Pirmin Schwegler

Pirmin Schwegler

Schwegler with Eintracht Frankfurt in 2012
Personal information
Full name Pirmin Schwegler
Date of birth (1987-03-09) 9 March 1987
Place of birth Ettiswil, Switzerland
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 1899 Hoffenheim
Number 16
Youth career
1992–2002 FC Grosswangen
2002–2003 FC Luzern
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2005 FC Luzern 40 (3)
2005–2006 Young Boys 32 (1)
2006–2009 Bayer Leverkusen 46 (0)
2009–2014 Eintracht Frankfurt 128 (6)
2014– 1899 Hoffenheim 24 (1)
National team‡
2005–2008 Switzerland U21 20 (1)
2009– Switzerland 14 (3)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:24, 30 April 2015 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 October 2013

Pirmin Schwegler (born 9 March 1987) is a Swiss footballer who plays as a midfielder for TSG 1899 Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga.

Career

Schwegler began his career with FC Luzern. In summer 2005, he joined Young Boys. After just one year with Young Boys he signed with Bayer Leverkusen.[1] On 18 July 2009, after three years with the "Werksclub", Schwegler signed with Eintracht Frankfurt.[2] Schwegler, wearing the captain's armband for three years at Frankfurt, left the club in the 2014 summer transfer to join fellow Bundesliga side TSG Hoffenheim on a three-year deal.[3]

Personal

He is the brother of Christian Schwegler.

References

  1. ↑ "Pirmin Schwegler". Leverkusen who's who. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  2. ↑ "Schwegler wechselt von Leverkusen nach Frankfurt" (in German). nzz.ch. 18 July 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  3. ↑ "Football - Hoffenheim sign Swiss midfielder Schwegler until 2017". sports.yahoo.com. 6 May 2014.
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