| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Valentin Stocker | ||
| Date of birth | 12 April 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Lucerne, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left winger | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | FC Basel | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–2005 | SC Kriens | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005–2007 | FC Basel U-21 | 37 | (13) |
| 2007– | FC Basel | 101 | (27) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007–2009 | Switzerland U-21 | 6 | (0) |
| 2008– | Switzerland | 9 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 December 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Valentin Stocker (born 12 April 1989 in Lucerne) is a Swiss international footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Basel in the Swiss Super League.
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Stocker began his youth career with SC Kriens, playing there between 1996 and December 2005. As of January 2006 he transferred to FC Basel and played for their U-21 team in the Swiss 1. Liga. He was called into the first team squad during the 2007/08 season after becoming one of the best midfielders in the reserve squad. He signed his first professional contract on his 18th Birthday.[1]
Stocker made his first team debut for FC Basel in the Swiss Cup semi final tie at home to FC Thun at St. Jakob Park on 27 Februar 2008 as Basel won 1:0.[2] He played his League debut on 2 March 2008 in the 3:1 away win also against Thun. In his third league game, on 16 March, he scored his first Super League goal against FC Sion, but he could not hinder the 4:2 away defeat. At the end of the 2007–08 Swiss Super League season and after the Swiss Cup Final, on 6 April, FC Basel won the national Double. In the League Stocker played eleven games, scoring three goals. In the last game of the season Valentin Stocker and Marco Streller scored the two goals in Basels 2:0 home win over BSC Young Boys and they won the championship by four points.[3]
During the 2008–09 Swiss Super League season Stocker played 32 games, scoring five goals, but Basel finished just third in the League table, qualifying for the Europa League. In the 2009–10 season Stocker played 31 League games, scoring 12 goals, and Basel again won the Double. In the Cup Final Stocker scored two goals as Basel won 6:0 against FC Lausanne-Sport.
In the 2010–11 season Stocker played 26 League games, marking seven goals, and he won his third Championship Medal with the Club. But Stocker injured himself on 23 April in the game against BSC Young Boys.[4] This was his 100th Super League match. The injury was a cruciate ligament rupture and was operated two days later.[5] His recovery times was estimated at six to seven months. He returned into the team on 3 December 2011 in the 1:0 home victory against FC Luzern and on the same day it was announced that his contract had been extended until the end of June 2016.[2]
Stocker has played international football at various age levels, including Swiss Under-19s and Swiss U-21. He made his debut for Switzerland in Ottmar Hitzfeld's first match as manager, on 20 August 2008 in a 4–1 win over Cyprus at Stade de Genève. He also scored the opening goal of the match.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 20 August 2008 | Stade de Genève, Geneva | Cyprus | 1–0 | 4–1 | Friendly |
| 2. | 12 October 2010 | St. Jakob Park, Basel | Wales | 1–0 | 4–1 | EM-Qualifikation 2012 |
| 3. | 12 October 2010 | St. Jakob Park, Basel | Wales | 4–1 | 4–1 | EM-Qualifikation 2012 |
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