Michel Aebischer

Michel Aebischer

Personal information
Full name	Michel Aebischer [1]
Date of birth	(1997-01-06) 6 January 1997 (age 28) [1]
Place of birth	Fribourg, Switzerland
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
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 (loan)	12	(0)
2022–	Bologna	78	(1)
International career‡
2012	Switzerland U16	1	(0)
2017–2018	Switzerland U20	8	(0)
2018	Switzerland U21	6	(0)
2019–	Switzerland	31	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 April 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2025

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]

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 7 April 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Young Boys	2016–17	Swiss Super League	14	1	1	0	2 [a]	0	17	1
	2017–18		19	0	4	0	6 [b]	0	29	0
	2018–19		26	4	3	0	6 [c]	0	35	4
	2019–20		32	3	6	1	8 [d]	0	46	4
	2020–21		27	2	1	0	11 [e]	0	39	2
	2021–22		15	2	2	1	11 [c]	1	28	3
	Total		133	12	17	2	44	1	194	15
Bologna (loan)	2021–22	Serie A	12	0	—		—		12	0
Bologna	2022–23	Serie A	32	1	2	0	—		34	1
	2023–24		36	0	4	0	—		40	0
	2024–25		10	0	1	0	1 [c]	0	12	0
	Total		78	1	7	0	1	0	86	1
Career total			223	13	24	2	45	1	292	16

1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
2. One appearance in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League
3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
4. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
5. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, nine appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 25 March 2025 ^[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	13	1
	2025	2	0
Total		31	1

As of match played 25 March 2025

Scores and results list Switzerland's goal tally first.

List of international goals scored by Michel Aebischer

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	15 June 2024	RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany	21	Hungary	2–0	3–1	UEFA Euro 2024	[12]

Honours

Young Boys

• Swiss Super League: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20 ^{[13] [14]}
• Swiss Cup: 2019–20 ^[15]

Individual

• Swiss Super League Team of the Year: 2019–20, ^[16] 2020–21, ^[17]

References

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. "Murat Yakin gibt Schweizer WM-Aufgebot bekannt" [Murat Yakin announces Swiss World Cup squad] (in German). Swiss Football Association. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
8. "Brazil 1-0 Switzerland: Casemiro winner seals last-16 spot". BBC Sport. 27 November 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
9. "Männer-Nationalteam: Das EM-Kader steht – Zeqiri reist nicht nach Deutschland" [Men’s national team: The European Championship squad is set – Zeqiri will not travel to Germany] (in German). Swiss Football Association. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
10. "Switzerland holds on to beat Hungary 3-1 at Euro 2024". AP News. 15 June 2024.
11. "Michel Aebischer". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
12. "Hungary 1–3 Switzerland". UEFA. 15 June 2024.
13. "Young Boys wins Swiss league title in 54th week of season". Washington Post. Associated Press. ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved 18 October 2020.
14. "Young Boys seal third straight Swiss title". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
15. "Schweizerischer Fussballverband - Statistik und Resultate". www.football.ch (in German). Retrieved 18 October 2020.
16. "SAFP Golden 11 2019". Golden11. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
17. "SAFP Golden 11 Winners 2020". Golden11. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2022.

External links

• Profile at the Bologna FC 1909 website
• Michel Aebischer – UEFA competition record ( archive )