Marco Mathys (born 5 July 1987) is a Swiss footballer who plays for

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in the Swiss 1. Liga.

Career

Early career

Mathys came up through the youth ranks of hometown club SC Derendingen.

Concordia Basel

In July 2006, Mathys moved to

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. In three seasons with the club, he made 79 league appearances, scoring eight times.

Biel/Benne

In July 2009, Mathys moved to Swiss Challenge League club

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on a free transfer. He made his league debut for the club on 26 July 2009 in a 2–0 loss to

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. He was replaced by David Casasnovas in the 83rd minute. He scored his first league goal for the club a week later in a 3–0 home victory over

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. His goal came in the 49th minute.

St. Gallen

In January 2012, Mathys was sold to

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for £63,000. His league debut for St. Gallen came on 18 February 2012 in a 6-0 demolition of

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. He was brought on for Manuel Sutter in the 57th minute. His first league goal came on 31 March 2012 in a 3–2 victory over

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. His goal came just six minutes after being introduced, and made the score 2–1 in favor of St. Gallen. He had been brought on for Manuel Sutter in the 56th minute. In his first season with the club, they won the Swiss Challenge League and were promoted to the Swiss Super League.

Vaduz

In July 2016, Mathys was sold to

on a free transfer. He made his league debut for the club on 24 July 2016 in a 1–1 draw with

FC Thun Fussballclub Thun 1898 is a Swiss football team from the Bernese Oberland town of Thun. The club plays in the Swiss Challenge League, the second tier of the Swiss football league system, following relegation from the Swiss Super League in the ...

. He was subbed off in the 84th minute, replaced by eventual goal-scorer Ali Messaoud. His first league goal came as part of a hat-trick scored in a 5–1 victory over

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. The goals came in the 62nd, 75th, and 92nd minutes. Unfortunately, the club was relegated in his first season with them. He left Vaduz at the end of 2018.

FC Solothurn

Mathys joined

on 12 June 2019.Neuzugang aus Vaduz: Der FC Solothurn holt Marco Mathys
solothurnerzeitung.ch, 12 June 2019

Honours

;St. Gallen * Swiss Challenge League (1): 2011–12 ;FC Vaduz *

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(2): 2016–17, 2017–18

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mathys, Marco 1987 births Living people Swiss men's footballers Swiss Super League players Swiss Challenge League players FC Concordia Basel players FC Biel-Bienne players FC St. Gallen players FC Vaduz players Swiss expatriate men's footballers Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Liechtenstein Expatriate men's footballers in Liechtenstein FC Solothurn players Men's association football midfielders Footballers from the canton of Solothurn