Oliver Schmidhauser

Oliver Schmidhauser de la Cruz (born 2 June 2004) is a professional footballer who last played as a striker for Swiss club Winterthur U21. Born in Switzerland, he represents Dominican Republic at youth international level.

Early life
Schmidhauser is a native of St. Gallen, Switzerland, and joined the youth academy of Liechtensteiner side Vaduz.

Club career
In 2022, Schmidhauser joined the youth academy of German side RB Leipzig. Previously, he played for the youth academies of Liechtensteiner side Vaduz, SpVgg Unterhaching, and Hertha Zehlendorf. In 2023, he received interest from the youth academy of Italian Serie A side Inter.

International career
Schmidhauser represented the Dominican Republic internationally at the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Style of play
Schmidhauser is known for physicality and speed.

Personal life
Schmidhauser idolizes French international Karim Benzema.