Sandro Wieser

Sandro Wieser
Personal information
Full nameSandro Wieser
Date of birth3 February 1993
Place of birthVaduz, Liechtenstein
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current team
FC Aarau
Number8
Youth career
–2003FC Triesen
2003–2006FC Vaduz
2006–2009FC Basel
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2009–2011FC Basel U-2129(4)
2011–2012FC Basel2(0)
2012–20131899 Hoffenheim II18(0)
2012–1899 Hoffenheim1(0)
2013–2014→ SV Ried (loan)11(0)
2014–→ FC Aarau (loan)9(2)
National team‡
2009–2014Liechtenstein U-216(0)
2010–Liechtenstein27(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:56, 28 February 2015 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 April 2015

Sandro Wieser (born 3 February 1993 in Vaduz) is a Liechtensteiner footballer who currently plays for FC Aarau on loan from 1899 Hoffenheim.

Club career

Wieser began his youth career with FC Triesen and moved onto FC Vaduz. In 2006 he continued his youth career with FC Basel playing in the U-16, U-18 and U-21 teams. He signed his first professional contract on his 18th birthday.[1] He played his debut on 20 March 2011 in the 2–1 away win against Grasshopper Club Zürich. At the end of the 2010–11 Swiss Super League season Sandro Wieser won the Super League Championship title with FC Basel.

Because Wieser is born in 1993, he was eligible to play for the newly formed Basel Under-19 team in the 2011–12 NextGen series. He played in his first game against Tottenham Hotspur on 17 August 2011.[2]

On 27 December, Basel announced that Wieser would transfer to German club TSG 1899 Hoffenheim in the January 2012 transfer window.[3] Wieser however didn't manage to earn a spot in Hoffenheim's first squad, being capped in the Bundesliga only once in 18 months. As a result of this, he was put on loan, first in summer 2013 to Austrian side SV Ried and then in next summer to Swiss FC Aarau, each time the loan was terminated to a year.[4]

Foul on Yapi Yapo

FC Zurich launched legal proceedings against Wieser after the 21-year-old committed a knee-high challenge on Gilles Yapi-Yapo in a match on 9 November 2014, leaving the former Ivory Coast international's career in serious doubt.[5] Yapi-Yapo suffered torn anterior and cruciate ligaments, a torn meniscus, a torn kneecap tendon, serious cartilage damage and deep bruising to his thigh after the incident.[6] Wieser was shown a straight red card for the tackle, and was later suspended for six matches by the Swiss league.[7] With Yapi-Yapo highly unlikely to ever play again, club president Ancillo Canepa launched legal proceedings against Wieser.[8]

International career

He is a member of the Liechtenstein national football team and has 24 caps. Wieser received his first call-up to the senior team in 2009, and made his debut against Iceland on 11 August 2010.[9]

Titles and honours

Basel

References

  1. ↑ "Mehrjähriger Profivertrag für Sandro Wieser". FC Basel (in German). Retrieved 3 February 2011.
  2. ↑ Marti, Caspar. "Punkteteilung im ersten Spiel der "Nachwuchs-Champions League"". FC Basel 1893 (in German). Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  3. ↑ "Sandro Wieser wechselt nach Hoffenheim". FC Basel (in German). Retrieved 28 December 2011.
  4. ↑ "Sandro Wieser wechselt zum FC Aarau" [Sandro Wieser moves to FC Aarau] (in German). FC Aarau. 30 May 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  5. ↑ Chowdhury, Saj (12 November 2014). "FC Zurich start legal action for tackle on Gilles Yapi-Yapo". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  6. ↑ De Menezes, Jack (11 November 2014). "Video: FC Zurich launch legal proceedings against FC Aarau's Sandro Wieser after horror tackle threatens Gilles Yapi-Yapo's career". The Independent. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  7. ↑ "Zurich want assault case against Wieser for horror tackle on Yapi-Yapo". ESPN FC. 9 December 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  8. ↑ "FC Zurich begin legal action after horror tackle on Gilles Yapi-Yapo". The Guardian. 11 November 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  9. ↑ Sandro Wieser – Profile at LFV website
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 FC Basel 1893 (2008). "Zwei weitere Nachwuchstitel für den FCB" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 2008-06-15.
  11. ↑ Marti, Caspar. "Die U18 des FCB ist Schweizer Meister!". FC Basel 1893 (in German). Retrieved 2 May 2010.

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