Julian García Schwarzer (born 26 October 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Malaysia Super League club Kuching City and the Philippines national team.

Personal life

Schwarzer was born in Harrogate, England to an Australian father of German descent and a Filipino mother of Spanish descent. His father Mark Schwarzer, is a former professional footballer who played for clubs including

Fulham Fulham () is an area of the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham in West London, England, southwest of Charing Cross. It lies on the north bank of the River Thames, bordering Hammersmith, Kensington and Chelsea. The area faces Wandsworth ...

, Chelsea and Leicester City and represented

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at international level. His mother, Paloma García, is a Filipina who migrated with her family to Australia. Paloma is the daughter of Arturo García, who was a former footballer and played for

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in Manila. She is also the grandniece of Albert M.G. García, who was a former national team player for the Philippines in the 1960s.

Club career

Fulham

In 2016, Schwarzer signed a two-year scholarship deal with

and joined the U18 squad. In his first season with the U18 team, he failed to make a single appearance. He made his debut for Fulham U18 the next season in a 2–2 draw against Norwich City U18. In February 2018, Schwarzer was called-up to the first team as the third goalkeeper in their match against

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in the

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. Schwarzer was released in the summer of 2018 after failing to secure a new contract.

Germany

A couple of months later, Schwarzer went overseas and joined Regionalliga Bayern club Pipinsried.

English non-league

After as short stint in Germany, Schwarzer returned to England and signed for non-league club

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for a short-term deal. Schwarzer then joined

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club Slough Town in the early part of the 2019–20 season. In October 2019, Schwarzer joined

Isthmian League The Isthmian League () is a regional men's football league covering Greater London, East and South East England, featuring mostly semi-professional clubs. Founded in 1905 by amateur clubs in the London area, the league now consists of 82 tea ...

club Chipstead. He made his debut for the club in a 1–1 draw against

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in the

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. In February 2020, Schwarzer joined

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club

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. In August 2020, Schwarzer signed a short-term deal with Isthmian League club Basingstoke Town.

Return to Fulham

Schwarzer re-signed for Fulham as a backup goalkeeper for the U23 squad, sitting on the bench for several of their league matches. In May 2022, Schwarzer was once again, released by the club. In March 2022, Schwarzer was sent out on loan to Kingstonian until the end of the 2021–22 season.

Azkals Development Team

Schwarzer joined Philippines Football League club Azkals Development Team. He made his debut for ADT in a 0–1 defeat against

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International career

Schwarzer is eligible to represent

, England, Germany, Philippines and Spain at international level due to his parent's heritage and his country of birth. Schwarzer has been in contact with the Philippine Football Federation since 2019. He was initially eyed to play for the U23 national team in the 2019 and 2021 Southeast Asian Games but failing to secure a Philippine passport prevented him from suiting up. He made his debut for the Philippines in a 4–1 friendly win against Timor Leste in

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, Indonesia. He came in as a second half substitute replacing Anthony Pinthus in the 46th minute.

References

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at worldfootball.net {{DEFAULTSORT:Schwarzer, Julian 1999 births Living people Filipino footballers Philippines international footballers English footballers Filipino people of Australian descent Filipino people of German descent Filipino people of Spanish descent English people of Filipino descent English people of Australian descent English people of German descent English people of Spanish descent Citizens of the Philippines through descent Association football goalkeepers Philippines Football League players