Kay Voser

Kay Voser (born 4 January 1987) is a Swiss footballer who plays as defender.

Kay Voser
Personal information
Full name Kay Voser
Date of birth (1987-01-04) 4 January 1987
Place of birth Baden, Switzerland
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1993–1997 FC Fislisbach
1997–2005 Grasshopper-Club Zurich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2011 Grasshopper-Club Zurich 74 (0)
2011–2014 Basel 48 (1)
2014–2016 Fulham 10 (0)
2016 Sion 4 (0)
2016–2018 FC Zürich 30 (0)
2018 Charlotte Independence 25 (2)
National team‡
2002 Switzerland U16 2 (0)
2003 Switzerland U17 6 (0)
2008 Switzerland U20 1 (0)
2007–2008 Switzerland U21 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:44, 15 October 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:38, 1 February 2016 (UTC)

Club career

On 31 May 2011, Voser transferred from Grasshopper-Club Zurich to Basel.[1] He made his league debut for Basel on 16 July 2011 in a 1–1 away draw against BSC Young Boys.[2] But after just six matches he suffered an injury that kept him out of training for the remainder of the season. At the end of the 2011–12 season he won the Double, the League Championship title[3] and the Swiss Cup with his new club.[4]

At the end of the Swiss Super League season 2012–13 Voser won the Championship title[5] for the second time and was Swiss Cup runner up with Basel.[6] In the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League Basel advanced as far as the semi-finals, there being matched against the reigning UEFA Champions League holders Chelsea, but they were knocked out losing both matches 2–5 on aggregate.[7]

Voser scored his first goal for Basel in the 2013–14 season on 23 November 2013 in the St. Jakob-Park. It was the second goal for Basel as they beat Thun 4–1.[8] At the end of the 2013–14 Super League season Voser won his third league championship with Basel.[9] They also reached the final of the 2013–14 Swiss Cup, but were beaten 2–0 by Zürich after extra time. During the 2013–14 Champions League season Basel reached the group stage and finished the group in third position. Thus they qualified for Europa League knockout phase and here they advanced as far as the quarter-finals.

On 2 July 2014, Fulham announced they had signed Voser on a two-year deal with an option for a third. The fee was undisclosed.[10] His contract was terminated by mutual consent in February 2016.[11]

After half a season at FC Sion he signed a two-year contract with FC Zürich in June 2016.[12]

On March 6, 2018, Voser signed with American side Charlotte Independence for the 2018 season.[13] Voser left Charlotte at the end of their 2018 season.[14]

International career

Voser played his Swiss U-16 debut on 26 August 2002 in the 2–2 away draw against the German U-16 team. He made his Swiss U-21 debut on 7 February 2007 in the 4–0 away defeat against the French U-21 team.

Titles and honours

Basel

References
  1. FC Basel 1893 (2011). "FCB verpflichtet Verteidiger Kay Voser" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
  2. Mesiter, Remo (2011). "Ein Unentschieden zum Auftakt" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Archived from the original on 24 September 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  3. "Jetzt hat Basel den Titel auf sicher" (in German). football.ch. 2012. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  4. "Matchtelegram FC Basel 1893 5:3 FC Luzern" (in German). football.ch. 2012. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
  5. Schifferle, Michael (2013). "Season review: Switzerland". UEFA. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  6. SFV (2013). "Telegramm Schweizer Cup Final" (in German). Schweizerischer Fussballverband. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  7. Haylett, Trevor (2013). "Basel take heart after Chelsea defeat". UEFA. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  8. Marti, Caspar (2013). "Der FCB schlägt Thun nach einem frühen Rückstand letztlich souverän" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Archived from the original on 25 December 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  9. Grossenbacher, Sacha (2014). "Fotos vom Spiel gegen Lausanne sowie den anschliessenden Feierlichkeiten" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  10. "Kay Voser: Fulham sign FC Basel defender for undisclosed fee". BBC Sport. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  11. "Kay Voser leaves Fulham". Sport in a Storm. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  12. "Der FC Zürich verpflichtet Kay Voser für die Defensive" (in German). fcz.ch. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  13. http://www.charlotteindependence.com/news_article/show/892244?referrer_id=2701681
  14. https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/977116
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