Pascal Schürpf (born 15 July 1989) is a Swiss professional

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who plays as a

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or striker for

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in the

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Career

Born in

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, Schürpf started his football in the youth system at

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before joining the youth system of

FC Basel Fussball Club Basel 1893, widely known as FC Basel, FCB, or just Basel, is a Swiss football club based in Basel, in the Canton of Basel-Stadt. Formed in 1893, the club has been Swiss national champions 20 times, Swiss Cup winners 13 times, and ...

in 1999. He started his senior football in Basel's under-21 squad and scored 32 goals in 42 appearances. On 29 May 2008, he signed his first professional contract with the club. This has since been renewed and his new contract is valid to June 2014. During the 2008/09 season, Schürpf was loaned out to FCB's city neighbours,

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, where he played fourteen games and scored five goals. In the

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season he returned to FCB and played his

debut on 14 February 2010 as substitute in the 3–1 away win against

Neuchâtel Xamax , neighboring_municipalities= Auvernier, Boudry, Chabrey (VD), Colombier, Cressier, Cudrefin (VD), Delley-Portalban (FR), Enges, Fenin-Vilars-Saules, Hauterive, Saint-Blaise, Savagnier , twintowns = Aarau (Switzerland), Besançon (France ...

. Schürpf won the national

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with Basel. During the next season Schürpf scored his first League goal for Basel on 21 August 2010 in the 1–1 away draw against

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. However, Schürpf played only a total of eleven first team appearances in the

during the two seasons following his return. Therefore he was loaned out to

FC Lugano FC Lugano is a Swiss football club based in Lugano. The club was refounded as AC Lugano in 2004 as a result of relegation and the financial situation of FC Lugano, which was founded in 1908. In 2008, the club reverted to its original name, FC Lu ...

in the Challenge League until the end of the season. He made his debut in the Lugano colours in the 2–1 home win against

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on 21 February 2011. His first goal for Lugano was the winning goal in the 3–2 away win against

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. For the season 2011/12 he was recalled to Basel. In July 2011 he played with Basel in the

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and won the tournament. But during the first half of the season he only played in three league matches. Again, therefore, he was loaned out to gain playing experience. This time to

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, again in the Challenge League. In Aarau his contract was over one and a half years. However, the loan was cancelled in August 2012 and he returned to Basel to play for the reserve team in the 1. Liga Promotion, the third highest tier of Swiss football. On 31 January 2013, it was announced that Schürpf is loaned out to

AC Bellinzona AC Bellinzona is a Swiss football club based in Bellinzona. It was founded in 1904, and won the Swiss Super League in 1948. After being folded in 2013 declaring bankruptcy, the team played the Ticino Group of 2.Liga, the sixth tier of the Swi ...

so that he could gain playing experience in a higher league. During July 2013 Basel announced that they were loaning out Schürpf to

, who played in the Challenge League, for the season. During the

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Vaduz won promotion and Schürpf played all 36 games and scored 10 goals. At they end of the loan period Basel did not prolong their contract with Schürpf and so he signed for Vaduz on a permanent basis. During the

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season Schürpf played 34 games scoring 7 goals. He missed the entire 2015–16 season due to injury. On 1 March 2017 it was announced that Schürpf had signed a two and a half year contract with

Luzern , neighboring_municipalities= Adligenswil, Ebikon, Emmen, Horw, Kriens, Malters, Meggen, Neuenkirch Lucerne ( , ; High Alemannic: ''Lozärn'') or Luzern ()Other languages: gsw, Lozärn, label=Lucerne German; it, Lucerna ; rm, Lucerna . is a ...

. He played his debut for his new club on 5 March 2017 in the

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against Grasshopper Club. He was substituted in during the 64th minute and scored the equaliser with a header just eight minutes later and the game ended with a 1–1 draw.

Honours and titles

Basel * Swiss Champion at U-18 level: 2005/06 * Swiss Cup Winner at U-19/U-18 level: 2005/06 *

: 2009–10 *

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: 2009–10 * Uhrencup Winner: 2011 Vaduz * Challenge League champions and promotion: 2013–14

References

External links

Profile at FC Basel

Profile at Swiss Football League Website (FC Basel)

Profile at Swiss Football League Website (AC Bellinzona)
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Schurpf, Pascal 1989 births Living people Association football midfielders Association football forwards Swiss men's footballers Switzerland under-21 international footballers Switzerland youth international footballers BSC Young Boys players FC Basel players FC Concordia Basel players FC Lugano players AC Bellinzona players FC Vaduz players Swiss expatriate footballers Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Liechtenstein Expatriate footballers in Liechtenstein FC Aarau players FC Luzern players Swiss Super League players Swiss Challenge League players Footballers from Basel