Stefan Gartenmann
Swiss footballer (born 1997)
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Stefan Gartenmann (born 2 February 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Hungarian NB1 club Ferencváros. Born in Denmark, he plays for the Switzerland national team.
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Gartenmann with Ferencváros in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 February 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Roskilde, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre-back[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ferencváros | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 200?–2013 | Roskilde | ||
| 2013–2015 | Heerenveen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Heerenveen | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2022 | SønderjyskE | 150 | (8) |
| 2022–2024 | Midtjylland | 29 | (3) |
| 2023–2024 | → Aberdeen (loan) | 33 | (3) |
| 2024– | Ferencváros | 34 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012 | Denmark U16 | 9 | (1) |
| 2013 | Denmark U17 | 11 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | Denmark U19 | 17 | (4) |
| 2017 | Denmark U20 | 5 | (1) |
| 2019 | Denmark U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 2025– | Switzerland | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 June 2025 | |||
Club career
Heerenveen
Gartenmann moved from the youth academy of FC Roskilde to Dutch club SC Heerenveen in July 2013 – Roskilde's first transfer to a club outside of Denmark – and he initially became a part of the youth teams of the Frisian club.[3] 24 August 2015, Gartenmann made his first appearance as a second-half substitute in the reserves of Heerenveen in a 2–0 win in the Beloften Eredivisie over ADO Den Haag.[4] On 14 September, he scored his first goal for the second team of Heerenveen in a 1–1 draw against the PEC Zwolle reserves with the goal to secure the final score.[5]
Gartenmann signed his first professional contract on 26 October 2015, a three-year contract.[6] However, during his time with the club he did not manage to make an appearance for the senior team in the Eredivisie.[7]
Sønderjyske
On 5 May 2017, it was announced that Gartenmann would return to Denmark for the 2017–18 season, as he had joined the Danish Superliga club Sønderjyske on a three-year contract.[8][9] On 7 August 2017, he made his professional debut when he came on as a late substitute for Troels Kløve in a 3–0 win on matchday two of the regular season against AGF.[10] He scored his first goal for Sønderjyske on 28 November 2017 in a 4–1 victory in the round of 16 of the Danish Cup competition against third-tier Danish 2nd Division club Jammerbugt.[11]
On 1 July 2020, Gartenmann was part of the Sønderjyske team winning the 2019–20 Danish Cup by beating AaB in a 2–0 win. The win marked the first trophy in club history.[12] In May 2022 it was confirmed, that Gartenmann would leave the club, as his contract was expiring.[13]
Midtjylland
On 28 June 2022, it was confirmed that FC Midtjylland had signed Gartenmann on a free transfer, with the player agreeing to a contract until June 2025.[14]
On 1 September 2023, Gartenmann joined Scottish Premiership club Aberdeen on loan for the remainder of the 2023–24 season.[15] He returned to Midtjylland for the pre-season ahead of the 2024–25 season.[16]
Ferencváros
On 15 August 2024, Hungarian NB1 club Ferencváros announced the signing of Gartenmann. The fee and contract length were undisclosed.[17][18]
Gartenmann won the 2024–25 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season with Ferencváros after beating Győr 2–1 at the ETO Park on the last match day on 24 May 2025.[19] On 9 May 2026, he won the 2025–26 Magyar Kupa season with Ferencváros by beating Zalaegerszegi TE 1–0 in the 2026 Magyar Kupa final at Puskás Aréna.[20]
International career
On 2 October 2012, Gartenmann played for the first time for the Denmark under-16 team in a 4–2 win in a test match in Lhota, Kladno against the Czech Republic.[21] He was used in nine games at under-16 level. On 5 August 2013, he gained his first of eleven total caps for Denmark at under-17 level in a 4–0 win during a tournament in Norway against Sweden.[22] After he was not used for Denmark under-18, Gartenmann finally appeared in his first game for the Denmark under-19 on 4 September 2014 in a 2–1 win in the friendly against Norway in Lyngdal. In this game he scored his first goal for this age group with the goal to 2–0.[23] The qualification for the 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship was missed; Gartenmann played his last game on 15 November 2015 in a goalless draw in the European Championship qualifier against Israel in Hamrun, Malta.[24] On 7 October 2017, Gartenmann played his last of six games for the under-20 team, in a 2–2 draw in a friendly against Sweden in Södra Sandby.
Gartenmann is of Swiss descent through a grandfather, and gained Swiss citizenship in March 2025.[25] On 12 March 2025, his request to switch international allegiance to Switzerland was approved by FIFA.[26] He received his first call-up to the national team the next day.[27]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sønderjyske | 2017–18 | Danish Superliga | 27 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | |
| 2018–19 | Danish Superliga | 33 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 35 | 4 | ||
| 2019–20 | Danish Superliga | 29 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | Danish Superliga | 30 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 36 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | Danish Superliga | 31 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 38 | 2 | ||
| Total | 150 | 8 | 22 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | 172 | 10 | |||
| Midtjylland | 2022–23 | Danish Superliga | 26 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 3[c] | 0 | 31 | 4 | |
| 2023–24 | Danish Superliga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[d] | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 29 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 7 | 0 | 38 | 4 | |||
| Aberdeen (loan) | 2023–24 | Scottish Premiership | 33 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5[d] | 0 | 45 | 3 |
| Career total | 212 | 14 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 256 | 17 | ||
- Includes Danish Cup, Scottish FA Cup
- Includes Scottish League Cup
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
