Marcel Büchel (born 18 March 1991) is a professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays as a

midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...

for Italian club SPAL. Born in Austria, he represents

Liechtenstein Liechtenstein (), officially the Principality of Liechtenstein (german: link=no, Fürstentum Liechtenstein), is a German-speaking microstate located in the Alps between Austria and Switzerland. Liechtenstein is a semi-constitutional monarchy ...

at international level.

Club career

Early career

Born in Feldkirch, Austria, Büchel began his career with the youth teams of Swiss club

FC St. Gallen Fussballclub St. Gallen 1879, commonly known as St. Gallen, is a Swiss professional football club based in the city of St. Gallen, Canton of St. Gallen. As of the 2022–23 season, the team competes in the Swiss Super League. History Founde ...

and Italian club

Siena Siena ( , ; lat, Sena Iulia) is a city in Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the province of Siena. The city is historically linked to commercial and banking activities, having been a major banking center until the 13th and 14th centuri ...

. Büchel signed a season-long loan deal with

Juventus Juventus Football Club (from la, iuventūs, 'youth'; ), colloquially known as Juve (), is a professional Association football, football club based in Turin, Piedmont, Italy, that competes in the Serie A, the top tier of the Italian football leagu ...

for the 2010–11 season, and made his professional debut for Juventus in the

2010–11 UEFA Europa League The 2010–11 UEFA Europa League was the second season of the UEFA Europa League, Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 40th edition overall including its predecessor, the UEFA Cup. It began on 1 July 2010, with ...

, in a group stage match against Austrian team Red Bull Salzburg on 4 November 2010. On 1 July 2011, Büchel was sent out on loan to

Serie B The Serie B (), currently named Serie Balkrishna Industries, BKT for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It has been operating for over ninety years since the 1929–30 ...

side

Gubbio Gubbio () is an Italian town and ''comune'' in the far northeastern part of the Italian province of Perugia (Umbria). It is located on the lowest slope of Mt. Ingino, a small mountain of the Apennines. History The city's origins are very ancient. ...

on a season-long deal. He finished the

2011–12 Serie B The 2011–12 Serie B (known as the Serie bwin for sponsorship reasons) was the eightieth season since its establishment in 1929. A total of 22 teams will contest the league: 15 of which returning from the 2010–11 season, four of which promo ...

campaign having made 17 league appearances for the club, and scoring 1 goal. Büchel spent the next season out on loan to

Cremonese Cremona (, also ; ; lmo, label= Cremunés, Cremùna; egl, Carmona) is a city and ''comune'' in northern Italy, situated in Lombardy, on the left bank of the Po river in the middle of the ''Pianura Padana'' (Po Valley). It is the capital of the ...

Juventus

On 31 January 2013, it was officially communicated that Büchel was sold to former club Juventus in a co-ownership deal. In exchange, Siena also signed Juventus' ''Primavera'' captain Andrea Schiavone, also on a co-ownership deal. As part of the negotiations, Büchel's loan spell at Cremonese would continue. He was called up to the Juventus first team by head coach

Antonio Conte Antonio Conte (; born 31 July 1969) is an Italian professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur. Playing as a midfielder, Conte began his career at local club Lecce and later b ...

, as part of a 31-man squad for their pre-season training camp in Valle d'Aosta on 11 July 2013. On 2 September 2013, Büchel was officially loaned out to

Virtus Lanciano S.S. Virtus Lanciano 1924 is an Italian association football club, based in Lanciano, Abruzzo. It last played in Serie B in 2015–16 as Virtus Lanciano. Virtus Lanciano now competes in youth football only. History The club was founded in ...

on a season-long deal, that expired on 30 June 2014 On 26 August 2014, Büchel was officially loaned out to

Bologna Bologna (, , ; egl, label= Emilian, Bulåggna ; lat, Bononia) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in Northern Italy. It is the seventh most populous city in Italy with about 400,000 inhabitants and 150 different nat ...

on a season-long deal, that expired 30 June 2015.

Empoli

On 31 August 2015, he was loaned out to

Empoli Empoli () is a town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, Italy, about southwest of Florence, to the south of the Arno in a plain formed by the river. The plain has been usable for agriculture since Roman times. The comm ...

. On 22 June 2016, Empoli bought Büchel's contract outright from Juventus, for €1.5 million transfer fee.

Hellas Verona

Büchel signed with Hellas Verona in August 2017 on loan with a purchase option.

Juve Stabia

After being released by Empoli at the end of the 2018–19 season, Büchel had an unsuccessful trial with Serie A team

Roma Roma or ROMA may refer to: Places Australia * Roma, Queensland, a town ** Roma Airport ** Roma Courthouse ** Electoral district of Roma, defunct ** Town of Roma, defunct town, now part of the Maranoa Regional Council *Roma Street, Brisbane, a ...

. On 4 November 2019 it was announced that Büchel had joined

Juve Stabia Società Sportiva Juve Stabia is an Italian football club based in Castellammare di Stabia, Campania. Juve Stabia currently plays in Serie C, the third tier of Italian football system. History The football in Castellammare di Stabia From St ...

of Serie B, wearing the number 50 shirt. He made his debut for Juve Stabia in a 2-0 defeat to Virtus Entella, playing for 76 minutes before being subbed off for Massimiliano Carlini.

Ascoli

On 16 September 2020 he signed a one-year contract with

Ascoli Ascoli may refer to: Places in Italy *Ascoli Satriano, a town and ''comune'' in the province of Foggia in the Apulia region *Province of Ascoli Piceno, a province of the Marche region **Ascoli Piceno, a city which is the seat of the province above ...

with an option to renew. On 22 September 2023, Büchel's contract was terminated by mutual consent.

SPAL

On 11 January 2024, Büchel signed a contract with SPAL in

Serie C The Serie C () is the third-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie B and Serie A. The Lega Italiana Calcio Professionistico (Lega Pro) is the governing body that runs the Serie C. The unification of the Lega Pro ...

until 30 June 2025.

International career

On 18 September 2015, it was announced that Büchel had acquired Liechtensteiner citizenship and was named in their squad for the upcoming UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers in October.

Career statistics

Club

International

Source :''Scores and results list Liechtenstein's goal tally first.''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Buchel, Marcel 1991 births Living people Liechtenstein men's footballers Liechtenstein men's international footballers Austrian men's footballers Austria men's youth international footballers Siena FC SSD players Juventus FC players AS Gubbio 1910 players US Cremonese players Bologna FC 1909 players Empoli FC players Hellas Verona FC players SS Juve Stabia players Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC players SPAL players Serie A players Serie B players Austrian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Men's association football midfielders Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Liechtenstein expatriate sportspeople in Italy Austrian people of Liechtenstein descent People with acquired Liechtenstein citizenship Sportspeople from Feldkirch, Vorarlberg Footballers from Vorarlberg