Pirmin Schwegler
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Schwegler with Eintracht Frankfurt in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pirmin Schwegler | ||
| Date of birth | 9 March 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Ettiswil, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992–2002 | FC Grosswangen | ||
| 2002–2003 | FC Luzern | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2005 | FC Luzern | 40 | (3) |
| 2005–2006 | Young Boys | 32 | (1) |
| 2006–2009 | Bayer Leverkusen | 46 | (0) |
| 2009–2014 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 128 | (6) |
| 2014–2017 | TSG Hoffenheim | 59 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | Hannover 96 | 56 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 24 | (2) |
| Total | 385 | (13) | |
| International career | |||
| 2005–2008 | Switzerland U21 | 20 | (1) |
| 2009–2014 | Switzerland | 14 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Pirmin Schwegler (born 9 March 1987) is a Swiss former footballer who played as a midfielder.
Schwegler began his career with FC Luzern. In summer 2005, he joined Young Boys. After just one year with Young Boys he signed with Bayer Leverkusen.[1] On 18 July 2009, after three years with the "Werksclub", Schwegler signed with Eintracht Frankfurt.[2] Schwegler, wearing the captain's armband for three years at Frankfurt, left the club in the 2014 summer transfer to join fellow Bundesliga side TSG Hoffenheim on a three-year deal.[3]
He signed for Australian club Western Sydney Wanderers, on a one-year deal, for their upcoming 2019–20 season.[4] Schwegler retired from football at the end of the 2019–20 A-League in August 2020.[5]