# Marcel Büchel

Marcel Büchel (born 18 March 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Italian Serie C Group C club Messina. Born in Austria, he represents Liechtenstein at international level.

## Club career
### Early career

Born in Feldkirch, Austria, Büchel began his career with the youth teams of Swiss club FC St. Gallen and Italian club Siena. Büchel signed a season-long loan deal with Juventus for the 2010–11 season, and made his professional debut for Juventus in the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League, in a group stage match against Austrian team Red Bull Salzburg on 4 November 2010.
On 1 July 2011, Büchel was sent out on loan to Serie B side Gubbio on a season-long deal. He finished the 2011–12 Serie B campaign having made 17 league appearances for the club, and scoring 1 goal. Büchel spent the next season out on loan to Cremonese.

### Juventus

On 31 January 2013, it was officially communicated that Büchel was sold to former club Juventus in a co-ownership deal. In exchange, Siena also signed Juventus' Primavera captain Andrea Schiavone, also on a co-ownership deal. As part of the negotiations, Büchel's loan spell at Cremonese would continue. He was called up to the Juventus first team by head coach Antonio Conte, as part of a 31-man squad for their pre-season training camp in Valle d'Aosta on 11 July 2013.
On 2 September 2013, Büchel was officially loaned out to Virtus Lanciano on a season-long deal, that expired on 30 June 2014
On 26 August 2014, Büchel was officially loaned out to Bologna on a season-long deal, that expired 30 June 2015.

### Empoli

On 31 August 2015, he was loaned out to Empoli.
On 22 June 2016, Empoli bought Büchel's contract outright from Juventus, for €1.5 million transfer fee.

### Hellas Verona

Büchel signed with Hellas Verona in August 2017 on loan with a purchase option.

### Juve Stabia

After being released by Empoli at the end of the 2018–19 season, Büchel had an unsuccessful trial with Serie A team Roma.
On 4 November 2019 it was announced that Büchel had joined Juve Stabia of Serie B, wearing the number 50 shirt.
He made his debut for Juve Stabia in a 2-0 defeat to Virtus Entella, playing for 76 minutes before being subbed off for Massimiliano Carlini.

### Ascoli

On 16 September 2020 he signed a one-year contract with Ascoli with an option to renew.
On 22 September 2023, Büchel's contract was terminated by mutual consent.

### SPAL

On 11 January 2024, Büchel signed a contract with SPAL in Serie C until 30 June 2025.

### Messina

On 21 January 2025, SPAL announced Büchel's transfer to Messina in Serie C.

## International career

On 18 September 2015, it was announced that Büchel had acquired Liechtensteiner citizenship and was named in their squad for the upcoming UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers in October.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 13 May 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | Continental | Continental | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Siena | 2009–10 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| Juventus (loan) | 2010–11 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gubbio (loan) | 2011–12 | Serie B | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 1 |
| Cremonese (loan) | 2012–13 | Lega Pro Prima Divisione | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 0 |
| Virtus Lanciano (loan) | 2013–14 | Serie B | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 1 |
| Bologna (loan) | 2014–15 | Serie B | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 3 |
| Empoli (loan) | 2015–16 | Serie A | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 2 |
| Empoli | 2016–17 | Serie A | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 0 |
| Verona (loan) | 2017–18 | Serie A | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 0 |
| Juve Stabia (loan) | 2019–20 | Serie B | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 0 |
| Ascoli (loan) | 2020–21 | Serie B | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 1 |
| Ascoli (loan) | 2021–22 | Serie B | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 32 | 1 |
| Ascoli (loan) | Total | Total | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| Career Total | Career Total | Career Total | 206 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 214 | 8 |

### International

    As of match played 19 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Liechtenstein | 2015 | 2 | 0 |
| Liechtenstein | 2016 | 6 | 1 |
| Liechtenstein | 2017 | 3 | 0 |
| Liechtenstein | 2018 | 3 | 0 |
| Liechtenstein | 2019 | 2 | 0 |
| Liechtenstein | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| Liechtenstein | 2023 | 4 | 0 |
| Liechtenstein | 2024 | 8 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 29 | 1 |
    Scores and results list Liechtenstein's goal tally first.
List of international goals scored by Marcel Büchel :
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 19 November 2018 | Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein | Armenia | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2018–19 UEFA Nations League D |