Gregory Wüthrich
 Wüthrich warming up for Young Boys in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gregory Kwesi Wüthrich[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 December 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Bern, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sturm Graz | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2014 | Young Boys | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2019 | Young Boys | 55 | (2) |
| 2015 | → Grasshopper (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Perth Glory | 18 | (1) |
| 2020– | Sturm Graz | 120 | (9) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012 | Switzerland U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Switzerland U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Switzerland U20 | 6 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Switzerland U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2024– | Switzerland | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 September 2024 | |||
Gregory Kwesi Wüthrich (born 4 December 1994) is a Swiss footballer who plays as a centre-back for Austrian Bundesliga club Sturm Graz and the Switzerland national team.
Club career
[edit]Wüthrich is a youth exponent from Young Boys. He made his Swiss Super League debut at 2 February 2014 against Thun in 2–1 home win.[2] He made 8 league appearances during the 2013–14 season. After making a total of 15 appearances, 9 of those being in the league, during the 2014–15 season, Wüthrich left Young Boys to join fellow Swiss Super League side Grasshopper on loan on 24 February 2015.[3] He made his club debut on 1 March versus St. Gallen.[4]
Wüthrich signed for A-League club Perth Glory on 18 September 2019.[5]
On 7 August 2020 he signed for Sturm Graz.[6]
International career
[edit]Wüthrich was born to a Ghanaian mother and a Swiss father.[7] He has been a youth international for Switzerland.
Wüthrich was called up to the senior Switzerland national team for the first time for the Nations League games against Denmark and Spain in September 2024.[8] He debuted on 5 September 2024 against Denmark at the Parken Stadium. He substituted Ruben Vargas in the 61st minute after the starting centre-back Nico Elvedi was sent off. Denmark won 2–0.[9]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 19 September 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Young Boys | 2013–14 | Swiss Super League | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | |||
| 2014–15 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | |||
| 2015–16 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 55 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 0 | — | 74 | 2 | |||
| Grasshopper (loan) | 2014–15 | Swiss Super League | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| Perth Glory | 2019–20 | A-League | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | |
| Sturm Graz | 2020–21 | Austrian Bundesliga | 23 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 39 | 4 | |||
| 2022–23 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 41 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 0 | — | 42 | 4 | |||
| 2024–25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 120 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 27 | 0 | — | 151 | 10 | |||
| Career total | 191 | 12 | 22 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 253 | 13 | ||
Honours
[edit]Young Boys
References
[edit]- ^ Gregory Wüthrich on Instagram
- ^ "Young Boys vs. Thun - 2 February 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ^ "Gregory Wüthrich until the end of the season to GC". GCZ.ch. Archived from the original on 13 March 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ^ "Live-Ticker Zum Spiel: FC St. Gallen - GC". GCZ.ch. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- ^ "Glory swoop for Swiss defender". Perth Glory FC. 18 September 2019.
- ^ "Grüezi, Gregory Wüthrich!". SK Sturm Graz (in German). Archived from the original on 8 August 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ "Switzerland – G. Wuthrich – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ^ "Männer-Nationalteam: Erstes Aufgebot für Gregory Wüthrich" (in German). Swiss Football Association. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ "Denmark v Switzerland game report". ESPN. 5 September 2024.
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