# Michel Aebischer

Michel Aebischer (born 6 January 1997) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Serie A club Bologna and the Switzerland national team.

## Club career

Aebischer is a youth exponent from Young Boys. He made his Swiss Super League debut on 10 September 2016 against Luzern.
He was part of the Young Boys squad that won the 2017–18 Swiss Super League, their first league title for 32 years.
On 25 January 2022, he joined Bologna in Italy. The transfer was initially a loan with a future obligation to buy the rights permanently.

## International career

Aebischer made his debut for Switzerland national team on 18 November 2019 in a Euro 2020 qualifier against Gibraltar. He came on as a substitute for Ruben Vargas in the 85th minute. On 9 November 2022, he was called up for the Swiss squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, where he made one appearance as a 76th-minute substitute for Djibril Sow in the 1–0 Group G loss to Brazil.
On 7 June 2024, Aebischer was named in the 26-man squad for the UEFA Euro 2024. On 15 June, he scored his first international goal and provided an assist in a 3–1 victory over Hungary in Switzerland's opening match of the tournament.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 9 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Young Boys | 2016–17 | Swiss Super League | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| Young Boys | 2017–18 | Swiss Super League | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Young Boys | 2018–19 | Swiss Super League | 26 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 35 | 4 |
| Young Boys | 2019–20 | Swiss Super League | 32 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 46 | 4 |
| Young Boys | 2020–21 | Swiss Super League | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 39 | 2 |
| Young Boys | 2021–22 | Swiss Super League | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 28 | 3 |
| Young Boys | Total | Total | 133 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 44 | 1 | 194 | 15 |
| Bologna (loan) | 2021–22 | Serie A | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 0 |
| Bologna | 2022–23 | Serie A | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 1 |
| Bologna | 2023–24 | Serie A | 36 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 0 |
| Bologna | 2024–25 | Serie A | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Bologna | Total | Total | 77 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 84 | 1 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 222 | 13 | 23 | 2 | 45 | 1 | 290 | 16 |
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

### International

    As of match played 15 October 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Switzerland | 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| Switzerland | 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| Switzerland | 2021 | 4 | 0 |
| Switzerland | 2022 | 6 | 0 |
| Switzerland | 2023 | 3 | 0 |
| Switzerland | 2024 | 13 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 29 | 1 |
    As of match played 15 October 2024
    Scores and results list Switzerland's goal tally first.
List of international goals scored by Michel Aebischer :
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
| 1 | 15 June 2024 | RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany | 21 | Hungary | 2–0 | 3–1 | UEFA Euro 2024 | |

## Honours

Young Boys
* Swiss Super League: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20
* Swiss Cup: 2019–20
Individual
* Swiss Super League Team of the Year: 2019–20, 2020–21,