Cinzia Zehnder
Cinzia Vittoria Zehnder (born 4 August 1997) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays for Swiss club FC Zürich as a midfielder. Since her debut in June 2014, a 7–0 win over Serbia, she has been a member of the Switzerland women's national football team.[3]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Cinzia Vittoria Zehnder[1] | ||
Date of birth | 4 August 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Zürich, Switzerland | ||
Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | FC Zürich | ||
Number | 13 | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2011 | FC Wil | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2012 | FC Kirchberg | ||
2012–2015 | FC Zürich | 67 | (27) |
2015–2017 | Freiburg | 42 | (3) |
2017– | FC Zürich | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2014– | Switzerland | 27[2] | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:15, 21 June 2017 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 September 2018 |
Zehnder came to the attention of FC Zürich after playing against them in a friendly for FC Kirchberg. She signed for FC Zürich as a youth prospect but quickly made her first-team debut on her 15th birthday, registering an assist. Playing alongside Zürich's veteran German duo Inka Grings and Sonja Fuss aided Zehnder's development. National coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg called her up to the national team and in summer 2015 was reportedly helping her to secure a transfer to the professional German Bundesliga for a higher standard of club football.[4] In May 2015, Zehnder joined SC Freiburg. In June 2017 she returned to FC Zürich.
References
- "List of Players - Switzerland" (PDF). FIFA. 30 May 2015. p. 22. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
- "Profile". FIFA.com. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- Portrait in the Swiss Football Association's page
- Scherer, Ilona (25 April 2015). "Die Profi-Kickerin über Titel, Träume und Training" (in German). Schweizer Illustrierte. Retrieved 30 March 2018.