Pirmin Schwegler

Pirmin Schwegler

Schwegler with Eintracht Frankfurt in 2012
Personal information
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	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). † Appearances (goals) ‡ 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.

Career

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.^[1] On 18 July 2009, after three years with the "Werksclub", Schwegler signed with Eintracht Frankfurt.^[2] 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.^[3]

Personal

He is the brother of Christian Schwegler.

References

1. "Pirmin Schwegler". Leverkusen who's who. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
2. "Schwegler wechselt von Leverkusen nach Frankfurt" (in German). nzz.ch. 18 July 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
3. "Football - Hoffenheim sign Swiss midfielder Schwegler until 2017". sports.yahoo.com. 6 May 2014.

External links

• Official website (German)
• Pirmin Schwegler profile at Fussballdaten