Fabian Schär
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 December 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Wil, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Basel | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2009 | Wil | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2012 | Wil | 52 | (9) |
| 2012– | Basel | 16 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010–2011 | Switzerland U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2012 | Switzerland U21 | 5 | (1) |
| 2012 | Switzerland Olympic | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 April 2013 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 April 2013 | |||
Fabian Schär (born 20 December 1991) is a Swiss professional footballer currently playing for FC Basel. He is right footed. He was selected to play in the Swiss football team at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Club career
Schär began his playing career at FC Wil and rose through the youth ranks, soon playing regularly for Wil's reserve team. He eventually made his league debut on 29 November 2009 against FC Stade Nyonnais, coming on as a late substitute. He scored his first Swiss Challenge League goal in an away win against Yverdon-Sport FC on 30 October 2010.
On 4 July 2012 it was announced that Schär had transferred to FC Basel.[1] He signed a three year contract with a one year option.[2] He made his Swiss Super League debut on 29 September 2012 in a 1–1 away draw against FC Lausanne-Sport.[3] He scored his first goal for his new club in the St. Jakob-Park during the 3–2 home win against Servette. It was a header to the 1–1 equaliser following a corner from Fabian Frei.[4]
International career
Schär was a Switzerland youth international having played at under-20 and under-21 level. Schär made his international debut for the Swiss U-20 team in a game against Poland U-20 on 17 November 2011. He played his first game for the Swiss U-21 on 29 February 2012 in the 1–2 defeat against the Austrian U-21. He scored his first goal for the Swiss U-21 during his fourth appearance for them on 10 September 2012 in a match against Estonia U-21[5] This was the final game in the qualification to the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. Switzerland finished in second position and entered the play-offs. In the first leg of the qualification play-offs on 12 October 2012 against the German U-21 team Schär was shown the red card after he fouled Sebastian Polter as last man. Despite the goal from the penalty spot the game ended in a 1–1 draw.[6]
He was selected to represent Switzerland in the men's football tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics as part of the Swiss under-23 team.[7] He played over 90 minutes in the first two games of the tournament, but the team were knocked out, finishing in fourth position of their Group.
References
- ^ "Olympia-Teilnehmer Schär zum FCB". Schweizerischer Fussballverband. 4 July 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2012. Template:De icon
- ^ FC Basel1893 (2012). "Der FCB verpflichtet Innenverteidiger Fabian Schär vom FC Wil 1900". FC Basel1893. Retrieved 2012-07-04.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) Template:De icon - ^ Weber, Dominik (2012). "FCB kommt bei Lausanne-Sport nicht über ein 1:1-Remis hinaus". FC Basel1893. Retrieved 2012-09-29.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) Template:De icon - ^ Meister, Remo (2012). "Der FCB holt gegen Servette den fünften Liga-Sieg, Tor-Premiere für Schär". FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) Template:De icon - ^ "Match report Switzerland - Estonia". uefa.com. 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-10.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ eufa.com (2012). "Drmic intervention saves ten-man Switzerland". uefa.com. Retrieved 2012-10-12.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "Schweiz mit Behrami, Benaglio und Klose an die Olympischen Spiele". Schweizerischer Fussballverband. 3 July 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2012. Template:De icon
External links
- Fabian Schär at Swiss Football League
- Profile at FC Basel Website
- Player page on World Football
- Career summary by transfermarkt
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