Benedikt Schmid (born 19 November 1990 in

Waldkirchen Waldkirchen is the biggest town in the district of Freyung-Grafenau in Germany. History Mentioned for the first time in 1203, it soon became an important trading place along the "Goldener Steig" (Golden Path), a salt-trading route between Bava ...

) is a German

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

. Schmid came through the youth ranks of TSV Waldkirchen before moving to

SSV Jahn Regensburg Sport- und Schwimmverein Jahn Regensburg e. V., commonly known as SSV Jahn Regensburg, Jahn Regensburg, SSV Jahn or simply Jahn is a German football club based in Regensburg, Bavaria. The club is based on a gymnastics club founded in 1886 a ...

. In 2009, he signed for

1. FC Bad Kötzting 1. FC Bad Kötzting is a German association football club from the city of Bad Kötzting, Bavaria. History Founded on 5 May 1921 as ''1. FC Kötzting'', the club spent most of its existence as a lower-tier side until earning promotion to the La ...

, scoring six goals in 20 appearances, but couldn't help the team from being relegated from the Bayernliga. A year later, after completing his '' Zivildienst'', Schmid moved back to Regensburg where he made his professional debut in the

3. Liga The 3. Liga is a professional association football league and the third division in Germany. In the German football league system, it is positioned between the 2. Bundesliga and the fourth-tier Regionalliga. The modern 3. Liga was formed for t ...

in 2011. After four years, he left for

DJK Vilzing The DJK Vilzing is a German association football club from the village of Vilzing, located near Cham, Bavaria. ''DJK'' stands for '' Deutsche Jugendkraft'', a sports organisation associated with the Catholic Church. The club's greatest success ca ...

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* 1990 births Living people People from Freyung-Grafenau Footballers from Lower Bavaria German men's footballers Men's association football forwards 3. Liga players SSV Jahn Regensburg players SSV Jahn Regensburg II players {{Germany-footy-forward-1990s-stub