Martin Büchel
_Martin_B%C3%BCchel.jpg) Büchel playing for Liechtenstein in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Martin Büchel | ||
| Date of birth | 19 February 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Ruggell, Liechtenstein | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–2005 | FC Ruggell | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2006 | FC Vaduz | 0 | (0) |
| 2006–2012 | FC Zürich[2] | 33 | (2) |
| 2010 | → FC Vaduz (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Deportivo B (loan)[3] | 12 | (1) |
| 2012–2018 | FC Unterföhring | 122 | (5) |
| 2018–2019 | FC Zürich II | 6 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | FC Red Star Zürich | 16 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | FC Ruggell | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2004–2021 | Liechtenstein[1] | 91 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 June 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 November 2021 | |||
Martin Büchel (born 19 February 1987 in Ruggell) is a retired Liechtenstein footballer, who last played for FC Ruggell in Liechtenstein and formerly played for the Liechtenstein national football team.
Career
[edit]Büchel began his career in his hometown for FC Ruggell and signed after nine years in the youth side with his club for local rival FC Vaduz.[4] His talents as a youngster earned him a transfer in 2006 to Swiss Super League side FC Zürich, who were then champions of Switzerland.[5] On 12 January 2010 left Büchel his Swiss club FC Zürich and turned on loan back to his former club FC Vaduz.[6] Following a loan spell at Deportivo de La Coruña in Spain, Büchel joined German side FC Unterföhring in 2012.
Büchel re-joined FC Zurich in 2018 as an osteopath while also continuing his playing career with their reserve side.[7]
In July 2019, Büchel moved on to another Zürich side, FC Red Star.
International career
[edit]He was one of Liechtenstein's biggest young football talents and made his international debut at the age of 17.[8] He announced his retirement from international football on 4 November 2021, being effective after the last matches of that year.[9]
International goals
[edit]- Scores and results list Liechtenstein's goal tally first.[10]
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 29 February 2012 | Ta' Qali National Stadium, Mdina, Malta |  Malta |
1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 2. | 7 June 2013 | Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein |  Slovakia |
1–0 | 1–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
References
[edit]- ^ Martin Büchel at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ Statistics FC Zürich
- ^ Martin Büchel – Fussballdaten – Die Fußball-Datenbank
- ^ Rückrundenplanung: drei Neuverpflichtungen, Beni Fischer verlässt FC Vaduz Archived 10 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ FC Zürich – Profile
- ^ Martin Büchel wechselt zum FC Vaduz
- ^ Martin Büchel wieder beim FC Zürich
- ^ Vogt, Büchel und die Fussballer > Liechtensteinischer Olympischer Sportverband Archived 7 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "News".
- ^ "Büchel, Martin". National Football Teams. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
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