Fabian Frei
Fabian Frei (June 2011)
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Fabian Frei | ||
| Date of birth | 8 January 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Frauenfeld, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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1. FSV Mainz 05 | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2000 | Frauenfeld | ||
| 2000–2004 | Winterthur | ||
| 2004–2006 | FC Basel | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2007 | FC Basel II | 31 | (11) |
| 2007–2015 | FC Basel | 172 | (15) |
| 2009–2011 | → St. Gallen (loan) | 64 | (13) |
| 2015– | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 31 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004–2005 | Switzerland U16 | 11 | (4) |
| 2005–2006 | Switzerland U17 | 14 | (10) |
| 2006–2007 | Switzerland U18 | 5 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | Switzerland U19 | 7 | (5) |
| 2008 | Switzerland U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | Switzerland U21 | 18 | (4) |
| 2012 | Switzerland Olympic | 4 | (0) |
| 2011– | Switzerland | 7 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 05 February 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 July 2015 |
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Fabian Frei (born 8 January 1989 in Frauenfeld) is a Swiss footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for 1. FSV Mainz 05 in the German Bundesliga, after an eight-year spell at FC Basel. Until June 2011 he was player in the Swiss U-21 team. He gave his international debut for Swiss senior team on 7 October 2011. He was selected to represent Switzerland at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He is of no relation to former club and country team mate Alexander Frei.
Frei started his youth football by FC Frauenfeld and FC Winterthur, but he came through the ranks at FC Basel. With Basel he was Swiss Champion at both U-16 and U-18 levels. During the 2006–07 season, Frei played in the U-21 team, he played so well that he was given a professional contract. Because he was one of the best midfielders in the U-21 side, ahead of the 2007–08 season Frei was called into the first team squad.
Frei played his first team debut on 22 July 2007 in the 1–0 home win against FC Zürich. He played a major part in Basel's title and cup win in the 2007–08 season. He scored his first goal for the club on 4 December 2008 during Basel's 3–1 win over FC Aarau in the St. Jakob-Park Stadium. Frei played his first Europa League game, as substitute, on Thursday, 16 August 2007 in the Qualifier against SV Mattersburg. He played his UEFA Champions League debut for Basel on 26 November 2008 in the 5–0 away defeat against Shakhtar Donetsk.
In July 2009, due to the fact that Basel strengthened their squad for the beginning of the 2009–10 Swiss Super League season, Basel's new trainer Thorsten Fink loaned Fabian Frei to FC St. Gallen. During his two-year loan in St. Gallen he played 64 league games in which he scored 13 goals.
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