 Frei with Basel in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fabian Frei[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 January 1989 | ||
| 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) |
| 2009–2011 | → St. 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) |
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*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]
- ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Switzerland (SUI)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 28. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ "Fabian Frei". FC Basel. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ "Fabian and Alexander Frei Unrelated". Socqer.com. 14 September 2011. Retrieved 30 December 2013.