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Michael Frey
Frey playing for Lille in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-07-19) 19 July 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Münsingen, Switzerland
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Schalke 04
(on loan from Royal Antwerp)
Number 26
Youth career
FC Münsingen
–2010 Thun
2010–2012 Young Boys
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Young Boys 73 (17)
2014–2016 Lille 15 (2)
2016 → Luzern (loan) 16 (4)
2016–2017 Young Boys 29 (8)
2017–2018 FC Zürich 34 (12)
2018–2021 Fenerbahçe 15 (3)
2019–2020 → 1. FC Nürnberg (loan) 29 (4)
2020–2021 → Beveren (loan) 27 (12)
2021– Royal Antwerp 53 (31)
2023– → Schalke 04 (loan) 12 (0)
International career
2010–2011 Switzerland U17 4 (0)
2011–2013 Switzerland U19 12 (4)
2014 Switzerland U20 1 (1)
2013–2016 Switzerland U21 14 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 April 2023

Michael Frey (born 19 July 1994) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club Schalke 04, on loan from Belgian club Royal Antwerp.[1]

Club career

In June 2017, Frey signed a four-year contract with FC Zürich.[2]

In August 2018, Frey joined Turkish club Fenerbahçe for a reported transfer fee of €2.64 million. He signed a four-year deal.[3] After his first season in Turkey, Frey joined 2. Bundesliga side 1. FC Nürnberg on loan for the 2019–20 season. The club retained an option to make the move permanent.[4]

On 17 June 2021, Fenerbahçe announced that Frey had joined Antwerp on a permanent deal after an impressive loan spell with Beveren in the Belgian First Division A during the 2020–21 season.[5] On 8 August 2021, Frey scored all five goals for Antwerp in their 5–2 league win over Standard Liège.[6]

On 20 January 2023, after three and a half seasons in Belgium, he was loaned to German side Schalke 04, newly promoted to the Bundesliga, with an option to make the deal permanent.[7][8]

Career statistics

As of match played 9 April 2023[9][10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Young Boys 2011–12 Swiss Super League 2 1 0 0 — — — 2 1
2012–13 Swiss Super League 31 4 2 4 — 10[c] 1 — 43 9
2013–14 Swiss Super League 33 9 2 0 — — — 35 9
2014–15 Swiss Super League 7 3 0 0 — 4[c] 2 — 11 5
Total 73 17 4 4 — 14 3 — 91 24
Lille 2014–15 Ligue 1 15 2 1 0 2 1 3[c] 0 — 21 3
Luzern (loan) 2015–16 Swiss Super League 16 4 1 0 — — — 17 4
Young Boys 2016–17 Swiss Super League 29 8 4 4 — 8[d] 1 — 41 13
FC Zürich 2017–18 Swiss Super League 31 12 5 4 — — — 36 16
2018–19 Swiss Super League 3 0 0 0 — — — 3 0
Total 34 12 5 4 — — — 39 16
Fenerbahçe 2018–19 Süper Lig 14 3 3 0 — 5[c] 2 — 22 5
2020–21 Süper Lig 1 0 0 0 — — — 1 0
Total 15 3 3 0 — 5 2 — 23 5
Nürnberg (loan) 2019–20 2. Bundesliga 29 4 1 1 — — 2[e] 0 32 5
Beveren (loan) 2020–21 Belgian Pro League 27 12 2 3 — — 2[f] 2 31 17
Antwerp 2021–22 Belgian Pro League 39 24 1 0 — 6[c] 0 — 46 24
2022–23 Belgian Pro League 14 7 3 1 — 6[g] 2 — 23 10
Total 53 31 4 1 — 12 2 — 69 34
Schalke 04 (loan) 2022–23 Bundesliga 12 0 — — — — 12 0
Career total 303 93 25 17 2 1 42 8 4 2 376 121
  1. ^ Includes Swiss Cup, Coupe de France, Turkish Cup, Belgian Cup
  2. ^ Includes Coupe de la Ligue
  3. ^ a b c d e Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ Appearances in 2. Bundesliga relegation play-offs
  6. ^ Appearances in Belgian First Division A relegation play-offs
  7. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

FC Zürich

References

  1. ^ "Michael Frey". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Der FC Zürich verpflichtet Michael Frey". fcz.ch (in German). 19 June 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Michael Frey joins Fenerbahce from FC Zurich". Turkish Football News. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Frey joins Nurnberg on loan from Fenerbahce". AA. 19 August 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Welkom op De Bosuil, Michael Frey!". Royal Antwerp FC (in Dutch). 17 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Standard humiliated at home by Antwerp (2-5), Michael Frey author of five goals". Archy Sport. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Striker Michael Frey joins Schalke 04". FC Schalke 04. 20 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Michael Frey naar Schalke 04". Royal Antwerp FC (in Dutch). 20 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  9. ^ "Michael Frey - Club matches". worldfootball.net.
  10. ^ "Michael Frey statistics". Ogol.
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