![]() Schwegler with Eintracht Frankfurt in 2012
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Pirmin Schwegler | ||
Date of birth | 9 March 1987 | ||
Place of birth | Ettiswil, Switzerland | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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1899 Hoffenheim | ||
Number | 16 | ||
Youth career | |||
1992–2002 | FC Grosswangen | ||
2002–2003 | FC Luzern | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003–2005 | FC Luzern | 40 | (3) |
2005–2006 | Young Boys | 32 | (1) |
2006–2009 | Bayer Leverkusen | 46 | (0) |
2009–2014 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 128 | (6) |
2014– | 1899 Hoffenheim | 24 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2005–2008 | Switzerland U21 | 20 | (1) |
2009– | Switzerland | 14 | (3) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:24, 30 April 2015 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 October 2013 |
Pirmin Schwegler (born 9 March 1987) is a Swiss footballer who plays as a midfielder for TSG 1899 Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga.
Schwegler began his career with FC Luzern. In summer 2005, he joined Young Boys. After just one year with Young Boys he signed with Bayer Leverkusen. On 18 July 2009, after three years with the "Werksclub", Schwegler signed with Eintracht Frankfurt. Schwegler, wearing the captain's armband for three years at Frankfurt, left the club in the 2014 summer transfer to join fellow Bundesliga side TSG Hoffenheim on a three-year deal.
He is the brother of Christian Schwegler.