Damien Germanier (born 30 March 1988 in Sion) is a

Swiss Swiss most commonly refers to: * the adjectival form of Switzerland * Swiss people Swiss may also refer to: Places * Swiss, Missouri * Swiss, North Carolina * Swiss, West Virginia * Swiss, Wisconsin Other uses * Swiss Café, an old café located ...

football midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. ...

, who currently plays for

FC Echallens FC Echallens is a Swiss football club from Echallens, canton Vaud. The team currently plays in Liga 1., fourth highest tier in the Swiss football pyramid. The club was formed in 1921. Stadium FC Echallens play their home games at Sportplatz ...

on loan from

FC Sion Football Club Sion, commonly known as simply FC Sion or Sion, is a Swiss Association football, football club from the city of Sion, Switzerland, Sion. The club was founded in 1909 and play their home matches at the Stade Tourbillon. They have wo ...

Career

He began his career in the youth team of

and was promoted to the senior team in July 2007. In February 2009, he had a trial at

FC La Chaux-de-Fonds FC La Chaux-de-Fonds is a Swiss football club based in La Chaux-de-Fonds. It was founded on 4 July 1894 and used to play at the Stade Charrière. History The team has won the Swiss first division in seasons 1953–54, 1954–55, and 19 ...

, but later the loan deal was called off due to the player's military service. On 14 March 2009, he made his debut for FC Sion in the

Swiss Super League The Super League (also known as the Credit Suisse Super League for sponsorship reasons) is a professional association football league in Switzerland and the highest level of the Swiss football league system. It has been played in its current fo ...

International

He was a member of the Swiss under-17 team at 2005 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship. Germanier is former U-18 national player from Switzerlandhttp://www.sport1.ch/sport-news-news-detail.aspx?newsid=18181&navi=231

References

External links

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Rot Weiss 24 Profile

* 1988 births Living people Footballers from Sion, Switzerland Swiss men's footballers FC Sion players Men's association football midfielders 21st-century Swiss sportsmen {{Switzerland-footy-midfielder-stub