Fabian Rieder
Swiss footballer (born 2002)
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Fabian Rieder (born 16 February 2002) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for German Bundesliga club FC Augsburg and the Switzerland national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fabian Rieder[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 February 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Koppigen, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Augsburg | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2011 | Koppiger SV | ||
| 2011–2017 | Solothurn | ||
| 2017–2020 | Young Boys | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Young Boys | 89 | (10) |
| 2023–2025 | Rennes | 18 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | → VfB Stuttgart (loan) | 21 | (1) |
| 2025– | FC Augsburg | 32 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Switzerland U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Switzerland U17 | 13 | (4) |
| 2020 | Switzerland U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2020 | Switzerland U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021– | Switzerland U21 | 11 | (2) |
| 2022– | Switzerland | 32 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:30, 16 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:10, 7 July 2026 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Born in Koppigen, Rieder is a youth product of the academy of Young Boys.[2] He made his professional debut with Young Boys in a goalless Swiss Super League tie with Servette on 17 October 2020.[3] He made his first Continental appearance with Young Boys in a 2–1 defeat against Roma in the Europa League on 22 October 2020.[4] Rieder played in all six of Young Boys UEFA Champions League group stage matches in the 2021–22 season, scoring his first continental goal in a 1–1 tie against Manchester United at Old Trafford.[5]
On 31 August 2023, Rieder joined French side Rennes for a reported fee of €15 million (including add-ons),[6] signing a four-year contract with the club.[6][7] On 24 June 2024, he signed a one-year loan contract with Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart.[8]
On 1 September 2025, Rieder returned to Bundesliga and signed a five-year contract with FC Augsburg.[9]
International career
Rieder played for all Swiss youth national teams before receiving his first call-up for the senior national team for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[10] At said tournament on 25 November, he debuted in a 1–0 victory against Cameroon as a substitute in the 81st minute.[11] Rieder started in the next match against Brazil for the first time.[12]
On 7 June 2024, Rieder was named in Switzerland's squad for UEFA Euro 2024.[13] He played the final four minutes of the team's opening match at the tournament, replacing Dan Ndoye in a 3–1 victory against Hungary in Cologne.[14]
On 20 May 2026, Rieder was selected in the 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[15]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 16 May 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Young Boys | 2020–21 | Swiss Super League | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8[b] | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 2021–22 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9[c] | 1 | 42 | 5 | ||
| 2022–23 | 33 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5[d] | 0 | 43 | 9 | ||
| 2023–24 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
| Total | 89 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 24 | 1 | 122 | 15 | ||
| Rennes | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4[b] | 2 | 21 | 3 |
| 2025–26 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 3 | ||
| VfB Stuttgart (loan) | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8[c] | 1 | 33 | 2 |
| FC Augsburg | 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 32 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 33 | 6 | |
| Career total | 160 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 212 | 26 | ||
- Includes Swiss Cup, Coupe de France, DFB-Pokal
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
International
- As of match played 7 July 2026[16]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 2022 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 32 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Switzerland goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rieder goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 June 2025 | Rice–Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, United States |  Mexico | 4–2 | 4–2 | Friendly |
Honours
Young Boys
VfB Stuttgart
Individual
- Swiss Super League Player of the Year: 2022[17]
- Swiss Super League Team of the Year: 2022–23[18]
