Sam Schreck

{{short description|German footballer (born 1999)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Sam Schreck | fullname = Sam Francis Schreck | image = Sam-Schreck-August2018.jpg | caption = Schreck in 2018 | height = 1.80 m | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1999|1|29}} | birth_place = Pinneberg, Germany | position = Midfielder | currentclub = Arminia Bielefeld | clubnumber = 8 | youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2006 | youthclubs1 = TuS Appen | youthyears2 = 2006–2010 | youthclubs2 = Hamburger SV | youthyears3 = 2010–2011 | youthclubs3 = TuS Appen | youthyears4 = 2011–2013 | youthclubs4 = Kummerfelder SV | youthyears5 = 2013–2016 | youthclubs5 = FC St. Pauli | youthyears6 = 2016–2018 | youthclubs6 = Bayer Leverkusen | years1 = 2018–2019 | clubs1 = Bayer Leverkusen | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2019–2022 | clubs2 = FC Groningen | caps2 = 26 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2021–2022 | clubs3 = → Erzgebirge Aue (loan) | caps3 = 26 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2022–2023 | clubs4 = Erzgebirge Aue | caps4 = 28 | goals4 = 3 | years5 = 2023– | clubs5 = Arminia Bielefeld | caps5 = 69 | goals5 = 2 | nationalyears1 = 2014–2015 | nationalteam1 = Germany U16 | nationalcaps1 = 10 | nationalgoals1 = 1 | nationalyears2 = 2015–2016 | nationalteam2 = Germany U17 | nationalcaps2 = 13 | nationalgoals2 = 2 | nationalyears3 = 2017 | nationalteam3 = Germany U18 | nationalcaps3 = 3 | nationalgoals3 = 2 | nationalyears4 = 2017–2018 | nationalteam4 = Germany U19 | nationalcaps4 = 6 | nationalgoals4 = 1 | nationalyears5 = 2018 | nationalteam5 = Germany U20 | nationalcaps5 = 2 | nationalgoals5 = 0 | club-update = 18 May 2026 | nationalteam-update = 18:02, 29 November 2018 (UTC) }}

'''Sam Francis Schreck''' (born 29 January 1999) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for {{German football updater|ABielefe}} club Arminia Bielefeld.<ref name="WF">{{WorldFootball.net|sam-schreck}}</ref>

==Club career== Schreck made his professional debut for Bayer Leverkusen in the UEFA Europa League on 29 November 2018, starting against Bulgarian club Ludogorets Razgrad before coming off in the 73rd minute for Kai Havertz. The home match finished as a 1–1 draw.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.kicker.de/leverkusen-gegen-rasgrad-2018-europa-league-4546860/analyse |title=Weisers Traumtor rettet Bayer einen Punkt |trans-title=Weiser's dream goal saves Bayer a point |website=Kicker |publisher=kicker-sportmagazin |date=29 November 2018 |access-date=29 November 2018 |language=German}}</ref>

On 6 August 2022, Schreck returned to Erzgebirge Aue on a permanent basis after playing for the club on loan in the previous season and signed a one-year contract with an option to extend.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Erzgebirge Aue|url=https://www.fc-erzgebirge.de/aktuelles/v/a/veilchen-verpflichten-sam-schreck-fest/|title=Veilchen verpflichten Sam Schreck fest|date=6 August 2022|access-date=17 August 2022|language=de|archive-date=7 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220807231010/https://www.fc-erzgebirge.de/aktuelles/v/a/veilchen-verpflichten-sam-schreck-fest/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In June 2023, Schreck signed for Arminia Bielefeld.<ref> {{cite web|url=https://www.arminia.de/neues/schlagzeilen/detail/dsc-arminia-verpflichtet-sam-schreck|title=DSC ARMINIA VERPFLICHTET SAM SCHRECK|trans-title=DSC ARMINIA SIGNS SAM SCHRECK|language=German|website=www.arminia.de|date=19 June 2023|accessdate=22 June 2023}}</ref>

==International career== Schreck began his youth international career with Germany's under-16 team, first appearing on 12 September 2014 against Belgium.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dfb.de/datencenter/laenderspiel-2512/2014-2015/saison/2215053 |title=Deutschland U16 – Belgien U16, 0:1, Länderspiel 2014/15 Saison |trans-title=Germany U16 v Belgium U16, 0:1, Friendlies 2014–15 season |website=DFB.de |publisher=German Football Association |date=12 September 2014 |access-date=29 November 2018 |language=German}}</ref> He was included in Germany's squad for the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Azerbaijan.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.kicker.de/schoenweitz-nominiert-kader-fuer-die-u-17-em-650059/artikel |title=Schönweitz nominiert Kader für die U 17-EM |trans-title=Schönweitz nominates squad for the European Under-17 Championship |website=Kicker |publisher=kicker-sportmagazin |date=20 April 2016 |access-date=29 November 2018 |language=German}}</ref> The team managed to reach the semi-finals, before losing 2–1 against Spain.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.kicker.de/deutschland-gegen-spanien-2016-u-em-3302727/spielbericht |title=Deutsche U 17 scheitert im Halbfinale |trans-title=Germany under-17 fails in the semi-finals |website=Kicker |publisher=kicker-sportmagazin |date=18 May 2016 |access-date=29 November 2018 |language=German}}</ref>

==Career statistics==

===Club=== {{updated|match played on 1 April 2023|<ref name="WF"/>}}

{| 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"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |Bayer Leverkusen |2018–19 |Bundesliga |0||0||0||0||2{{efn|Appearance in UEFA Europa League}}||0||2||0 |- |rowspan="4"|Groningen |2019–20 |rowspan="3"|Eredivisie |13||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||2||0 |- |2020–21 |13||0||1||0||colspan="2"|–||14||0 |- |2021–22 |0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||0||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !26!!0!!1!!0!!0!!0!!27!!0 |- |Erzgebirge Aue (loan) |2021–22 |2. Bundesliga |26||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||27||0 |- |Erzebirge Aue |2022–23 |3. Liga |23||3||0||0||1{{efn|Appearance in the Saxony Cup}}||0||24||3 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !75!!3!!2!!0!!3!!0!!80!!3 |} '''Notes''' {{Notelist}}

==Honours== '''Arminia Bielefeld''' * 3. Liga: 2024–25<ref>{{cite web |title=Arminia Bielefeld ist Drittliga-Meister 2024/2025 |url=https://www.dfb.de/news/arminia-bielefeld-ist-drittliga-meister-2024/2025 |website=German Football Association (DFB) |access-date=13 December 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250703182739/https://www.dfb.de/news/arminia-bielefeld-ist-drittliga-meister-2024/2025 |archive-date=3 July 2025 |language=de |date=17 May 2025 |trans-title=Arminia Bielefeld are the 2024–25 3. Liga champions}}</ref> *DFB-Pokal runner-up: 2024–25 *Westphalian Cup: 2024–25

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{UEFA player|250089216|Sam Schreck}} * {{DFB|353263|Sam Francis Schreck}} * {{Kicker|85728|Sam Schreck}} * {{Soccerway|sam-francis-schreck/439598|Sam Francis Schreck}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Schreck, Sam}} Category:1999 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Pinneberg Category:Footballers from Schleswig-Holstein Category:German men's footballers Category:Germany men's youth international footballers Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Eredivisie players Category:2. Bundesliga players Category:3. Liga players Category:Bayer 04 Leverkusen players Category:FC Groningen players Category:FC Erzgebirge Aue players Category:Arminia Bielefeld players Category:German expatriate men's footballers Category:German expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Category:Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Category:21st-century German sportsmen