Swiss expatriate players
Swiss players who have pursued their careers abroad. ScoutBase tracks every international who has played outside their home country, past and present.
756 players
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PLAYER
POS
DOB
CLUB
SINCE
GX
Granit Xhaka
MF
27.09.1992 (34)
SUISwitzerland
ENG Sunderland
2025
RR
Ricardo Rodriguez
DF
25.08.1992 (34)
SUISwitzerland
ESP Real Betis
2024
XS
Xherdan Shaqiri
FW
10.10.1991 (35)
SUISwitzerland
SUI Basel
2024
AG
Alain Geiger
DF
05.11.1960 (66)
SUISwitzerland
Retired
SL
Stephan Lichtsteiner
DF
16.01.1984 (42)
SUISwitzerland
Retired
SC
Stéphane Chapuisat
FW
28.06.1969 (57)
SUISwitzerland
Retired
YS
Yann Sommer
GK
17.12.1988 (38)
SUISwitzerland
ITA Internazionale
2023
JV
Johann Vogel
MF
08.03.1977 (49)
SUISwitzerland
Retired
HS
Haris Seferović
FW
22.02.1992 (34)
SUISwitzerland
UAE United FC
2025
GI
Gökhan Inler
MF
27.06.1984 (42)
SUISwitzerland
Retired
PM
Patrick Müller
DF
17.12.1976 (50)
SUISwitzerland
Retired
HY
Hakan Yakin
MF
22.02.1977 (49)
SUISwitzerland
Retired
FS
Fabian Schär
DF
28.12.1991 (35)
SUISwitzerland
ENG Newcastle United
2018
AF
Alexander Frei
FW
15.07.1979 (47)
SUISwitzerland
Retired
RF
Remo Freuler
MF
15.04.1992 (34)
SUISwitzerland
ITA Bologna
2024
VB
Valon Behrami
MF
19.04.1985 (41)
SUISwitzerland
Retired
CS
Ciriaco Sforza
MF
02.03.1970 (56)
SUISwitzerland
Retired
JD
Johan Djourou
DF
18.01.1987 (39)
SUISwitzerland
Retired
AM
Admir Mehmedi
FW
16.03.1991 (35)
SUISwitzerland
Retired
RW
Raphaël Wicky
MF
26.04.1977 (49)
SUISwitzerland
Retired
TB
Tranquillo Barnetta
MF
22.05.1985 (41)
SUISwitzerland
Retired
SH
Stéphane Henchoz
DF
07.09.1974 (52)
SUISwitzerland
Retired
BD
Blerim Džemaili
MF
12.04.1986 (40)
SUISwitzerland
Retired
MA
Max Abegglen
FW
11.04.1902 (†)
SUISwitzerland
Deceased
BE
Breel Embolo
FW
14.02.1997 (29)
SUISwitzerland
FRA Stade Rennais
2025
AS
Alain Sutter
MF
22.01.1968 (58)
SUISwitzerland
Retired
GF
Gelson Fernandes
MF
02.09.1986 (40)
SUISwitzerland
Retired
MA
Manuel Akanji
DF
19.07.1995 (31)
SUISwitzerland
ITA Internazionale
2025 (Loan)
RB
René Botteron
DF
17.10.1954 (72)
SUISwitzerland
Retired
KT
Kubilay Türkyilmaz
FW
04.03.1967 (59)
SUISwitzerland
Retired
MH
Marc Hottiger
DF
07.11.1967 (59)
SUISwitzerland
Retired
KK
Köbi Kuhn
MF
12.10.1943 (†)
SUISwitzerland
Deceased
DB
Diego Benaglio
GK
08.09.1983 (43)
SUISwitzerland
Retired
ED
Eren Derdiyok
FW
12.06.1988 (38)
SUISwitzerland
Retired
PS
Philippe Senderos
DF
14.02.1985 (41)
SUISwitzerland
Retired
MK
Marcel Koller
MF
11.11.1960 (66)
SUISwitzerland
Retired
SZ
Steven Zuber
MF
17.08.1991 (35)
SUISwitzerland
GRE Atromitos
2026
MP
Marco Pascolo
GK
09.05.1966 (60)
SUISwitzerland
Retired
DZ
Denis Zakaria
MF
20.11.1996 (30)
SUISwitzerland
FRA Monaco
2023
UB
Umberto Barberis
MF
05.06.1952 (74)
SUISwitzerland
Retired
NE
Nico Elvedi
DF
30.09.1996 (30)
SUISwitzerland
GER Borussia Mönchengladbach
2015
AA
André Abegglen
FW
07.03.1909 (†)
SUISwitzerland
Deceased
KO
Karl Odermatt
MF
17.12.1942 (84)
SUISwitzerland
Retired
SV
Steve von Bergen
DF
10.06.1983 (43)
SUISwitzerland
Retired
DS
Djibril Sow
MF
06.02.1997 (29)
SUISwitzerland
ESP Sevilla
2023
SW
Silvan Widmer
DF
05.03.1993 (33)
SUISwitzerland
GER Mainz 05
2021
MY
Murat Yakin
DF
15.09.1974 (52)
SUISwitzerland
Retired
RB
Roger Bocquet
DF
09.04.1921 (†)
SUISwitzerland
Deceased
RV
Ruben Vargas
FW
05.08.1998 (28)
SUISwitzerland
ESP Sevilla
2025
CB
Christophe Bonvin
FW
14.07.1965 (61)
SUISwitzerland
Retired
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