Bernd Dizon Schipmann (born 5 July 1994) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

Forward Madison Forward Madison FC is an American professional soccer team based in Madison, Wisconsin. The team was founded in 2018, and played its inaugural season in 2019. The team competes in the third division of the US soccer league system and plays thei ...

. Born in Germany, he represents the Philippines national team.

Club career

Youth

Schipmann had his youth career at SC Greven 09,

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and

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Schalke II

In 2013, Schipmann was promoted to Schalke 04 II, the reserve team of his club.

Holstein Kiel

In 2015, after his 2-season spell with the reserve team of Schalke 04, Schipmann joined

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club

Holstein Kiel Kieler Sportvereinigung Holstein von 1900 e.V., simply as KSV Holstein or Kieler SV Holstein, commonly known as Holstein Kiel (), is a German association football and sports club based in the city of Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein. From the 1900s thro ...

on a free transfer. Schipmann spent most of his time in Holstein Kiel in the reserve team.

Rot Weiss Ahlen

In 2018, after the expiry of his contract with his previous club, Schipmann joined

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club

Rot Weiss Ahlen Rot Weiss Ahlen is a German football club based in Ahlen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Until 2006 the club was known as ''LR Ahlen'' for its major sponsor, but underwent a name change when the sponsor withdrew its support after the team was relegated ...

on a free transfer.

Ratchaburi

Schipmann signed with

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club

Ratchaburi F.C. Ratchaburi Football Club ( Thai: สโมสรฟุตบอลจังหวัดราชบุรี ) is a Thai professional football club based in Ratchaburi province that currently plays in Thai League 1. Ratchaburi has the nickname ...

for their 2021–22 season.

Forward Madison

Prior to their 2023 season,

club

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announced the signing of Schipmann.

International career

Schipmann was born and raised in

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, Germany to a German father and a Filipino mother, making him eligible to represent either

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Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

at international level. In June 2019, Schipmann initially was called up for the Philippines for a

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against

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. However he did not feature in that match. In May 2021, Schipmann was once again called-up to the Philippines national team ahead of three

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matches against

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, and the

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. He made his debut on 7 June against China PR, where he collided with

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in the box as they both sprinted towards the through ball. Wu went on to score the

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, and Philippines eventually lost the match 2–0. Four days later, Schipmann kept his first international clean sheet as they won 3–0 against Guam.

Personal life

Schipmann was born to a German father and Filipina mother who is a native of

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Zamboanga del Sur Zamboanga del Sur ( Cebuano: ''Habagatang Zamboanga;'' Subanen: ''S'helatan Sembwangan/Sembwangan dapit Shelatan''; Chavacano: ''Zamboanga del Sur''; tl, Timog Zamboanga; mdh, Pagabatan Sambuanga), officially the Province of Zamboanga del Sur, ...

Honours

Holstein Kiel *

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: 2017

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Schipmann, Bernd 1994 births Living people Footballers from Münster Men's association football goalkeepers Filipino men's footballers Philippines men's international footballers German men's footballers Filipino people of German descent German sportspeople of Filipino descent FC Schalke 04 II players Holstein Kiel players Holstein Kiel II players Rot Weiss Ahlen players Forward Madison FC players Regionalliga players USL League One players German expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States