 Barnetta with Switzerland in 2006 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Tranquillo Barnetta[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 22 May 1985 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | St. Gallen, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1991–1996 | FC Rotmonten St. Gallen | ||||||||||||||||
| 1996–2002 | St. Gallen | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2002–2004 | St. Gallen | 60 | (15) | ||||||||||||||
| 2004–2012 | Bayer Leverkusen | 187 | (23) | ||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | → Hannover 96 (loan) | 7 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2015 | Schalke 04 | 44 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | → Eintracht Frankfurt (loan) | 22 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Philadelphia Union | 41 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | St. Gallen | 60 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 421 | (61) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2002 | Switzerland U17 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2004–2014 | Switzerland | 75 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Tranquillo Barnetta (Italian pronunciation: [traŋˈkwillo barˈnetta]; born 22 May 1985) is a Swiss former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
He was usually deployed out wide as a left winger but could also play in the centre as an attacking midfielder, or even in a more withdrawn role as a central midfielder. Barnetta was known for his "extreme pace, mobility and creativity".[2] Prior to moving to MLS, Barnetta played football for several Swiss and German clubs. At international level, he has amassed 75 caps for the Swiss national team, representing his nation in three FIFA World Cups, and two UEFA European Football Championships.
- ^ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 11 June 2014. p. 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
- ^ Palmer, Kevin. "Champions League 2012–13, Group B". ESPN Soccernet. Archived from the original on 2 January 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2012.