Zachary Athekame
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zachary Christopher Athekame | ||
| Date of birth | 13 December 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Geneva, Switzerland[1] | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AC Milan | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2013 | Athlétique-Régina FC | ||
| 2013–2016 | Olympique de Genève FC | ||
| 2016–2019 | Servette | ||
| 2019–2022 | Meyrin | ||
| 2022 | Neuchâtel Xamax | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2024 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 30 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | Young Boys | 34 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Neuchâtel Xamax (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| 2025– | AC Milan | 23 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Switzerland U21 | 16 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:43, 19 April 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:45, 27 March 2026 (UTC) | |||
Zachary Christopher Athekame (born 13 December 2004) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a right-back and right wing-back for Serie A club AC Milan. He is a Swiss youth international.
Athekame spent his youth career at Swiss clubs Athlétique-Régina FC, Olympique de Genève FC, Servette and Meyrin.[3] He joined Neuchâtel Xamax in February 2022, then playing in the Swiss Challenge League, subsequently signing his first professional contract with the club on 12 December 2022.[4]
On 30 December 2023, Swiss Super League club Young Boys announced an agreement to sign Athekame until 2028, and he was loaned back to Neuchâtel Xamax for the second half of the 2023–24 season.[5]
On 15 August 2025, Athekame signed a five-year contract with Italian Serie A club AC Milan.[1][6][7]
International career
Born in Geneva, Switzerland,[1] Athekame's father is Nigerian and his mother is Swiss from Neuchâtel.[8] He is a Swiss youth international, having debuted for the Switzerland U21s in September 2023.[8][9][10]
He was called-up for the first time with the senior Switzerland national team by head coach Murat Yakin for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Slovenia on 13 October 2025, in which Athekame did not play during a goalless draw.[11][12][13]
