N. Schmidt

N. Schmidt is an 18-year-old Japanese footballer whose playing style remains something of a mystery to the wider public. At 180 cm and 72 kg, he has the physical frame of a modern midfielder or forward, but his exact position is not yet publicly defined. What makes Schmidt distinctive is his age and nationality — a teenager from Japan already attached to a Bundesliga club, which immediately draws comparisons to the wave of talented young Japanese players making their mark in Europe. His ...