Swiss footballer (born 1997)
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
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 was initially a loan with a future obligation to buy the rights permanently.[ 5]
International career
Aebischer made his debut for Switzerland national team on 18 November 2019 in a Euro 2020 qualifier against Gibraltar . He came on as a substitute for Ruben Vargas in the 85th minute.[ 6] On 9 November 2022, he was called up for the Swiss squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar,[ 7] where he made one appearance as a 76th-minute substitute for Djibril Sow in the 1–0 Group G loss to Brazil .[ 8]
On 7 June 2024, Aebischer was named in the 26-man squad for the UEFA Euro 2024 .[ 9] On 15 June, he scored his first international goal and provided an assist in a 3–1 victory over Hungary in Switzerland's opening match of the tournament.[ 10]
Career statistics
Club
As of match played 31 August 2024
International
As of match played 6 July 2024[ 11]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team
Year
Apps
Goals
Switzerland
2019
1
0
2020
2
0
2021
4
0
2022
6
0
2023
3
0
2024
9
1
Total
25
1
As of match played 15 June 2024
Scores and results list Switzerland's goal tally first.
Honours
Young Boys
Individual
References
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