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 28) [1]
Place of birth Fribourg, Switzerland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Pisa
(on loan from Bologna)
Number 20
Youth career
–2016 Young Boys
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2022 Young Boys 133 (12)
2022 → Bologna (loan) 12 (0)
2022– Bologna 82 (1)
2025– → Pisa (loan) 2 (0)
International career‡
2012 Switzerland U16 1 (0)
2017–2018 Switzerland U20 8 (0)
2018 Switzerland U21 6 (0)
2019– Switzerland 34 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 August 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 September 2025

Michel Aebischer (born 6 January 1997) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Serie A club Pisa, on loan from Bologna, and the Switzerland national team. [2]

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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]

On 3 August 2025, Aebischer was loaned by Pisa, with a conditional obligation to buy. [6]

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. [7] On 9 November 2022, he was called up for the Swiss squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, [8] where he made one appearance as a 76th-minute substitute for Djibril Sow in the 1–0 Group G loss to Brazil. [9]

On 7 June 2024, Aebischer was named in the 26-man squad for the UEFA Euro 2024. [10] 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. [11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 August 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Young Boys 2016–17 Swiss Super League 141102 [a] 0171
2017–18 190406 [b] 0290
2018–19 264306 [c] 0354
2019–20 323618 [d] 0464
2020–21 2721011 [e] 0392
2021–22 1522111 [c] 1283
Total1331217244119415
Bologna (loan) 2021–22 Serie A 120——120
Bologna 2022–23 Serie A32120—341
2023–24 36040—400
2024–25 140101 [c] 0160
Total8217010901
Pisa (loan) 2025–26 Serie A2000—20
Career total2291324245129816
  1. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ↑ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. 1 2 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 8 September 2025 [12]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Switzerland 201910
202020
202140
202260
202330
2024131
202551
Total342
As of match played 10 June 2025
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 [13]
210 June 2025 Geodis Park, Nashville, United States32Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2–04–0 Friendly

Honours

Young Boys

Bologna

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 3 "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. ↑ "Michel Aebischer è del Pisa!" [Michel Aebischer is at Pisa!] (in Italian). Pisa SC. 3 August 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  7. ↑ "Gibraltar v Switzerland game report". UEFA. 18 November 2019.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "Brazil 1-0 Switzerland: Casemiro winner seals last-16 spot". BBC Sport. 27 November 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  10. ↑ "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.
  11. ↑ "Switzerland holds on to beat Hungary 3-1 at Euro 2024". AP News. 15 June 2024.
  12. ↑ "Michel Aebischer". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  13. ↑ "Hungary 1–3 Switzerland". UEFA. 15 June 2024.
  14. ↑ "Young Boys wins Swiss league title in 54th week of season". Washington Post. Associated Press. ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  15. ↑ "Young Boys seal third straight Swiss title". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  16. ↑ "Schweizerischer Fussballverband - Statistik und Resultate". www.football.ch (in German). Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  17. ↑ "AC Milan 0–1 Bologna: Bologna win Coppa Italia to end 51-year trophy drought". BBC Sport. 14 May 2025. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  18. ↑ "SAFP Golden 11 2019". Golden11. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  19. ↑ "SAFP Golden 11 Winners 2020". Golden11. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
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