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Swiss footballers

Franck Surdez
Personal information
Full name Franck William Surdez
Date of birth (2002-05-05) 5 May 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team Gent
Number 19
Youth career
2011–2020 Neuchâtel Xamax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2024 Neuchâtel Xamax 54 (11)
2024– Gent 21 (1)
International career
2022 Switzerland U20 1 (1)
2023– Switzerland U21 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:17, 15 December 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:00, 29 July 2024 (UTC)

Franck William Surdez (born 5 May 2002) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a winger for Gent.

Club career

Surdez is a youth product of Neuchâtel Xamax, having joined their academy in 2011 and worked his way up their youth categories. He debuted with the Neuchâtel Xamax senior team in the Swiss Challenge League in 2020, and on 16 March 2021 signed his first professional contract with the club until 2023 with an option to extend for one season. On 15 February 2023, he extended his contract until 2025. In January 2024, he was nominated as one of the players of the season for the Swiss Challenge League.

On 25 January 2024, he transferred to the Belgian club Gent on a contract until 2027.

International career

Surdez was born in Switzerland to a Swiss father and Cameroonian mother. He is a youth international for Switzerland, having played for the Switzerland 21s in 2023.

Career statistics

As of match played 19 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Neuchâtel Xamax 2020–21 Swiss Challenge League 6 0 1 0 7 0
2021–22 Swiss Challenge League 24 4 2 0 26 4
2022–23 Swiss Challenge League 7 0 0 0 2 0 9 0
2023–24 Swiss Challenge League 17 7 2 2 19 9
Total 54 11 5 2 2 0 61 13
Gent 2023–24 Belgian Pro League 3 0 0 0 6 0 9 0
2024–25 Belgian Pro League 18 1 1 0 9 1 28 2
Total 21 1 1 0 9 1 6 0 37 2
Career total 75 12 6 2 9 1 8 0 98 15
  1. Appearances in relegation play-off
  2. Appearances in play-off
  3. Appearances in UEFA Conference League

References

  1. "Franck Surdez: "J'étais certain que ce serait dur à Gand"". ArcInfo.
  2. "littoralfoot.ch - Franck Surdez a signé son premier contrat professionnel". littoralfoot.ch. 16 March 2021.
  3. Xamax, Neuchâtel (15 February 2023). "Prolongation de Franck Surdez • Neuchâtel Xamax".
  4. Xamax, Neuchâtel (15 December 2023). "Franck Surdez nominé au Best Player dieci Challenge League 2023 • Neuchâtel Xamax".
  5. "La Gantoise se renforce avec l'international espoir suisse Franck Surdez". RTL Info. 25 January 2024.
  6. "Franck Surdez ou la fidélité à Xamax récompensée". Franck Surdez ou la fidélité à Xamax récompensée.
  7. Feller, Bastien (15 November 2023). "Franck Surdez: "J'ai vécu un passage à vide et j'ai su rebondir"". Blick (in French). Retrieved 16 August 2024.

External links

K.A.A. Gent – current squad
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