Michael Frey (footballer)

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Michael Frey
Michael Frey (LOSC Lille).JPG
Frey playing for Lille in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-07-19) 19 July 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Münsingen, Switzerland
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Queens Park Rangers
Number 12
Youth career
FC Münsingen
0000–2010 Thun
2010–2012 Young Boys
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2014 Young Boys 73 (17)
2014–2016 Lille 15 (2)
2016 → Luzern (loan) 16 (4)
2016–2017 Young Boys 29 (8)
2017–2018 FC Zürich 34 (12)
2018–2021 Fenerbahçe 15 (3)
2019–2020 → 1. FC Nürnberg (loan) 29 (4)
2020–2021 → Beveren (loan) 27 (12)
2021–2024 Royal Antwerp 53 (31)
2023 → Schalke 04 (loan) 15 (0)
2024– Queens Park Rangers 2 (1)
International career
2010–2011 Switzerland U17 4 (0)
2011–2013 Switzerland U19 12 (4)
2014 Switzerland U20 1 (1)
2013–2016 Switzerland U21 14 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:59, 10 February 2024 (UTC)

Michael Frey (born 19 July 1994) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Queens Park Rangers.

Contents

Club career

In June 2017, Frey signed a four-year contract with FC Zürich. [1]

In August 2018, Frey joined Turkish club Fenerbahçe for a reported transfer fee of €2.64 million. He signed a four-year deal. [2] After his first season in Turkey, Frey joined 2. Bundesliga side 1. FC Nürnberg on loan for the 2019–20 season. The club retained an option to make the move permanent. [3]

On 17 June 2021, Fenerbahçe announced that Frey had joined Antwerp on a permanent deal after an impressive loan spell with Beveren in the Belgian First Division A during the 2020–21 season. [4] On 8 August 2021, Frey scored all five goals for Antwerp in their 5–2 league win over Standard Liège. [5]

On 20 January 2023, after two and a half seasons in Belgium, he was loaned to German side Schalke 04, newly promoted to the Bundesliga, with an option to make the deal permanent. [6] [7]

On 28 January 2024, Frey signed for English club Queens Park Rangers. [8] [9]

Career statistics

As of match played 10 February 2024 [10] [11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [lower-alpha 1] EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Young Boys 2011–12 Swiss Super League 2100——21
2012–13 Swiss Super League3142410 [lower-alpha 2] 1—439
2013–14 Swiss Super League33920——359
2014–15 Swiss Super League73004 [lower-alpha 2] 2—115
Total731744143—9124
Lille 2014–15 Ligue 1 152103 [lower-alpha 2] 02 [lower-alpha 3] 1213
Luzern (loan) 2015–16 Swiss Super League16410——174
Young Boys 2016–17 Swiss Super League298448 [lower-alpha 4] 1—4113
FC Zürich 2017–18 Swiss Super League311254——3616
2018–19 Swiss Super League3000——30
Total341254——3916
Fenerbahçe 2018–19 Süper Lig 143305 [lower-alpha 2] 2—225
2020–21 Süper Lig1000——10
Total1533052—235
1. FC Nürnberg (loan) 2019–20 2. Bundesliga 29411—2 [lower-alpha 5] 0325
Beveren (loan) 2020–21 Belgian Pro League 271223—2 [lower-alpha 6] 23117
Antwerp 2021–22 Belgian Pro League3924106 [lower-alpha 2] 0—4624
2022–23 Belgian Pro League147316 [lower-alpha 7] 2—2310
Total533141122—6934
Schalke 04 (loan) 2022–23 Bundesliga 150———150
Queens Park Rangers 2023–24 Championship 21———21
Career total30894251742863381122
  1. ↑ Includes Swiss Cup, Coupe de France, Turkish Cup, Belgian Cup
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ↑ Appearances in Coupe de la Ligue
  4. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  5. ↑ Appearances in 2. Bundesliga relegation play-offs
  6. ↑ Appearances in Belgian First Division A relegation play-offs
  7. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

FC Zürich

Individual

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References

  1. ↑ "Der FC Zürich verpflichtet Michael Frey". fcz.ch (in German). 19 June 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "Michael Frey joins Fenerbahce from FC Zurich". Turkish Football News. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "Frey joins Nurnberg on loan from Fenerbahce". AA. 19 August 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  4. ↑ "Welkom op De Bosuil, Michael Frey!". Royal Antwerp FC (in Dutch). 17 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  5. ↑ "Standard humiliated at home by Antwerp (2-5), Michael Frey author of five goals". Archy Sport. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  6. ↑ "Striker Michael Frey joins Schalke 04". FC Schalke 04. 20 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  7. ↑ "Michael Frey naar Schalke 04". Royal Antwerp FC (in Dutch). 20 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  8. ↑ "Striker Michael Frey joins QPR". QPR FC. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  9. ↑ "QPR sign Swiss striker Frey from Royal Antwerp" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  10. ↑ "Michael Frey - Club matches". worldfootball.net.
  11. ↑ "Michael Frey statistics". Ogol.
  12. ↑ "Super League – Salah zum SL-"Spieler des Jahres" gewählt". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (in German). 27 January 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
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