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2026 World Cup - National Football Team - Switzerland - Squad

Goalkeepers

Marvin Keller 
(Young Boys)

Gregor Kobel 
(Borussia Dortmund)

Yvon Mvogo 
(Lorient)

 

Defenders

Manuel Akanji 
(Inter Milan)

Aurele Amenda 
(Eintracht Frankfurt)

Eray Comert 
(Valencia)

Nico Elvedi 
(Borussia Moenchengladbach)

Luca Jaquez 
(VfB Stuttgart)

Miro Muheim 
(Hamburg)

Ricardo Rodriguez 
(Real Betis)

Silvan Widmer 
(Mainz)


Midfielders

Michel Aebischer 
(Pisa)

Christian Fassnacht 
(Young Boys)

Remo Freuler 
(Bologna)

Ardon Jashari 
(AC Milan)

Johan Manzambi 
(Freiburg)

Fabian Rieder 
(Augsburg)

Djibril Sow 
(Sevilla)

Ruben Vargas 
(Sevilla)

Granit Xhaka 
(Sunderland)

Denis Zakaria 
(Monaco)


Forwards

Zeki Amdouni 
(Burnley)

Breel Embolo 
(Stade Rennais)

Cedric Itten 
(Fortuna Dusseldorf)

Dan Ndoye 
(Nottingham Forest)

Noah Okafor 
(Leeds United)

 

 


Switzerland
2018 WORLD CUP - NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM - 06/2018


Coach: Vladimir Petković
Captain: Stephan Lichtsteiner 

 

No.: 1
Yann Sommer
Goalkeeper

Date of birth:  17 December 1988 
Caps: 35
Club: Borussia Mönchengladbach (Germany)


No.: 2
Stephan Lichtsteiner (captain)
Defender

Date of birth:  16 January 1984 
Caps: 100
Club: Juventus (Italy)


No.: 3
François Moubandje
Defender

Date of birth:  21 June 1990
Caps: 18
Club: Toulouse (France)


No.: 4
Nico Elvedi
Defender

Date of birth:  30 September 1996 
Caps: 6
Club: Borussia Mönchengladbach (Germany)


No.: 5
Manuel Akanji
Defender

Date of birth:  19 July 1995 
Caps: 7
Club: Borussia Dortmund (Germany)


No.: 6
Michael Lang
Defender

Date of birth:  8 February 1991 
Caps: 24
Club: Basel


No.: 7
Breel Embolo
Forward

Date of birth:  14 February 1997
Caps: 25
Club: Schalke 04 (Germany)


No.: 8
Remo Freuler
Midfield

Date of birth:  15 April 1992 
Caps: 10
Club: Atalanta


No.: 9
Haris Seferović
Forward

Date of birth:  22 February 1992 
Club: Benfica


No.: 10
Granit Xhaka
Midfield

Date of birth:  27 September 1992
Caps: 62
Club: Arsenal


No.: 11
Valon Behrami
Midfield

Date of birth:  19 April 1985 
Caps: 79
Club: Udinese


No.: 12
Yvon Mvogo
Goalkeeper

Date of birth:  6 June 1994
Caps: 0
Club: RB Leipzig (Germany)


No.: 13
Ricardo Rodríguez
Defender

Date of birth:  25 August 1992 
Caps: 53
Club: Milan


No.: 14
Steven Zuber
Midfield

Date of birth:  17 August 1991 
Caps: 12
Club: 1899 Hoffenheim (Germany)


No.: 15
Blerim Džemaili
Midfield

Date of birth:  12 April 1986 
Caps: 65
Club: Bologna (Italy)


No.: 16
Gelson Fernandes
Midfield

Date of birth:  2 September 1986 
Caps: 67
Club: Eintracht Frankfurt (Germany)


No.: 17
Denis Zakaria
Midfield

Date of birth:  20 November 1996 
Caps: 10
Club: Borussia Mönchengladbach (Germany)


No.: 18
Mario Gavranović
Forward

Date of birth:  24 November 1989 
Caps: 14
Club: Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia)


No.: 19
Josip Drmić
Forward

Date of birth:  8 August 1992 
Caps: 29
Club: Borussia Mönchengladbach (Germany)


No.: 20
Johan Djourou
Defender

Date of birth:  18 January 1987 
Caps: 74
Club: Antalyaspor (Turkey)


No.: 21
Roman Bürki
Goalkeeper

Date of birth:  14 November 1990 
Caps: 9
Club: Borussia Dortmund (Germany)


No.: 22
Fabian Schär
Defender

Date of birth:  20 December 1991 
Caps: 39
Club: Deportivo La Coruña (Spain)


No.: 23
Xherdan Shaqiri
Midfield

Date of birth:  10 October 1991 
Caps: 0
Club: Stoke City (England)

 

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Switzerland
2014 WORLD CUP - NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM - 06/2014


Goalkeepers: 

Diego Benaglio 
(Wolfsburg)

Roman Buerki 
(Grasshopper)

Yann Sommer 
(Basel)


Defenders: 

Johan Djourou 
(Hamburg)

Michael Lang 
(Grasshopper)

Stephan Lichtsteiner 
(Juventus)

Ricardo Rodriguez 
(Wolfsburg)

Fabian Schaer 
(Basel)

Philippe Senderos 
(Valencia)

Steve von Bergen 
(Young Boys)

Reto Ziegler 
(Sassuolo)


Midfielders: 

Tranquillo Barnetta 
(Eintracht Frankfurt)

Valon Behrami 
(Napoli)

Blerim Dzemaili 
(Napoli)

Gelson Fernandes 
(Freiburg)

Gokhan Inler 
(Napoli)

Xherdan Shaqiri 
(Bayern Munich)

Valentin Stocker 
(Basel)


Forwards: 

Josip Drmic 
(Nuremberg)

Mario Gavranovic 
(Zurich)

Admir Mehmedi 
(Freiburg)

Haris Seferovic 
(Real Sociedad)

Granit Xhaka 
(Borussia Monchengladbach)

 


Players

  • Breel Embolo