Zachary Athekame

Zachary Athekame

Personal information
Date of birth	(2004-12-13) 13 December 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth	Vanløse, Denmark [1]
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) [2]
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	AC Milan
Number	24
Youth career
2012–2013	Athlétique-Régina FC
2013–2016	Olympique de Genève FC
2016–2019	Servette
2019–2022	Meyrin
2022	Neuchâtel Xamax
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–2024	Neuchâtel Xamax	30	(1)
2024–2025	Young Boys	34	(0)
2024	→ Neuchâtel Xamax (loan)	17	(1)
2025–	AC Milan	0	(0)
International career‡
2023–	Switzerland U21	10	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:13, 10 August 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:45, 24 March 2025 (UTC)

Zachary Athekame (born 13 December 2004) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Serie A club AC Milan.

Club career

Athekame spent his youth career at Swiss clubs Athlétique-Régina FC, Olympique de Genève FC, Servette and Meyrin. ^[3] He joined Neuchâtel Xamax in February 2022, then playing in the Swiss Challenge League, subsequently signing his first professional contract with the club on 12 December 2022. ^[4]

On 30 December 2023, Swiss Super League club Young Boys announced an agreement to sign Athekame until 2028, and he was loaned back to Neuchâtel Xamax for the second half of the 2023–24 season. ^[5]

On 15 August 2025, Athekame signed a five-year contract with Italian Serie A club AC Milan. ^{[1] [6]}

International career

Born in Vanløse, Denmark, ^[1] Athekame's father is Nigerian and his mother is Swiss from Neuchâtel. ^[7] He is a Swiss youth international, having debuted for the Switzerland U21s in September 2023. ^{[7] [8] [9]}

Career statistics

As of match played 10 August 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Neuchâtel Xamax	2022–23	Swiss Challenge League	12	0	0	0	—		2 [a]	0	14	0
	2023–24 [b]	Swiss Challenge League	35	2	2	0	—		—		37	2
	Total		47	2	2	0	—		2	0	51	2
Young Boys	2024–25	Swiss Super League	30	0	5	1	8 [c]	0	—		43	1
	2025–26	Swiss Super League	4	0	0	0	0	0	—		4	0
	Total		34	0	5	1	8	0	—		47	1
AC Milan	2025–26	Serie A	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
Career total			81	2	7	1	8	0	2	0	98	3

Notes

1. Appearances in Swiss Challenge League Promotion play-off
2. Part of the season spent on loan from Young Boys
3. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

References

1. "OFFICIAL STATEMENT: ZACHARY ATHEKAME". acmilan.com. AC Milan. 15 August 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
2. "Zachary Athekame". AC Milan. Archived from the original on 18 August 2025. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
3. "Xamax: la trajectoire exemplaire de Zachary Athekame". ArcInfo .
4. Grafener, Carim (23 December 2022). "littoralfoot.ch - Xamax offre un premier contrat pro à Zachary Athekame". littoralfoot.ch.
5. Neuchâtel, www rtn ch, RTN, Radio Télévision (30 December 2023). "Zachary Athekame : de Xamax à YB". www.rtn.ch.
6. "Milan, ecco Athekame: effettuate le visite mediche e contratto firmato, manca solo l'ufficialità". SportMediaset. 14 August 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
7. Feller, Bastien (17 November 2023). "Zachary Athekame: "Il y a un poste à aller chercher"". Blick (in French). Retrieved 17 September 2024.
8. https:www.littoralfoot.ch/2023/12/31/zachary-athekame-portera-les-couleurs-dyb-des-la-prochaine-saison/
9. https://www.proxifoot.ch/geneve/2023/10/zachary-athekame-le-genevois-qui-se-fait-un-nom-a-neuchatel/

External links

• Profile at the AC Milan website
• Zachary Athekame – UEFA competition record ( archive )