David Degen

David Degen
David Degen (January 2007)
Personal information
Full name David Degen[1]
Date of birth (1983-02-15) 15 February 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Liestal, Switzerland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Right winger
Youth career
1990–1996 FC Oberdorf
1996–1999 FC Basel
1999–2000 FC Aarau
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2003 FC Aarau 30 (3)
2003–2006 FC Basel 61 (8)
2006–2008 VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach 18 (2)
2007–2008FC Basel (loan) 20 (3)
2008–2012 BSC Young Boys 106 (17)
2012–2014 FC Basel 34 (3)
Total 269 (36)
International career
2000–2001 Switzerland U-17 10 (3)
2001 Switzerland U-19 4 (0)
2002–2003 Switzerland U-20 6 (0)
2003–2005 Switzerland U-21 24 (6)
2006–2011 Switzerland 17 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2014
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 November 2011

David Degen (born 15 February 1983) is a former Swiss footballer who last played for FC Basel, mostly as a right midfielder, in the Swiss Super League.[2] He is half Dutch as his mother is from the Netherlands. His twin brother Philipp Degen was also a professional football player.

  1. ^ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Switzerland" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Degen, David". kicker (in German). Retrieved 1 April 2011.