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Yanick Brecher

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Yanick Brecher
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-05-25) 25 May 1993 (age 31)
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 262 (0)
2014–2015FC 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 27 May 2024
‡ 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

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Early career

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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

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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)

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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]

Honors

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FC Zürich

References

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  1. ^ "Brecher signs until 2018". FC Zürich website (in German). 4 June 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Sion vs. Zurich – 1 June 2013 – Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Yanick Brecher extends his contract early until summer 2027". fcz.ch. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Winterthur vs. Wil – 21 July 2014 – Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Switzerland – Y. Brecher – Trophies". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
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