An ex-England U19 captain, Schumacher left Everton to gain first-team football and has been getting plenty of it since
Tall and athletic, Schumacher has a reputation for being one of the most fiercely competitive midfielders in League One.
Equally adept at playing the holding role or breaking forward to join attacks the former Everton youth star has been impressive to date in a Crewe Alexandra shirt.
After failing to make the breakthrough at Goodison Park the former England Under-19 captain enjoyed three successful seasons with Bradford City, scoring with regularity and being a virtual ever-present in the Bantams side.
However, with speculation over his future growing uncertain under Stuart McCall, Schumacher signed for the Alex in May 2007.