Stephan Lichtsteiner
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Stephan Lichtsteiner[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 16 January 1984||
Place of birth | Adligenswil, Switzerland | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) |
Right-back | ||
Youth career | |||
1991–1996 | FC Adligenswil | ||
1996–2000 | Luzern | ||
2000–2001 | Grasshopper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001–2005 | Grasshopper | 79 | (4) |
2005–2008 | Lille | 89 | (5) |
2008–2011 |
Lazio | 100 | (3) |
2011–2018 | Juventus | 201 | (12) |
2018–2019 | Arsenal | 14 | (0) |
2019–2020 | FC Augsburg | 20 | (0) |
Total | 503 | (24) | |
International career | |||
2003–2005 | Switzerland U21 | 30 | (1) |
2005–2019 | Switzerland | 108 | (8) |
Managerial career | |||
2022– | Basel (under-15) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Stephan Lichtsteiner (Swiss Standard German:
He began his professional career with
A full international from 2006 to 2019, Lichtsteiner earned 108 caps for Switzerland, making him their third most-capped player of all time. He represented his country at two UEFA European Championships and three FIFA World Cups. In 2015, he was named Swiss Footballer of the Year.
Early years
Lichtsteiner was born in
Club career
Grasshopper
Lichtsteiner made his first team debut with
Lille
During the 2004–05 season Lichtsteiner sealed a transfer to French side Lille OSC as one of five Swiss players to enter Ligue 1 in the summer of 2005. He became a regular in his first season and helped Lille to a third-place finish to secure a Champions League spot. His last season ended disappointingly as Lille finished seventh in the league and missed out on European football next season by a single point. However, Lichtsteiner ended the season with 4 goals, his highest tally.[6]
Lazio
After some good performances at
Juventus
On 27 June 2011,
On 6 June 2015, Lichtsteiner started for Juventus in the
At the beginning of the 2016–17 season, Lichtsteiner was excluded from Juventus's squad for the
On 1 September, Licthsteiner was not included in the Juventus's squad for the
Arsenal
On 5 June 2018, Lichtsteiner signed for Arsenal on a free transfer.[38] He made his Arsenal debut on 12 August, coming on as a substitute in the 35th minute for the injured Ainsley Maitland-Niles in an eventual 2–0 home defeat to Manchester City.[39] On 31 October, Lichtsteiner scored his only goal for Arsenal in the first half of a 2–1 home win over Blackpool in the fourth round of the 2018–19 EFL Cup.[40] On 3 June 2019, it was announced that Lichtsteiner would leave Arsenal after just one season at the club.[41]
FC Augsburg
On 19 August 2019, Bundesliga side FC Augsburg announced the signing of Lichtsteiner on a free transfer for the 2019–20 season.[42] He made his debut five days later in a 1–1 home draw with 1. FC Union Berlin, becoming the club's oldest ever player at 36 years and six months.[43]
On 12 August 2020, Lichtsteiner announced that he would retire from football.[44]
International career
A former youth international, Lichtsteiner played in the
Although he missed out on the
Lichtsteiner played seven games in
Due to injury to regular captain Gökhan Inler, Lichtsteiner wore the Swiss armband for the first time on 14 October 2014 in his 70th match, a 4–0 away win over San Marino in UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying.[49] Prior to the finals in France Lichtsteiner was made permanent captain as Inler was dropped due to lack of playing time at club level.[50] The Swiss made it out of the group stage and faced Poland in the Round of 16. With the score at 1–1, the match was decided by penalties, and Lichtsteiner took first and scored but the Swiss lost as Granit Xhaka missed.[51]
In 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification, Lichtsteiner scored in home wins over the Faroe Islands, Andorra and Hungary, as the Swiss qualified through the play-offs.[52][53][54] He was named in Petković's 23-man squad for the finals in Russia.[55] On 8 June, in the final warm-up game against Japan, he became the fourth Swiss to earn 100 international caps in the 2–0 victory.[56] He was fined 5,000 Swiss francs after the 2–1 group win over Serbia for joining Xherdan Shaqiri and Granit Xhaka in their controversial goal celebrations and later defended their actions.[57]
Managerial career
On 1 February 2022, Licthsteiner was appointed as Basel under-15s team coach.[58]
Style of play
A dynamic, hard-working, consistent, and versatile defender, Lichtsteiner was capable of playing anywhere along the right flank, and had been deployed as an attacking
Lichtsteiner has been described by former FIFA referee Jonas Eriksson as the most disagreeable player he has met. According to Eriksson, Lichtsteiner "is angry and grumpy. I try to explain, I try to be humble, but he's hard to make contact with. It creates a bad atmosphere."[67]
Personal life
Lichtsteiner is married to Manuela Markworth, an economist and fitness instructor. They have a daughter[68][69] and a son.[70]
Lichtsteiner acquired the nickname "
In 2021, Lichtsteiner joined the board of directors of ice hockey club HC Lugano.[72]
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Grasshopper | 2001–02 | Swiss Super League | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
2002–03 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | ||||
2003–04 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 4[b] | 0 | — | 34 | 2 | ||||
2004–05 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 2 | |||||
Total | 79 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | — | 90 | 4 | ||||
Lille | 2005–06 | Ligue 1 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8[c] | 0 | — | 43 | 1 | |
2006–07 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[d] | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | |||
2007–08 | 34 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 5 | ||||
Total | 89 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | — | 113 | 6 | |||
Lazio
|
2008–09
|
Serie A | 33 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 39 | 1 | |||
2009–10
|
33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 7[e] | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 43 | 2 | |||
2010–11
|
34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 35 | 0 | |||||
Total | 100 | 3 | 9 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 117 | 3 | |||
Juventus | 2011–12 | Serie A | 35 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 38 | 2 | |||
2012–13 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 6[d] | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 36 | 4 | |||
2013–14 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 7[g] | 0 | 1[f] | 1 | 36 | 3 | |||
2014–15 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 13[d] | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 49 | 3 | |||
2015–16 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 6[d] | 1 | 1[f] | 0 | 37 | 2 | |||
2016–17 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[d] | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 30 | 1 | |||
2017–18 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 2[d] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |||
Total | 201 | 12 | 17 | 1 | — | 35 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 257 | 15 | |||
Arsenal | 2018–19 | Premier League | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6[e] | 0 | — | 23 | 1 | |
FC Augsburg | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||
Career total | 503 | 24 | 40 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 65 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 621 | 29 |
- UEFA Cup
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Cup
- ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Cup
- ^ a b c d e f Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b c d e f Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana
- ^ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Switzerland | 2006 | 1 | 0 |
2007 | 7 | 0 | |
2008 | 11 | 0 | |
2009 | 6 | 0 | |
2010 | 11 | 0 | |
2011 | 9 | 1 | |
2012 | 9 | 1 | |
2013 | 6 | 2 | |
2014 | 11 | 1 | |
2015 | 8 | 0 | |
2016 | 9 | 1 | |
2017 | 8 | 2 | |
2018 | 8 | 0 | |
2019 | 4 | 0 | |
Total | 108 | 8 |
Switzerland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Lichtsteiner's goal.[73][76]
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 11 October 2011 | St. Jakob Park, Basel , Switzerland |
43 | Montenegro | 2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying |
2 | 26 May 2012 | 47 | Germany | 4–2 | 5–3 | Friendly | |
3 | 6 September 2013 | Stade de Suisse, Wankdorf, Bern , Switzerland |
59 | Iceland | 1–1 | 4–4 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
4 | 3–1 | ||||||
5 | 3 June 2014 | Swissporarena, Lucerne, Switzerland | 63 | Peru | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
6 | 13 November 2016 | 88 | Faroe Islands | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
7 | 31 August 2017 | kybunpark, St. Gallen, Switzerland | 91 | Andorra | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
8 | 7 October 2017 | St. Jakob Park, Basel, Switzerland | 93 | Hungary | 5–1 | 5–2 |
Honours
Grasshopper[73]
Lazio[73]
Juventus[73]
- Serie A: 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
- Coppa Italia: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
- Supercoppa Italiana: 2012, 2013, 2015
- UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2014–15, 2016–17
Arsenal
- UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2018–19[77]
Individual
- Swiss Footballer of the Year: 2015[78]
- UEFA Goal of the Season: 2015–16[79]
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External links
- "Profile on Juventus website". Archived from the original on 15 November 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- Profile on Swiss FA website (in German)
- Stephan Lichtsteiner at ESPN FC
- Stephan Lichtsteiner – FIFA competition record (archived)