| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Franz-Ethan Meichtry | ||
| Date of birth | 8 July 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Thun, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Thun | ||
| Number | 78 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2018 | FC Rot-Schwarz | ||
| 2018–2020 | Thun | ||
| 2020–2023 | Dürrenast | ||
| 2023–2024 | Thun | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024–2025 | Thun U21 | 19 | (1) |
| 2024– | Thun | 47 | (9) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025 | Switzerland U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2025– | Switzerland U21 | 5 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:13, 16 February 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14:13, 16 February 2026 (UTC) | |||
Franz-Ethan Meichtry (born 8 July 2005) is a Swiss professional football player who plays as a midfielder for Swiss Super League club Thun.
Meichtry is a product of the youth academies of the Swiss clubs FC Rot-Schwarz, Thun and Dürrenast. On 10 July 2024, he signed his first professional contract with Thun until 2026. [1] He helped Thun win the 2024–25 Swiss Challenge League and earn promotion to the Swiss Super League. On 18 December 2025, he extended his contract with Thun until 2030. [2]
Born in Switzerland, Meichtry was born to a Swiss father and Cameroonian mother and holds dual-citizenship. [3] He is a youth international for Switzerland, having been called up to the Switzerland U21s for a set of 2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches. [4]