Joël Geissmann (born 3 March 1993) is a Swiss professional

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who plays as a

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Career

Geissman is a youth product of

FC Aarau FC Aarau is a Swiss football club based in Aarau. They play in the Swiss Challenge League, the second tier of Swiss football after being relegated from Swiss Super League. History FC Aarau was formed on 26 May 1902 by workers from a local ...

, with loan stints with the academies of

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and

FC Baden FC Baden is a Swiss football club based in Baden, Canton Aargau, which is a short distance from Zürich. It was founded in 1897. FC Baden has a total of 22 different teams at age levels, including five women's teams. They play in the Swiss Prom ...

. He began his senior career with

FC Wohlen FC may refer to: Businesses, organisations, and schools * Fergusson College, a science and arts college in Pune, India * Finncomm Airlines (IATA code) * FranklinCovey company, NYSE stock symbol FC * Frontier Corps, a paramilitary force in Pak ...

, on loan from Aarau, before signing formally with Wohlen in 2014 where he became the vice-captain at

. He transferred to

FC Thun Fussballclub Thun 1898 is a Swiss football team from the Bernese Oberland town of Thun. The club plays in the Swiss Challenge League, the second tier of the Swiss football league system, following relegation from the Swiss Super League in the ...

in the summer of 2016. He transferred to

Lausanne-Sport FC Lausanne–Sport (also referred to as LS) is a Swiss football club based in Lausanne in the canton of Vaud. Founded in 1896, Lausanne Sport played in the Swiss Super League in their most recent 2021-22 season, the highest tier of football ...

in the summer of 2017 signing a three-year contract, that was extended for 2 more years in 2020.

International career

Geissman is a youth international for Switzerland, having represented them from U17 to U19 levels.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Geissmann, Joël 1993 births Living people Footballers from Aargau Swiss men's footballers Switzerland men's youth international footballers Men's association football midfielders Swiss Super League players Swiss Challenge League players FC Aarau players FC Wohlen players FC Thun players FC Lausanne-Sport players 21st-century Swiss sportsmen