Personal information | |||
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Full name | Remo Marco Freuler [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 15 April 1992||
Place of birth | Ennenda, Switzerland | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Bologna (on loan from Nottingham Forest) | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
2001–2005 | Hinwil | ||
2005–2010 | Winterthur | ||
2010–2011 | Grasshoppers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2010 | Winterthur | 2 | (0) |
2010–2011 | Grasshoppers | 12 | (1) |
2011–2014 | Winterthur | 70 | (8) |
2014–2016 | Luzern | 63 | (9) |
2016–2022 | Atalanta | 203 | (18) |
2022– | Nottingham Forest | 28 | (0) |
2023– | → Bologna (loan) | 24 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2010–2011 | Switzerland U19 | 4 | (2) |
2013–2014 | Switzerland U21 | 8 | (1) |
2017– | Switzerland | 65 | (8) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:48, 15 March 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:04, 26 March 2024 (UTC) |
Remo Marco Freuler (born 15 April 1992) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Bologna on loan from Premier League club Nottingham Forest, and the Switzerland national team. He has also been part of Switzerland U19 and U21 teams.
Freuler began his youth career with FC Hinwil and moved to fellow Zürich side FC Winterthur in 2005. Freuler made his professional debut with Winterthur at the age of 18 in 2010, making two substitute appearances at the end of the 2009–10 Swiss Challenge League. That summer, Freuler was transferred to Grasshopper Club Zürich, where he spent most of the season with the under-21 side. He did spend a stint with the professional club toward the beginning of the Super League season, and got on the scoresheet against rivals FC Zürich. Freuler was frozen out of the team the following season, and was loaned back to Winterthur in the winter break. [3]
Freuler joined a Winterthur side in tenth place in the Challenge League after the first half of the season, just two points above the relegation zone. He made 14 appearances that season for Winterthur, highlighted by his first career goals for the club in the form of a brace against Kriens on 4 March 2012, and Winterthur finished in fourth place. Freuler started all but two games in the 2012–13 season as Winterthur finished in third. Freuler's contract with Winterthur was made permanent in the summer, and he made 21 more appearances with the club the next season before moving to Super League side FC Luzern.
On 18 February 2014, Freuler was transferred to Luzern, and he made his club debut on 2 March against St. Gallen under manager Carlos Bernegger. Freuler scored his first goal for the club against Young Boys on 6 April, and Luzern finished the 2013–14 season in fourth place.
Freuler scored seven goals and provided five assists the following season for Luzern, who made a resurgence under new manager Markus Babbel following a mid-season sacking of Bernegger and finishing the first half of the season bottom of the table. Freuler started every game of the new season under Babbel before being transferred to Italian club Atalanta B.C.
On 19 January 2016, Freuler moved to Atalanta for a €2 million transfer fee, and he made his Serie A debut on 7 February against Empoli. After being substituted off against Sampdoria the next week, Freuler was an unused substitute by manager Edy Reja the next seven matches until making his return to the starting eleven two months later against Roma. [3] After the match, an Italian journalist gave him the nickname Iceman, which Freuler said was "because I was so calm on the ball". [4] He scored his first goal for the Bergamo side on 2 May against eventual runners-up Napoli.
Freuler made 29 starts in the 2016–17 season, in which Atalanta finished fourth in the table, a nine place improvement under first-year manager Gian Piero Gasperini. Atalanta also qualified for the group stages of the Europa League for the first time since 1990. Freuler found his name on the scoresheet five times, and also provided four assists. On 28 April, Freuler scored a late equaliser at home to eventual champions Juventus, derailing their chance to clinch the Scudetto that weekend. [5]
Freuler made his first Europa League group stage appearance against English side Everton, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3–0 victory over the Toffees. He had previously played in a second round qualification two-legged tie against Scottish club St Johnstone for Luzern. He opened his scoring account in the 2017–18 season with Atalanta against Fiorentina, scoring an equaliser in the fourth minute of stoppage time on 24 September 2017. [6]
On 14 August 2022, Freuler joined newly-promoted Premier League club Nottingham Forest, leaving Atalanta after six and a half seasons. [7]
On 1 September 2023, Freuler returned to Italy and joined Serie A club Bologna on loan with a conditional obligation to buy, [8] [9] as part of a swap deal that saw Nicolás Domínguez join Premier League side Nottingham Forest. [9]
Freuler came through the youth setup in Switzerland before being called up to the senior squad for the first time during Switzerland's 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign. He was included in the Switzerland national team 23-man squad for the 2018 World Cup. [10]
In May 2019, he played in 2019 UEFA Nations League Finals, where his team finished 4th. [11]
Freuler was named in the 26-man Swiss squad for the postponed UEFA Euro 2020. [12] On 2 July 2021, in the quarter-final against Spain, he contributed the assist for Xherdan Shaqiri's equalizing goal, but was later sent off in the 77th minute following a decision many pundits thought was too harsh. [13] The match ended 1–1 and went to a penalty shoot-out, in which Spain progressed to the semi-finals. [14]
Freuler mainly plays as a central midfielder for club and country. He is considered an effective and versatile player who recovers the ball, tackles well and has a good range of passing. Il Giorno correspondent Fabrizio Carcano described him as "the conductor of the orchestra" due to his high footballing intelligence. [15]
Club | Season | League | National cup [lower-alpha 1] | League cup [lower-alpha 2] | Europe | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Winterthur U21 | 2008–09 | Swiss 1. Liga | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
2009–10 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | |||||
Total | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | |||||
Winterthur | 2009–10 | Swiss Challenge League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
Grasshoppers U21 | 2010–11 | Swiss 1. Liga | 19 | 7 | — | — | — | 19 | 7 | |||
2011–12 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | |||||
Total | 24 | 8 | — | — | — | 24 | 8 | |||||
Grasshoppers | 2010–11 | Swiss Super League | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |
2011–12 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||||
Total | 12 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | |||
Winterthur | 2011–12 | Swiss Challenge League | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 2 | ||
2012–13 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 37 | 4 | ||||
2013–14 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 3 | ||||
Total | 72 | 8 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 76 | 9 | ||||
Winterthur U21 | 2013–14 | Swiss 1. Liga | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||
Luzern | 2013–14 | Swiss Super League | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||
2014–15 | 33 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | 2 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 38 | 7 | |||
2015–16 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 1 | ||||
Total | 63 | 9 | 8 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 73 | 9 | |||
Atalanta | 2015–16 | Serie A | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||
2016–17 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 5 | ||||
2017–18 | 35 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | 8 [lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 46 | 6 | |||
2018–19 | 35 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 5 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 44 | 2 | |||
2019–20 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 [lower-alpha 4] | 1 | 40 | 3 | |||
2020–21 | 34 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 7 [lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 46 | 2 | |||
2021–22 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 12 [lower-alpha 5] | 1 | 43 | 2 | |||
Total | 203 | 18 | 17 | 0 | — | 40 | 3 | 260 | 21 | |||
Nottingham Forest | 2022–23 | Premier League | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | |
Bologna (loan) | 2023–24 | Serie A | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 1 | ||
Career total | 437 | 48 | 35 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 42 | 3 | 519 | 54 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Switzerland | 2017 | 7 | 0 |
2018 | 7 | 0 | |
2019 | 7 | 1 | |
2020 | 4 | 2 | |
2021 | 15 | 1 | |
2022 | 13 | 2 | |
2023 | 10 | 2 | |
2024 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 65 | 8 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 26 March 2019 | St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland | Denmark | 1–0 | 3–3 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
2 | 13 October 2020 | RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany | Germany | 2–0 | 3–3 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A |
3 | 14 November 2020 | St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland | Spain | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A |
4 | 15 November 2021 | Swissporarena, Lucerne, Switzerland | Bulgaria | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
5 | 27 September 2022 | Kybunpark, St. Gallen, Switzerland | Czech Republic | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League A |
6 | 2 December 2022 | Stadium 974, Doha, Qatar | Serbia | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup |
7 | 16 June 2023 | Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella, Andorra | Andorra | 1–0 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualification |
8 | 9 September 2023 | Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina, Kosovo | Kosovo | 1–0 | 2–2 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualification |
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