Michel Aebischer (born 6 January 1997) is a Swiss professional

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who plays as a

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for Italian club

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on loan from

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, and the Switzerland national team.

Club career

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

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debut on 10 September 2016 against

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. He was part of the Young Boys squad that won the

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, their first league title for 32 years. On 25 January 2022, he joined

in Italy. The transfer was initially a loan with a future obligation to buy the rights permanently.

International career

Aebischer made his debut for Switzerland national team on 18 November 2019 in a Euro 2020 qualifier against

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. He came on as a substitute for

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in the 85th minute. On 9 November 2022, he was called up for the Swiss squad for the

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in Qatar, where he made one appearance as a 76th-minute substitute for

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in the 1–0

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loss to

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. On 7 June 2024, Aebischer was named in the 26-man squad for the

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. On 15 June, he scored his first international goal and provided an assist in a 3–1 victory over

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in Switzerland's opening match of the tournament. On 3 August 2025, Aebischer was loaned by

, with a conditional obligation to buy.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Switzerland's goal tally first.''

Honours

Young Boys *

: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20 *

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: 2019–20 Bologna *

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: 2024–25 Individual *

Team of the Year: 2019–20,

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References

External links

Profile
at the Bologna FC 1909 website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Aebischer, Michel 1997 births Living people Footballers from Fribourg Swiss men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Switzerland men's international footballers Switzerland men's under-21 international footballers Switzerland men's youth international footballers BSC Young Boys players Bologna FC 1909 players Pisa SC players Swiss Super League players Serie A players 2022 FIFA World Cup players UEFA Euro 2024 players Swiss expatriate men's footballers Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Italy 21st-century Swiss sportsmen