Yannick Marchand (Swiss footballer)

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Yannick Marchand
Personal information
Full name Yannick Kevin Marchand [1]
Date of birth (2000-02-09) 9 February 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Basel, Switzerland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Rapperswil-Jona
Number 66
Youth career
2007–2009 FC Aesch
2009–2019 Basel
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2023 Basel 21 (1)
2021–2022Grenoble (loan) 6 (0)
2022Neuchâtel Xamax (loan) 10 (0)
2023–2024 Grasshopper II 22 (1)
2024– Rapperswil-Jona 14 (3)
International career
2016–2017 Switzerland U17 10 (1)
2017–2018 Switzerland U18 4 (2)
2018–2019 Switzerland U19 8 (1)
2019 Switzerland U20 5 (3)
2020–2021 Switzerland U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 May 2022

Yannick Kevin Marchand (born 9 February 2000) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a defender for Rapperswil-Jona.

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Club career

Marchand signed his first professional contract with Basel on 19 April 2018 for 3 years. [3] Marchand made his professional debut for Basel in a 3–2 Swiss Super League win over Luzern on 15 May 2019. [4]

On 16 July 2021, he joined French club Grenoble on loan for the 2021–22 season. [5] His loan was eventually cut short, and he joined Neuchâtel Xamax on loan. [6]

On 16 February 2023, he terminated his contract with Basel early and joined Grasshopper Club Zürich, where he will strengthen their U21 squad, who plays in the 1. Liga Classic. [7]

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References

  1. "Yannick Marchand". sport.de.
  2. "Yannick Marchand". FC Basel. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  3. "Yannick Marchand unterschreibt Profivertrag". FC Basel. 19 April 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  4. "Basel vs. Luzern - 15 May 2019 - Soccerway". www.soccerway.com.
  5. "YANNICK MARCHAND REJOINT LE GF38 !" (in French). Grenoble. 16 July 2021.
  6. "Yannick Marchand à Neuchâtel Xamax" [Yannick Marchand in Neuchâtel Xamax]. RTN (in French). 14 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  7. "Yannick Marchand to Strengthen the U21s". Grasshopper Club Zürich. 16 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.