François Affolter

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François Affolter
Personal information

Full name	François Jacques Affolter
Date of birth	(1991-03-13) 13 March 1991
Place of birth	Biel/Bienne, Bern, Switzerland
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	FC Luzern
Number	16
Youth career
2000–2001	FC Etoile Biel
2001–2007	FC Biel-Bienne
2007–2008	BSC Young Boys
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2008	BSC Young Boys II	2	(0)
2008–	BSC Young Boys	94	(1)
2012	→ Werder Bremen (loan)	13	(0)
2012	→ Werder Bremen II (loan)	5	(1)
2013-	FC Luzern	0	(0)
National team^‡
2008	Switzerland U18	2	(0)
2009	Switzerland U19	3	(0)
2009–	Switzerland U21	13	(2)
2010–	Switzerland	5	(0)
2012	Switzerland Olympic	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:45, 9 November 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 09:00, 25 August 2012 (UTC)

François Affolter (born 13 March 1991 in Biel/Bienne, Bern, Switzerland) is a Swiss football defender currently playing for Young Boys. He made his senior debut for Young Boys at the age of 17 years old on 14 September 2008 in a 2–1 victory over AC Bellinzona, replacing Marc Schneider in the starting eleven due to suspension. Since that match, he has been a regular starter for the club in their three-man defence, alongside Saif Ghezal and Miguel Alfredo Portillo.^[1]

Before he played with the first team, he was playing with the under 18 team. He won the under 18 championship the same year. Then, he joined the first team for friendly matches in the summer of 2008 and the new BSC Young Boys trainer Vladimir Petkovic gave him his chance. Since then he played every single matches with the first team. So far, he played ten Swiss Super League matches, two Swiss Cup matches and one UEFA Cup match and never lost a match in the Swiss Super League (seven victories and three draws).

He signed his first professional contract with BSC Young Boys in November 2008. After three seasons with Young Boys, he was loaned to German club Werder Bremen.^[2]

After an unsuccessful half year at BSC Young Boys, he decided to transfer to swiss side FC Luzern for an undisclosed fee. His contract expires in June 2018.^[3]

References

↑ "Stats Centre: François Affolter Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
↑ "Werder verstärkt sich mit Affolter" [Werder strengthens itself with Affolter] (in German). DFL. 25 January 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
↑ "François Affolter verlässt YB für Luzern" [François Affolter leaves YB for Luzern] (in German). Neue Zürcher Zeitung. 15 December 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2014.

v t e Switzerland men's football squad – 2012 Summer Olympics

1 Benaglio (c) 2 Hochstrasser 3 Daprelà 4 Buff 5 Affolter 6 Wiss 7 Emeghara 8 Abrashi 9 Frei 10 Kasami 11 Mehmedi 12 Drmić 13 Rodríguez 14 Zuber 15 Klose 16 Schär 17 Morganella 18 Siegrist Coach: Tami

v t e BSC Young Boys – current squad

1 Wölfli (c) 5 Von Bergen 6 Gajić 7 Afum 9 Gerndt 10 Costanzo 11 Steffen 15 Simpson 17 Spycher 18 Mvogo 19 Zárate 20 Frey 21 Rochat 22 Veškovac 23 Sutter 24 Kubo 27 Von Ballmoos 28 Bürki 29 Nuzzolo 30 Doubaï 31 Tabakovic 32 Bertone 34 Sessolo 35 Affolter Manager: Forte

Persondata
Name	Affolter, François
Alternative names
Short description	Swiss footballer
Date of birth	13 March 1991
Place of birth	Biel/Bienne, Bern, Switzerland
Date of death
Place of death

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