Christian Fassnacht
Christian Fassnacht (born 11 November 1993) is a Swiss footballer who plays as a winger for Young Boys.[1]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christian Fassnacht | ||
| Date of birth | 11 November 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Zürich, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Young Boys | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014 | Tuggen | 17 | (10) |
| 2015–2016 | Winterthur | 47 | (11) |
| 2016–2017 | Thun | 35 | (10) |
| 2017– | Young Boys | 104 | (30) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2018– | Switzerland | 5 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 November 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 November 2018 | |||
Club career
Fassnacht was part of the Young Boys squad that won the 2017–18 Swiss Super League, their first league title in 32 years.[2] He played an important role for the club during the title winning season, scoring 11 league goals.[3]
On 3 October 2019, Fassnacht scored a late goal deep into second-half stoppage time to give Young Boys a 2–1 home victory over Rangers in the Europa League group stage.[4]
International career
Fassnacht made his debut with the Swiss senior national team (he never represented Switzerland before at any level) in a 2–1 away loss against Belgium.[5]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 1 Νοvember 2020
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tuggen | 2014–15 | Promotion League | 17 | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 18 | 11 | ||
| Winterthur | 2014–15 | Challenge League | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | 13 | 2 | |||
| 2015–16 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 9 | ||||
| Total | 47 | 11 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 50 | 11 | ||||
| Thun | 2016–17 | Swiss Super League | 35 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 10 | ||
| Young Boys | 2017–18 | 34 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 2 | — | 49 | 14 | ||
| 2018–19 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 47 | 11 | |||
| 2019–20 | 30 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 2 | — | 44 | 12 | |||
| 2020–21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | 10 | 3 | |||
| Total | 104 | 30 | 16 | 4 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 40 | ||
| Career total | 203 | 61 | 21 | 5 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 254 | 72 | ||
International goals
- Scores and results list Switzerland's goal tally first.[6]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 16 November 2019 | Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar |  Gibraltar | 3–0 | 6–1 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
References
- "C. FASSNACHT". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- https://www.reuters.com/article/amp/idUKKBN1HZ0YS
- League, Swiss Football. "Torschützen - Swiss Football League". www.sfl.ch. Archived from the original on 2018-07-09. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
- "Young Boys' Christian Fassnacht jolts Rangers' hopes with late winner". The Guardian. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- "Belgium 2-1 Switzerland: Romelu Lukaku scores twice as hosts win in Brussels". BBC Sport. 2018-10-12. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
- "Christian Fassnacht". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- "Young Boys wins Swiss league title in 54th week of season". Washington Post. Associated Press. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
- "Young Boys seal third straight Swiss title". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
- "Schweizerischer Fussballverband - Statistik und Resultate". www.football.ch (in German). Retrieved 2020-10-18.
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