András Schäfer (born 13 April 1999) is ásSchäa Hungarian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Bundesliga club Union Berlin and the Hungary national team.
Personal life
Schäfer belongs to the German minority of Hungary with ancestors believed to be from Bavaria, and while he was not able to speak fluent German when he first moved to Union Berlin, he has been improving and recently been able to converse in German without needing translator.
Club career
Schäfer made his Hungarian League debut for MTK appearing as a substitute away at against Gyirmót on 1 April 2017.
On 17 January 2020, he joined Dunajská Streda, playing in the Fortuna Liga on loan until the end of the 2019–20 season, with an option to purchase.
Union Berlin
On 21 January 2022, Schäfer joined Union Berlin in the Bundesliga.
On 7 May 2022, Schäfer scored his first goal in the Bundesliga on the 33rd game week of the 2021–22 Bundesliga season in a 4–1 away victory against SC Freiburg at the Europa-Park Stadion, Freiburg im Breisgau. In the 2021–22 Bundesliga season he earned 8 caps and scored 1 goal.
After the match against SC Freiburg, he suffered an injury. On 19 May 2023, the diagnosis was revealed saying that he broke his leg. He also mentioned that he is going through the hardest time in his career due to this injury.
International career
Schäfer made his debut with the Hungary national team in a 1–0 UEFA Nations League win over Turkey on 3 September 2020.
On 1 June 2021, he was included in the final 26-man squad to represent Hungary at the rescheduled UEFA Euro 2020 tournament. He scored his first international goal on 4 June 2021, in a 1–0 win against Cyprus.