David Schnegg (born 29 September 1998) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a
left-back
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for
D.C. United and the
Austria national team.
Club career
Schnegg started playing football for FG Schönwies/Mils and for the Academy Tyrol. 2017– 2018 he played for SC Imst in the Tyrol League, the 4th level in Austrian football. In January 2018 he went on to
WSG Wattens in the
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.
He made his professional debut playing for WSG Wattens against
FC Wacker Innsbruck on 9 March 2018.
For the 2018–19 season he went to FC Liefering.
On 17 August 2020, he returned to
WSG Swarovski Tirol on a season-long loan.
Schnegg moved to Italian club
Venezia in June 2021. On 15 January 2022, he joined
Crotone
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on loan.
On 15 June 2022, Schnegg returned to Austria and signed a four-year contract with
Sturm Graz.
On 4 July 2024, Schnegg moved to the United States, joining
Major League Soccer
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side
D.C. United on a deal through to the end of 2026.
International career
Schnegg was called up to the
Austria national team for a set of
UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches in September 2023.
Career statistics
Club
International
References
External links
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1998 births
Living people
Footballers from Salzburg
Austrian men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Austria men's international footballers
Austria men's under-21 international footballers
Austrian Football Bundesliga players
2. Liga (Austria) players
Serie A players
Serie B players
WSG Tirol players
FC Liefering players
FC Juniors OÖ players
LASK players
Venezia FC players
FC Crotone players
SK Sturm Graz players
D.C. United players
Austrian expatriate men's footballers
Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
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