{{Short description|Finnish footballer (born 2003)}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Lasse Schulz | image = | fullname = Lasse William Schulz | height = 1.98 m | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2003|3|29}} | birth_place = Helsinki, Finland | position = Goalkeeper | currentclub = Vendsyssel | clubnumber = 1 | youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2013 | youthclubs1 = HyPS | youthyears2 = 2013–2015 | youthclubs2 = KäPa | youthyears3 = 2016–2018 | youthclubs3 = HJK | youthyears4 = 2019 | youthclubs4 = Honka | youthyears5 = 2020 | youthclubs5 = Greuther Fürth | years1 = 2020–2024 | clubs1 = Greuther Fürth | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2020–2024 | clubs2 = Greuther Fürth II | caps2 = 40 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2023–2024 | clubs3 = → Viborg (loan) | caps3 = 0 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2024– | clubs4 = Vendsyssel | caps4 = 41 | goals4 = 1 | nationalyears1 = 2023 | nationalteam1 = Finland U21 | nationalcaps1 = 4 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | club-update = 7 October 2025 | nationalteam-update = 16 November 2023 }}

'''Lasse Schulz''' (born 29 March 2003) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Danish club Vendsyssel FF and the Finland under-21 national team.<ref>{{cite news |last=Vähämaa |first=Toni|title=Hyvinkään jalkapallokasvatti Lasse Schulz nauroi joukkuekaverinsa ehdotukselle saunan lauteilla: "Mun CV:hän on ihan paska" - siitä alkoi lopulta matka maajoukkueeseen saakka|publisher=Aamuposti |url=https://www.aamuposti.fi/urheilu/6199968 |date=10 September 2023}}</ref>

==Club career== Schulz started football in Finland, playing in the youth sectors of Hyvinkään Palloseura, Käpylän Pallo, HJK Helsinki and Honka.

On 1 January 2020, at the age of 16, Schulz moved to Germany and joined Greuther Fürth organisation and was initially registered to their U17-squad. Later in October he made his senior debut with the club's reserve team in Regionalliga.

On 21 August 2023, Danish Superliga club Viborg FF acquired Schulz on a loan deal for the 2023–24 season.<ref>{{cite news |title=VFF lejer finsk U21-landsholdsmålmand |publisher=Viborg FF |url=https://www.vff.dk/nyhed/sport/13907-vff-lejer-finsk-u21-landsholdsmalmand |access-date=25 August 2023}}</ref> He played mainly for the U19 side during his stint.

On 31 May 2024, Schulz signed a permanent three-year contract with Vendsyssel FF in Danish 1st Division.<ref>[https://vendsysselff.dk/vendsyssel-ff-henter-finsk-u-21-landsholdskeeper/ VENDSYSSEL FF HENTER FINSK U-21 LANDSHOLDSKEEPER], vendsysselff.dk, 31 May 2024</ref> On 4 October, Schulz scored a goal for Vendsyssel, an equalizer in stoppage time in a 2–2 draw against Hillerød.<ref>[https://bold.dk/fodbold/stillinger/1-division/nyheder/sjaeldent-syn-vendsyssel-keeper-udlignede-i-sidste-sekund Sjældent syn: Vendsyssel-keeper udlignede i sidste sekund], bold.dk, 4 October 2024</ref><ref>[https://www.is.fi/jalkapallo/art-2000010743210.html Suomalaismaalivahti teki hämmästyttävän tempun Tanskassa], Ilta-Sanomat, 5 October 2024</ref>

== International career == Schulz was named in the squad for the Finland U15 training camp in 2017. Schulz made his debut in international stage in 2023 with Finland U21 national team.<ref>{{cite news |title=Lasse Schulz - seuraava suomalaisvahti 2. Bundesligassa? |publisher=Finnish FA |url=https://www.palloliitto.fi/ajankohtaista/lasse-schulz-seuraava-suomalaisvahti-2-bundesligassa/ |access-date=24 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=HyPS-kasvatti Lasse Schulz nimettiin Pikkuhuuhkajiin |publisher=Aamuposti |url=https://www.aamuposti.fi/urheilu/5773426 |access-date=24 August 2023}}</ref><ref>[https://tulospalvelu.palloliitto.fi/person/232200/player/seasons Tulospalvelu Palloliitto, L.Schulz], Finnish FA/ Palloliitto</ref>

== Personal life == Born in Finland, Schulz is also of German descent and holds dual Finnish-German citizenship. His brother Niklas Schulz is also a professional goalkeeper.

== Career statistics == {{updated|7 October 2025}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan=2|Greuther Fürth |2020–21 |2. Bundesliga |0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0 |- |2022–23 |2. Bundesliga |0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0 |- |rowspan="4"|Greuther Fürth II |2020–21 |Regionalliga Bayern |3||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||3||0 |- |2021–22 |Regionalliga Bayern |12||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||12||0 |- |2022–23 |Regionalliga Bayern |25||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||25||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !40!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!40!!0 |- |Viborg FF (loan) |2023–24 |Danish Superliga |0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0 |- |rowspan=3|Vendsyssel FF |2024–25 |Danish 1st Division |30||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||30||1 |- |2025–26 |Danish 2nd Division |10||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||11||0 |- !colspan=2|Total !40!!0!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!41!!0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !80!!1!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!81!!1 |} {{notelist}}

== References == {{reflist}}

== External links == * {{Soccerway|637090}} * {{WorldFootball.net|lasse-schulz}}

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