Gregory Kwesi Wüthrich (born 4 December 1994) is a Swiss professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Young Boys and the Switzerland national team.

Club career

Wüthrich is a youth exponent from Young Boys. He made his

debut at 2 February 2014 against

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in 2–1 home win. He made 8 league appearances during the 2013–14 season. After making a total of 15 appearances, 9 of those being in the league, during the 2014–15 season, Wüthrich left Young Boys to join fellow

side

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on loan on 24 February 2015. He made his club debut on 1 March versus St. Gallen. Wüthrich signed for

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club

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on 18 September 2019. On 7 August 2020 he signed for

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. On 23 June 2025, Wüthrich returned to Young Boys, signing a three-year contract until summer 2028. He joined the club on a free transfer from

International career

Early career

Wüthrich was born to a Ghanaian mother and a Swiss father. He has been a youth international for Switzerland. Wüthrich was called up to the senior Switzerland national team for the first time for the Nations League games against Denmark and Spain in September 2024. He debuted on 5 September 2024 against Denmark at the

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. He substituted

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in the 61st minute after the starting centre-back Nico Elvedi was sent off. Denmark won 2–0.

Young Boys

In July 2014, Wüthrich move to Young Boys from their academy. He made his official debut for Young Boys on 31 July against

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. He scored his first professional goal against

on 31 August 2014.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Young Boys *

: 2017–18

References

1994 births Living people Footballers from Bern Swiss men's footballers Switzerland men's youth international footballers Switzerland men's under-21 international footballers Switzerland men's international footballers Swiss people of Ghanaian descent Men's association football central defenders BSC Young Boys players Grasshopper Club Zurich players Perth Glory FC players SK Sturm Graz players Swiss Super League players A-League Men players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Swiss expatriate men's footballers Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Australia Expatriate men's soccer players in Australia 21st-century Swiss sportsmen {{Switzerland-footy-defender-stub