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Fabian Schär is a Swiss association football player born on December 20, 1991, in Wil. He plays as a centre-back and wears the number 5 shirt. His career includes stints with FC Wil 1900, FC Basel, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, and Newcastle United. He competes in the Premier League and represents the Switzerland men's national football team.
Schär has participated in major international tournaments, including the 2012 Summer Olympics, the 2014 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2016, and the 2018 FIFA World Cup. His professional activity began in November 2009. He holds Swiss citizenship and plays for Switzerland in international competition.
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Key facts
- 2012
- Switzerland U21
- 2018
- Newcastle United
- Full name
- Fabian Lukas Schär
- Date of birth
- ( 1991-12-20 ) 20 December 1991 (age 34)
- Place of birth
- Wil , Switzerland
- Height
- 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
- Position
- Centre-back
- Current team
- Newcastle United
- 1999 2009
- FC Wil
- Years
- Team
- 2009 2012
- FC Wil
- 2012 2015
- Basel
- 2015 2017
- TSG Hoffenheim
- 2017 2018
- Deportivo La Coruña
- 2010 2011
- Switzerland U20
- 2013 2024
- Switzerland
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Soccer
- Team
- Newcastle United
- Position
- Centre-Back
- Nationality
- Switzerland
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Fabian
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Switzerland
- Place of birth
- Wil
- Occupation
- association football player
- Participant in
- 2018 FIFA World Cup
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- Newcastle United F.C.
- Position played
- centre-back
- League
- Premier League
- Country for sport
- Switzerland
- Mass
- 85
- Official website
- www.fabianschaer.ch
- Image
- Fabian Schär.jpg
- Height
- 1.86
Show 5 more facts
- date of birth
- 1991-12-20
- sport number
- 5
- Commons category
- Fabian Schär
- start of work period
- 2009-11-29
- social media followers
- 116234
Sources (6)
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Encyclopedic overview
Fabian Lukas Schär ( Swiss Standard German: [faˈbi̯aːn ˈʃɛːr]; born 20 December 1991) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Newcastle United. He is known for his powerful free kicks, long shots and long passes.
Beginning his career at his hometown club of Wil, Schär transferred to Basel in 2012, winning the Swiss Super League in all three of his seasons there before his move to TSG Hoffenheim.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Fabian Schär” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.