Nicolas Haas (born 23 January 1996) is a Swiss professional

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who plays as a

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for

FC Luzern Fussball-Club Luzern (), or simply abbreviated to FCL, is a Swiss sports club based in Lucerne (german: Luzern). It is best known for its professional football team, which plays in the Super League, the top tier of the Swiss football league syste ...

, on loan from

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club

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 ...

Club career

Haas is a youth exponent from

. He made his

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debut at 7 February 2015 against

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replacing

Adrian Winter Adrian Winter (born 8 July 1986) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder. Winter has also been capped for Switzerland. Career In July 2015, it was announced that Winter was acquired by Major League Soccer team Or ...

after 87 minutes in a 1–1 home draw. On 8 June 2017, he signed for

side

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, reportedly on a four-year contract, arriving as a free agent after leaving Lucerne at the end of his contract. On 25 July 2018, Haas joined

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club

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on a season-long loan deal. On 12 August 2019, Haas joined Serie B club

Frosinone Frosinone (, local dialect: ) is a town and ''comune'' in Lazio, central Italy, the administrative seat of the province of Frosinone. It is located about south-east of Rome close to the Rome-Naples A1 Motorway. The city is the main city of the Va ...

on loan until 30 June 2020. On 25 September 2020, he joined Serie B club

on loan. If Empoli were to be promoted to Serie A at the end of the 2020–21 season, Empoli was obligated to purchase his rights. That condition was fulfilled as Empoli was promoted. On 3 September 2023, Haas returned to FC Luzern on a season-long loan deal with the option to purchase.

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1996 births Living people People from Sursee District Men's association football midfielders Swiss men's footballers Switzerland men's youth international footballers Swiss expatriate men's footballers FC Luzern players Atalanta BC players Palermo FC players Frosinone Calcio players Empoli FC players Swiss Super League players Serie A players Serie B players Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Italy Footballers from the canton of Lucerne {{Switzerland-footy-midfielder-stub