Luca Waldschmidt began his footballing career with SSV Oranien Frohnhausen, before joining SSC Juno Burg and TSG Wieseck. In 2010, he joined Eintracht Frankfurt's youth academy. After six years in Frankfurt, the Siegen-born forward joined Hamburger SV in July 2016. He moved on to SC Freiburg two years later, where he also spent two years and signed for SL Benfica. He returned to Germany in summer 2021 with VfL Wolfsburg. FC loaned out the forward in summer 2023.
