600K22/23 — €1.5M23/24 — €1.5M24/25 — €1MGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

19/20: 0019/2020/21: 0020/212011: 0020112014: 0020142015: 0020152016: 0020162017: 0020172018: 0020182019: 0020192025: 00202521/22: 0021/2222/23: 0022/2323/24: 0023/2424/25: 0024/25

Assists by season

19/20: 0019/2020/21: 1120/212011: 0020112014: 0020142015: 0020152016: 0020162017: 0020172018: 0020182019: 0020192025: 00202521/22: 0021/2222/23: 0022/2323/24: 0023/2424/25: 0024/25
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
24/25 Conference League KAA Gent 1 0 0 0 0 90
24/25 Croky Cup KAA Gent 2 0 0 0 0 180
24/25 Jupiler Pro League KAA Gent 1 0 0 0 0 90
24/25 UECL Qualifiers KAA Gent 1 0 0 0 0 90
23/24 Conference L. KAA Gent 0 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 Croky Cup KAA Gent 1 0 0 0 0 76
23/24 JPL KAA Gent 8 0 0 0 0 720
23/24 JPL Sint-Truidense VV 4 0 0 0 0 360
23/24 JPL Europe PO KAA Gent 1 0 0 0 0 90
23/24 Jupiler Pro League playoff Europa League KAA Gent 0 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Croky Cup Sint-Truidense VV 2 0 0 0 0 91
22/23 JPL Sint-Truidense VV 31 0 0 0 0 2,780
21/22 Croky Cup Sint-Truidense VV 0 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 JPL Sint-Truidense VV 31 0 0 3 0 2,790
2025 Emperor's Cup Nagoya Grampus 2 0 0 0 0 161
2025 J. League Cup Nagoya Grampus 1 0 0 0 0 120
2025 J1 League Nagoya Grampus 7 0 0 0 0 630
2019 Emperor's Cup Vegalta Sendai 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019 J. League Cup Vegalta Sendai 2 0 0 0 0 180
2019 J1 League Vegalta Sendai 19 0 0 0 0 1,710
2018 Emperor's Cup Vegalta Sendai 3 0 0 0 0 300
2018 J. League Cup Vegalta Sendai 1 0 0 0 0 90
2018 J1 League Vegalta Sendai 18 0 0 2 0 1,620
2017 Emperor's Cup Vegalta Sendai 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017 J. League Cup Vegalta Sendai 4 0 0 1 0 360
2017 J1 League Vegalta Sendai 20 0 0 2 0 1,800
2016 Emperor's Cup Matsumoto Yamaga 1 0 0 0 0 90
2016 J1 Play-off Matsumoto Yamaga 1 0 0 0 0 90
2016 J2 League Matsumoto Yamaga 41 0 0 2 0 3,690
2015 Emperor's Cup Roasso Kumamoto 2 0 0 0 0 180
2015 J. League Cup Vegalta Sendai 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015 J2 League Roasso Kumamoto 26 0 0 2 0 2,340
2014 J. League Cup Vegalta Sendai 1 0 0 0 0 90
2014 J.League Div.2 Roasso Kumamoto 4 0 0 0 0 360
2011 J.League Div.1 Kawasaki Frontale 0 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Croky Cup Sint-Truidense VV 0 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 JPL Sint-Truidense VV 24 0 1 1 0 2,160
19/20 Croky Cup Sint-Truidense VV 2 0 0 0 0 210
19/20 JPL Sint-Truidense VV 20 0 0 3 0 1,800
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
09/10 2010-04-01 High School (J) Chuo University Transfer 0
13/14 2014-02-01 Chuo University Vegalta Sendai Transfer 25000
13/14 2014-04-20 Vegalta Sendai Roasso Kumamoto Loan 25000
13/14 2014-05-19 Roasso Kumamoto Vegalta Sendai Return from loan 25000
14/15 2015-06-01 Vegalta Sendai Roasso Kumamoto Loan 50000
15/16 2016-01-31 Roasso Kumamoto Vegalta Sendai Return from loan 50000
15/16 2016-02-01 Vegalta Sendai Matsumoto Yama. Loan 50000
16/17 2017-01-31 Matsumoto Yama. Vegalta Sendai Return from loan 275000
19/20 2019-07-18 Vegalta Sendai Sint-Truiden Transfer 900000
23/24 2024-01-01 Sint-Truiden KAA Gent Transfer 1200000
24/25 2025-01-20 KAA Gent Nagoya Grampus Transfer 800000 €850k
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
16/17 Ankle sprain 2016-10-18 2016-10-24 7 1
17/18 Torn ankle ligaments 2017-09-22 2017-11-22 62 12
17/18 bruise 2018-02-17 2018-03-13 25 4
17/18 Hamstring injury 2018-05-20 2018-07-18 60 13
19/20 Hamstring injury 2020-01-17 2020-08-28 225 11
22/23 Muscle tear 2022-10-11 2022-10-25 15 3
23/24 Ill 2024-05-23 2024-05-28 6 1
24/25 minor knock 2024-12-18 2025-01-18 32 5
24/25 Meniscus injury 2025-01-27 2025-03-16 49 6
24/25 Hip injury 2025-05-02 2025-06-22 52 9
25/26 Hamstring injury 2025-08-13 32 6
Current€700k
Peak€1.50m
Low€25k
Δ since start+€675k
€25k€394k€763k€1.13m€1.50m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €700k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.30m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €650k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €900k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €275k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
Jan 1, 1970 €25k
Jan 1, 1970 €25k
Jan 1, 1970 €25k
Jan 1, 1970 €25k
Jan 1, 1970 €25k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #3435 #23 14 0 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Aboubakary Koita 1 0 0
Yudai Iwama 2 0 0
Kohei Kiyama 2 0 0
Katsuya Nagato 1 0 0
Liberato Cacace 1 0 0
Robert Bauer 1 0 0
Toni Leistner 2 0 0
Chris Durkin 1 0 0
Yuma Suzuki 1 0 0
Daiki Hashioka 1 0 0
Daichi Hayashi 1 0 0
Takayoshi Ishihara 2 0 0
Mory Konaté 1 0 0
Jorge Teixeira 1 0 0
Christian Brüls 2 0 0
Kazuki Oiwa 1 0 0
Wolke Janssens 1 0 0

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
16/17 2017-01-31 Matsumoto Yama. Vegalta Sendai Return from loan €275k
15/16 2016-02-01 Vegalta Sendai Matsumoto Yama. Loan €50k
15/16 2016-01-31 Roasso Kumamoto Vegalta Sendai Return from loan €50k
14/15 2015-06-01 Vegalta Sendai Roasso Kumamoto Loan €50k
13/14 2014-05-19 Roasso Kumamoto Vegalta Sendai Return from loan €25k
13/14 2014-04-20 Vegalta Sendai Roasso Kumamoto Loan €25k

Last 34 matches for Nagoya Grampus while Daniel Schmidt was at the club (joined 2025-01-20). The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.

DateCompHomeScoreAwayAvailability
2026-05-03 JAP1 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–3 Nagoya Grampus Available
2026-04-29 JAP1 Nagoya Grampus 1–2 Kashiwa Reysol Available
2026-04-25 JAP1 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Nagoya Grampus Available
2026-04-20 JAP1 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Available
2026-04-12 JAP1 Gamba Osaka 2–0 Nagoya Grampus Available
2026-04-06 JAP1 Shonan Bellmare 2–1 Nagoya Grampus Available
2026-04-02 JAP1 Nagoya Grampus 2–0 Yokohama F. Marinos Available
2026-03-29 JAP1 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Yokohama FC Available
2026-03-15 JAP1 Tokyo Verdy 2–1 Nagoya Grampus Available
2026-03-08 JAP1 Cerezo Osaka 1–1 Nagoya Grampus Available
2026-03-02 JAP1 Nagoya Grampus 1–2 FC Machida Zelvia Available
2026-02-26 JAP1 FC Tokyo 3–1 Nagoya Grampus Available
2026-02-22 JAP1 Nagoya Grampus 2–2 Vissel Kobe Available
2026-02-15 JAP1 Kawasaki Frontale 4–0 Nagoya Grampus Available
2025-06-30 JAP1 Cerezo Osaka 2–1 Nagoya Grampus Available
2025-06-26 JAP1 Nagoya Grampus 0–1 Urawa Red Diamonds Available
2025-06-22 JAP1 Tokyo Verdy 1–0 Nagoya Grampus Available
2025-06-16 JAP1 Nagoya Grampus 1–1 Shonan Bellmare INJURED Hip injury
2025-06-02 JAP1 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 Nagoya Grampus INJURED Hip injury
2025-05-26 JAP1 Nagoya Grampus 1–1 Kyoto Sanga FC INJURED Hip injury
2025-05-18 JAP1 Sagan Tosu 0–2 Nagoya Grampus INJURED Hip injury
2025-05-15 JAP1 Nagoya Grampus 3–1 FC Tokyo INJURED Hip injury
2025-05-11 JAP1 Nagoya Grampus 0–1 Gamba Osaka INJURED Hip injury
2025-05-06 JAP1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–3 Nagoya Grampus INJURED Hip injury
2025-05-03 JAP1 Nagoya Grampus 0–2 Vissel Kobe INJURED Hip injury
2025-04-28 JAP1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Nagoya Grampus Available
2025-04-21 JAP1 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Cerezo Osaka Available
2025-04-13 JAP1 Júbilo Iwata 0–1 Nagoya Grampus Available
2025-04-07 JAP1 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 Avispa Fukuoka Available
2025-04-03 JAP1 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 1–2 Nagoya Grampus Available
2025-03-30 JAP1 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Yokohama F. Marinos Available
2025-03-16 JAP1 Kashiwa Reysol 0–2 Nagoya Grampus Available
2025-03-09 JAP1 Albirex Niigata 1–0 Nagoya Grampus INJURED Meniscus injury
2025-03-02 JAP1 Nagoya Grampus 0–1 FC Machida Zelvia INJURED Meniscus injury

Teams faced most often by Daniel Schmidt's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
KV Mechelen 22 15 4 3 42 24 +18 68%
Standard Liège 22 13 4 5 44 24 +20 59%
Shonan Bellmare 20 6 9 5 19 20 -1 30%
Urawa Red Diamonds 20 5 6 9 18 24 -6 25%
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 20 8 8 4 30 23 +7 40%
Kashima Antlers 20 3 5 12 11 32 -21 15%
Kawasaki Frontale 20 5 5 10 23 34 -11 25%
FC Tokyo 20 4 6 10 15 23 -8 20%
Gamba Osaka 20 8 2 10 30 35 -5 40%
KRC Genk 20 4 8 8 27 40 -13 20%
Sagan Tosu 20 6 5 9 17 23 -6 30%
Yokohama F. Marinos 20 4 5 11 18 36 -18 20%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
19/20 Senior debut season

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
21/22 31 2,790 3 0 0 0.1
2018 22 2,010 2 0 0 0.09
2017 24 2,160 3 0 0 0.13
2016 43 3,870 2 0 0 0.05
2015 28 2,520 2 0 0 0.07
20/21 24 2,160 1 0 0 0.04
19/20 22 2,010 3 0 0 0.13

Goalkeeper-specific aggregates: clean sheets and goals conceded by season.

SeasonMatchesMinsClean sheetsCS %Goals concededGC / 90′
24/25 5 450 3 60% 5 1
23/24 14 1,246 3 21% 22 1.59
22/23 33 2,871 9 27% 37 1.16
21/22 31 2,790 11 35% 36 1.16
2025 10 911 2 20% 11 1.09
2019 21 1,890 5 24% 32 1.52
2018 22 2,010 3 14% 35 1.57
2017 24 2,160 5 21% 41 1.71
2016 43 3,870 20 47% 35 0.81
2015 28 2,520 11 39% 21 0.75
2014 5 450 2 40% 5 1
20/21 24 2,160 7 29% 32 1.33
19/20 22 2,010 6 27% 40 1.79

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Jupiler Pro League
119 apps
0 G
1 A
Emperor's Cup
8 apps
0 G
0 A
J1 League
64 apps
0 G
0 A
J. League Cup
9 apps
0 G
0 A
Croky Cup
7 apps
0 G
0 A
J2 League
71 apps
0 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Daniel Schmidt

Who is Daniel Schmidt?

Daniel Schmidt is a Japan professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Nagoya Grampus.

How old is Daniel Schmidt?

Daniel Schmidt is 34 years old. He was born on February 3, 1992 in ---, Illinois.

What position does Daniel Schmidt play?

Daniel Schmidt plays as a goalkeeper (Goalkeeper).

What club does Daniel Schmidt play for?

Daniel Schmidt currently plays for Nagoya Grampus.

What is Daniel Schmidt's market value?

Daniel Schmidt's most recent reported market value is €700k.