Fabrizio Cavegn

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Date of birth (2002-08-26) 26 August 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth Ilanz, Switzerland
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position Forward
Fabrizio Cavegn
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-08-26) 26 August 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth Ilanz, Switzerland
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
Bristol Rovers
Number 29
Youth career
FCO Südostschweiz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 FC Chur 97 12 (3)
2021–2023 FC St. Gallen II 53 (42)
2022–2023 FC St. Gallen 4 (0)
2023–2025 FC Vaduz 73 (25)
2025– Bristol Rovers 42 (11)
International career
Switzerland U21
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:15, 19 April 2026 (UTC)

Fabrizio Cavegn (born 28 August 2002) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a forward for English club Bristol Rovers.

Early career

Born in Ilanz,[1] Cavegn began his career at FCO Südostschweiz and FC Chur 97,[2] before moving to FC St. Gallen in 2021.[3] He played for the St. Gallen second team, including scoring a hat-trick in October 2022 against FC Bulle.[4] He made 4 league appearances and 1 Cup appearance for the St. Gallen first team, scoring once in the Cup.[3]

He moved FC Vaduz in April 2023, signing a two-year contract.[3][5] In January 2024 his contract was extended to 2026.[6][7] He was linked with a transfer away from the club in April 2025.[8] Cavegn was a two-time Liechtenstein Football Cup champion with Vaduz, qualifying the club for European football.[9][10]

Bristol Rovers

On 1 August 2025, Cavegn signed for English League Two club Bristol Rovers on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[11][12][13][14] On 26 August, he scored his first goals in English football, scoring a second-half brace from the bench in a 4–4 EFL Trophy draw with Tottenham Hotspur U21, also scoring his penalty in the subsequent shoot-out victory.[15] He scored his first league goal on 13 September 2025.[16] Having scored this first league goal, he scored in the following two matches also, being named the Club's Player of the Month for September.[17]

On 1 January 2026, Cavegn scored a first hat-trick in English football, scoring all three goals as the Gas defeated Shrewsbury Town 3–0 for a first victory in fourteen matches.[18]

International career

Cavegn represented Switzerland at under-21 level.[12]

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Honours

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