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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2022 Young Boys 133 (12)
2022 → Bologna (loan) 12 (0)
2022– Bologna 68 (1)
International career‡
2012 Switzerland U16 1 (0)
2017–2018 Switzerland U20 8 (0)
2018 Switzerland U21 6 (0)
2019– Switzerland 24 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 June 2024

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.

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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 20 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Young Boys 2016–17 Swiss Super League 1411020171
2017–18 1904060290
2018–19 2643060354
2019–20 3236180464
2020–21 27210110392
2021–22 15221111283
Total1331217244119415
Bologna (loan) 2021–22 Serie A 120——120
Bologna 2022–23 Serie A32120—341
2023–24 36040—400
Total68160—741
Career total2131323244128016

International

As of match played 29 June 2024 [11]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Switzerland 201910
202020
202140
202260
202330
202481
Total241
As of match played 15 June 2024
Scores and results list Switzerland's goal tally first.
List of international goals scored by Michel Aebischer
No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
115 June 2024 RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany21Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 2–03–1 UEFA Euro 2024 [12]

Honours

Young Boys

Individual

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  2. ↑ Michel Aebischer at Soccerway
  3. ↑ "BSC Young Boys vs. Luzern - 10 September 2016 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
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  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.
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  11. ↑ "Michel Aebischer". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
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