| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2001-01-09) 9 January 2001 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Münsterlingen, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | St. Gallen | ||
| Number | 37 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2008 | FC Tägerwilen | ||
| 2008–2009 | FC Münchwilen | ||
| 2009–2015 | Wil | ||
| 2015–2019 | St. Gallen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2021 | St. Gallen II | 53 | (3) |
| 2021– | St. Gallen | 67 | (8) |
| International career | |||
| 2016 | Switzerland U15 | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Switzerland U16 | 4 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Switzerland U17 | 4 | (1) |
| 2024– | Switzerland | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2024 | |||
Christian Witzig (born 9 January 2001) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for St. Gallen and the Switzerland national team.
Club career
Witzig is a product of the youth academies of Tägerwilen, Münchwilen, Wil and St. Gallen. He began his senior career with the reserves of St. Gallen in 2017. On 24 June 2021, he signed his first professional contract with St. Gallen, tying him to the club until June 2023. He made his professional debut with St. Gallen in a 3–1 Swiss Super League loss to Sion on 27 November 2021.
International career
Witzig is a youth international for Switzerland, having played from the U15 to U17 levels. He represented the Switzerland U17s at the 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.
References
- "Christian Witzig empfiehlt sich beim FC St. Gallen für höhere Aufgaben". 4-4-2.com. 30 June 2022.
- "FC St.Gallen 1879 | 20210624_Profiverträge-für-vier-Nachwuchsspieler". www.fcsg.ch.
- "Brasilianer schiessen Sion aus dem Tabellenkeller". Blick. 27 November 2021.
- "Schweizer U17 für EM qualifiziert". blue News.
External links
- Christian Witzig at Soccerway
- SFL Profile
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- 2001 births
- Living people
- People from Kreuzlingen District
- Swiss men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- FC St. Gallen players
- Swiss Super League players
- Swiss 1. Liga (football) players
- Switzerland men's youth international footballers
- Switzerland men's international footballers
- 21st-century Swiss sportsmen