Yanick Brecher
Swiss footballer (born 1993)
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Yanick Brecher (born 25 May 1993) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for FC Zürich.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 May 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Zürich, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Zürich | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2014 | FC Zürich | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012– | FC Zürich | 323 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → FC Wil (loan) | 25 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | Switzerland U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Switzerland U21 | 3 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:40, 15 June 2015 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Early career
In his youth, Brecher played for FC Männedorf before joining Zürich. He came up through the Zürich youth system, playing for the under-18s and under-23s before entering the first team.
FC Zürich
Brecher signed for the senior team in the summer of 2011. He made his league debut for the club on 1 June 2013 in a 4–2 away defeat to FC Sion. He played all ninety minutes of the match.[2] In the summer of 2019, Brecher was named captain of FC Zürich. On 8 July 2022, Zürich announced that Brecher had signed a contract extension to keep him at the club through the summer of 2027.[3]
He made his 300th Swiss Super League appearance for Zürich in August 2025.[4]
FC Wil (loan)
In July 2014, Brecher was loaned out to Challenge League club FC Wil. He made his league debut for the club on 21 July 2014 in a 4–0 away loss to Winterthur. He played all ninety minutes of the match.[5]
Career statistics
- As of match played 22 May 2025[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Zürich | 2011–12 | Swiss Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | Swiss Challenge League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Swiss Super League | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 42 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | — | 47 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 0 | ||||
| 2024–25 | 38 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 44 | 0 | |||
| Total | 300 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 25 | 0 | — | 342 | 0 | |||
| FC Wil (loan) | 2014–15 | Swiss Challenge League | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 325 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 367 | 0 | ||
Honors
FC Zürich