Fabian Frei

Fabian Frei
Frei with Basel in 2019
Personal information
Full name Fabian Frei[1]
Date of birth (1989-01-08) 8 January 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Frauenfeld, Switzerland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder, centre-back
Team information
Current team
Winterthur
Number 11
Youth career
1998–2000 Frauenfeld
2000–2004 Winterthur
2004–2007 Basel
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 Basel II 31 (11)
2007–2015 Basel 172 (15)
2009–2011St. Gallen (loan) 64 (13)
2015–2018 Mainz 05 53 (1)
2018–2024 Basel 214 (25)
2024– Winterthur 0 (0)
International career
2004–2005 Switzerland U16 11 (4)
2005–2006 Switzerland U17 14 (10)
2006–2007 Switzerland U18 5 (2)
2007–2008 Switzerland U19 7 (5)
2008 Switzerland U20 3 (0)
2008–2011 Switzerland U21 18 (4)
2012 Switzerland Olympic 4 (0)
2011– Switzerland 23 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 November 2022

Fabian Frei (born 8 January 1989) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder and a centre-back for Swiss Super League club FC Winterthur and the Switzerland national team. Until June 2011, he played for the Swiss U-21 team. He made his international debut for Swiss senior team on 7 October 2011. He was selected to represent Switzerland at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He is of no relation to former club and country teammate Alexander Frei.[3]

  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Switzerland (SUI)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 28. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Fabian Frei". FC Basel. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Fabian and Alexander Frei Unrelated". Socqer.com. 14 September 2011. Retrieved 30 December 2013.