Yanick Brecher
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 25 May 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Zürich, Switzerland | ||
Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | FC Zürich | ||
Number | 25 | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2014 | FC Zürich | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012– | FC Zürich | 300 | (0) |
2014–2015 | → FC Wil (loan) | 25 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2011–2012 | Switzerland U19 | 6 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Switzerland U21 | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:40, 15 June 2015 (UTC) |
Yanick Brecher (born 25 May 1993) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for FC Zürich.[1]
Club career
[edit]Early career
[edit]In his youth, Brecher played for FC Männedorf before joining Zürich. He came up through the Zürich youth system, playing for the under-18s and under-23s before entering the first team.
FC Zürich
[edit]Brecher signed for the senior team in the summer of 2011. He made his league debut for the club on 1 June 2013 in a 4–2 away defeat to FC Sion. He played all ninety minutes of the match.[2] In the summer of 2019, Brecher was named captain of FC Zürich. On 8 July 2022, Zürich announced that Brecher had signed a contract extension to keep him at the club through the summer of 2027.[3]
FC Wil (loan)
[edit]In July 2014, Brecher was loaned out to Challenge League club FC Wil. He made his league debut for the club on 21 July 2014 in a 4–0 away loss to Winterthur. He played all ninety minutes of the match.[4]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 22 May 2025[5]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
FC Zürich | 2011–12 | Swiss Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2012–13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
2013–14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
2014–15 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
2015–16 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | |||
2017–18 | Swiss Challenge League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | Swiss Super League | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||
2018–19 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 42 | 0 | |||
2019–20 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 0 | ||||
2020–21 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 0 | ||||
2021–22 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 0 | ||||
2022–23 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | — | 47 | 0 | |||
2023–24 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 0 | ||||
2024–25 | 38 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 44 | 0 | |||
Total | 300 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 25 | 0 | — | 342 | 0 | |||
FC Wil (loan) | 2014–15 | Swiss Challenge League | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | ||
Career total | 325 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 367 | 0 |
Honors
[edit]FC Zürich
References
[edit]- ^ "Brecher signs until 2018". FC Zürich website (in German). 4 June 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ^ "Sion vs. Zurich – 1 June 2013 – Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
- ^ "Yanick Brecher extends his contract early until summer 2027". fcz.ch. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ "Winterthur vs. Wil – 21 July 2014 – Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
- ^ Yanick Brecher at Soccerway
- ^ a b "Switzerland – Y. Brecher – Trophies". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
External links
[edit]- Yanick Brecher at Soccerway
- Profile at UEFA.com