Sandro Wieser (born 3 February 1993) is a Liechtensteiner professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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and the Liechtenstein national team.

Club career

Early career

Born in

, Wieser began his youth career with

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and moved onto

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. In 2006, he continued his youth career with

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playing in the U-16, U-18 and U-21 teams. He signed his first professional contract on his 18th birthday. He played his debut on 20 March 2011 in the 2–1 away win against

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. At the end of the

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season Sandro Wieser won the Super League Championship title with FC Basel. Because Wieser was born in 1993, he was eligible to play for the newly formed Basel Under-19 team in the 2011–12 NextGen series. He played in his first game against

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on 17 August 2011. On 27 December, Basel announced that Wieser would transfer to German club

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in the January 2012 transfer window. Wieser however didn't manage to earn a spot in Hoffenheim's first squad, being capped in the

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only once in 18 months. As a result of this, he was put on loan, first in summer 2013 to Austrian side

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and then in next summer to Swiss

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, each time the loan was terminated to a year.

Foul on Yapi Yapo

FC Zürich launched legal proceedings against Wieser after the 21-year-old committed a knee-high challenge on Gilles Yapi Yapo in a match on 9 November 2014, leaving the former Ivory Coast international's career in serious doubt. Yapi Yapo suffered torn anterior and cruciate ligaments, a torn meniscus, a torn kneecap tendon, serious cartilage damage and deep bruising to his thigh after the incident. Wieser was shown a straight red card for the tackle, and was later suspended for six matches by the Swiss league. With Yapi Yapo highly unlikely to ever play again, club president Ancillo Canepa launched legal proceedings against Wieser.

Reading

On 18 August 2016, Wieser signed a three-year contract with English

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side

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. On 31 August 2017, transfer deadline day, Wieser joined K.S.V. Roeselare on a season-long loan deal. On 1 June 2018, Wieser was released a year early from his Reading contract by mutual consent.

FC Vaduz return

On 12 June 2018, Wieser signed a three-year contract with FC Vaduz. On 22 July 2018 he scored his first goal for the club in Vaduz's first match of the

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, a 3–1 victory over

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International career

Wieser received his first call-up to the senior team in 2009, and made his debut against

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on 11 August 2010.

Career statistics

Club

International

''Statistics accurate as of match played 6 June 2025''

International goals

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

Honours

Basel * Swiss champion at U-16 level: 2007–08 * Swiss Cup winner at U-16 level: 2007–08 * Swiss champion at U-18 level: 2009–10 *

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champion:

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References

External links

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Profile at FC Basel

Profile at Swiss Football League Website

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wieser, Sandro 1993 births Living people Footballers from Vaduz Men's association football midfielders Liechtenstein men's footballers 21st-century Liechtenstein sportsmen Liechtenstein men's international footballers FC Basel players TSG 1899 Hoffenheim players TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II players SV Ried players FC Aarau players FC Thun players Reading F.C. players FC Vaduz players K.S.V. Roeselare players Swiss Super League players Bundesliga players Regionalliga players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Swiss Challenge League players Challenger Pro League players Liechtenstein expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Expatriate men's footballers in England Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium