Michel Aebischer

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Michel Aebischer
Personal information
Full name Michel Aebischer[1]
Date of birth (1997-01-06) 6 January 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Fribourg, Switzerland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Bologna
Number 20
Youth career
0000–2016 Young Boys
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2022 Young Boys 133 (12)
2022– Bologna 45 (1)
International career
2012 Switzerland U16 1 (0)
2017–2018 Switzerland U20 8 (0)
2018 Switzerland U21 6 (0)
2019– Switzerland 17 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 August 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 March 2024 (UTC)

Michel Aebischer (born 6 January 1997) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Serie A club Bologna and the Switzerland national team.[2] He first began representing the country internationally at youth level in 2012 with Switzerland U16.

Club career[edit]

Aebischer is a youth exponent from Young Boys. He made his Swiss Super League debut on 10 September 2016 against Luzern.[3]

He was part of the Young Boys squad that won the 2017–18 Swiss Super League, their first league title for 32 years.[4]

On 25 January 2022, he joined Bologna in Italy. The transfer is initially a loan with a future obligation to buy the rights permanently.[5]

International career[edit]

Aebischer made his debut for Switzerland national team on 18 November 2019 in a Euro 2020 qualifier against Gibraltar. He substituted Ruben Vargas in the 85th minute.[6]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of 15 June 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Young Boys 2016–17 Swiss Super League 14 1 1 0 2 0 17 1
2017–18 19 0 4 0 6 0 29 0
2018–19 26 4 3 0 6 0 35 4
2019–20 32 3 6 1 8 0 46 4
2020–21 27 2 1 0 11 0 39 2
2021–22 15 2 2 1 11 1 28 3
Total 133 12 17 2 44 1 194 15
Bologna (loan) 2021–22 Serie A 12 0 12 0
Career total 145 12 17 2 44 1 0 0 206 15

Honours[edit]

Young Boys

Individual

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Switzerland (SUI)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 28. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. ^ Michel Aebischer at Soccerway
  3. ^ "BSC Young Boys vs. Luzern - 10 September 2016 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Soccer - Young Boys end 32-year wait for Swiss title and end Basel dominance". Reuters. 28 April 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Aebischer al Bologna" (in Italian). Bologna. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Gibraltar v Switzerland game report". UEFA. 18 November 2019.
  7. ^ "Young Boys wins Swiss league title in 54th week of season". Washington Post. Associated Press. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Young Boys seal third straight Swiss title". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  9. ^ "Schweizerischer Fussballverband - Statistik und Resultate". www.football.ch (in German). Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  10. ^ "SAFP Golden 11 2019". Golden11. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  11. ^ "SAFP Golden 11 Winners 2020". Golden11. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2022.