Martin Büchel (born 19 February 1987 in

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) is a retired

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er, who last played for FC Ruggell in

and formerly played for the

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Career

Büchel began his career in his hometown for FC Ruggell and signed after nine years in the youth side with his club for local rival

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. His talents as a youngster earned him a transfer in 2006 to

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side

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, who were then champions of

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. On 12 January 2010 left Büchel his Swiss club

and turned on loan back to his former club

. Following a loan spell at

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, Büchel joined German side FC Unterföhring in 2012. Büchel re-joined FC Zurich in 2018 as an osteopath while also continuing his playing career with their reserve side. In July 2019, Büchel moved on to another Zürich side, FC Red Star.

International career

He was one of

's biggest young

talents and made his international debut at the age of 17. He announced his retirement from international football on 4 November 2021, being effective after the last matches of that year.

International goals

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

References

1987 births Living people Liechtenstein men's international footballers FC Vaduz players Liechtenstein expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland FC Zürich players Deportivo Fabril players Men's association football midfielders Liechtenstein men's footballers Liechtenstein expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland FC Ruggell players FC Unterföhring players People from Ruggell {{Liechtenstein-footy-bio-stub