Michel Aebischer (born 6 January 1997) is a Swiss professional

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who plays as a defensive midfielder for

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club

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and the Switzerland national team. He first began representing the country internationally at youth level in 2012 with Switzerland U16.

Club career

Aebischer is a youth exponent from Young Boys. He made his

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debut on 10 September 2016 against

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. He was part of the Young Boys squad that won the

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, their first league title for 32 years. On 25 January 2022, he joined

in Italy. The transfer is initially a loan with a future obligation to buy the rights permanently.

International career

Aebischer made his debut for Switzerland national team on 18 November 2019 in a Euro 2020 qualifier against

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. He substituted

Ruben Vargas Ruben Estephan Vargas Martinez (born 5 August 1998) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a winger for Bundesliga club FC Augsburg and the Switzerland national team. Club career Vargas made his professional debut for FC Luzern in a ...

in the 85th minute.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Young Boys *

: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20 *

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: 2019–20 Individual *

Team of the Year: 2019–20,

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References

1997 births Living people Men's association football midfielders Swiss men's footballers Switzerland men's youth international footballers Switzerland men's under-21 international footballers Switzerland men's international footballers BSC Young Boys players Bologna FC 1909 players Swiss Super League players Serie A players 2022 FIFA World Cup players Swiss expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Italy Sportspeople from Fribourg {{Switzerland-footy-midfielder-stub