Oscar Schonfelder

Career
Oscar worked his way through the Mainz 05 youth system and gained his pro contract in the 17/18 season. In the two years he was there he never got a chance in the first team. Italian team Sassuolo bought him for the 19/20 season for £85,000 and then sent him out on loan instantly to Bulgarian side Etar Veliko where he played only 3 games and didn't impress. The next season he was loaned out to Austrian side SV Mattersburg where he started to come out of his shell, scoring two and assisting three in 10 games. In the 21/22 season he was loaned out again to Swedish side Helsingborgs IF, where again he played well, scoring 2 and assisting 3 again. There was still no room for him in the Sassuolo side for the 23/24 season, so he went on his final loan to Championship side Huddlesfield where he played 27 games but was relegated to League One in the process. The 24/25 saw him get a look in the first team for Sassuolo from the bench, he played 7 times but didn't make a big enough impact so was released at the end of the season. Gateshead noticed him on the free agent list and managed to bring him in for the 25/26 season. He came in as the best player at the club. With the wide range of defenders at the club, Ireland decided to use him as a left winger which he performed very well in. Scoring 1 and assisted 8 in 42 games for the north east side. In his second season at Gateshead he again played very well, scoring 2 and assisting 8 in 37 games. This was mostly out on the left wing with a handful of games at his preferred left back. He contributed massively in the League One title push and Leasing.com victory. The 27/28 season saw him go back into left back with various new players that could play at left wing. He still managed 2 goals and 2 assists. With Jack Simpson still performing well in his early 30's, Oscar wasn't getting much of a looking through the 28/29 season. He only made 22 appearances, but still provided 4 assists from the left back position. The 29/30 season ended up being his last year at the club which he still performed well in. He ended up with 5 assists and 1 goal and a Championship medal to his name. In the 30/31 summer, Austria Vienna came in with a £3.3 million bid for the 28 year old. Ireland was at first reluctant to let the player go, but with new signings coming in, he couldn't guarantee Oscar a starting position. He joined them for the 30/31 season where he continued to perform well. Overall Schonfelder played 164 games, scored 6 and assisted 27 in the 5 years he was at the club.