Fabian Schär

Fabian Schär
Schär training with Switzerland at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Fabian Lukas Schär[1]
Date of birth (1991-12-20) 20 December 1991[1]
Place of birth Wil, Switzerland
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Newcastle United
Number 5
Youth career
1999–2009 FC Wil
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 FC Wil 52 (9)
2012–2015 Basel 73 (9)
2015–2017 TSG Hoffenheim 30 (1)
2017–2018 Deportivo La Coruña 25 (2)
2018– Newcastle United 199 (18)
International career
2010–2011 Switzerland U20 3 (0)
2012 Switzerland U21 5 (1)
2012 Switzerland Olympic 2 (0)
2013–2024 Switzerland 86 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:58, 13 September 2025 (UTC)

Fabian Lukas Schär (born 20 December 1991) is a Swiss football player. He plays as a centre-back for Newcastle United and the Switzerland national team.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 1 October 2025[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Wil 2009–10 Swiss Challenge League 2000——20
2010–11 Swiss Challenge League 24410——254
2011–12 Swiss Challenge League 26530——295
Total 52940——569
Basel 2012–13[4] Swiss Super League 21430—14[c]4388
2013–14[5] Swiss Super League 22410—12[d]2356
2014–15[6] Swiss Super League 30140—7[e]0411
Total 73980—33611415
TSG Hoffenheim 2015–16[7] Bundesliga 24110——251
2016–17[8] Bundesliga 6010——70
Total 30120——321
Deportivo La Coruña 2017–18[9] La Liga 25220——272
Newcastle United 2018–19[10] Premier League 2443010—284
2019–20[11] Premier League 2224010—272
2020–21[12] Premier League 1810010—191
2021–22[13] Premier League 2521000—262
2022–23[14] Premier League 3610050—411
2023–24[15] Premier League 36440106[e]1475
2024–25[16] Premier League 3443052—426
2025–26[17] Premier League 4000002[e]060
Total 199181501428123621
Career total 3793931014241746548
  1. ↑ Includes Swiss Cup, DFB-Pokal, Copa del Rey, FA Cup
  2. ↑ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ↑ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, thirteen appearances and four goals in UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ Ten appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 6 July 2024[18]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Switzerland 201353
201451
201571
2016112
201770
2018120
201971
202040
2021110
202260
202330
202480
Total868
As of match played 6 July 2024. Switzerland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Schär goal.[18]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 6 September 2013Stade de Suisse, Bern, Switzerland2 Iceland2–14–42014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 10 September 2013Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway3 Norway1–02–0
3 2–0
4 15 November 2014AFG Arena, St. Gallen, Switzerland9 Lithuania2–04–0UEFA Euro 2016 qualification
5 27 March 2015Swissporarena, Lucerne, Switzerland11 Estonia1–03–0
6 11 June 2016Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens, France21 Albania1–01–0UEFA Euro 2016
7 10 October 2016Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella, Andorra27 Andorra1–02–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification
8 5 September 2019Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland51 Republic of Ireland1–01–1UEFA Euro 2020 qualification

Honours

Basel

Newcastle United

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 "2018 FIFA World Cup: List of players" (PDF). FIFA. 24 June 2018. p. 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Fabian Schär: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  3. ↑ Fabian Schär at Soccerway
  4. ↑ "Games played by Fabian Schär in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "Games played by Fabian Schär in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "Games played by Fabian Schär in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  7. ↑ "Games played by Fabian Schär in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  8. ↑ "Games played by Fabian Schär in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  9. ↑ "Games played by Fabian Schär in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  10. ↑ "Games played by Fabian Schär in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Fabian Schär in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Fabian Schär in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Fabian Schär in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Fabian Schär in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Fabian Schär in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Fabian Schär in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Fabian Schär in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  18. 1 2 "Fabian Schär". EU-Football.info. 24 June 2018. Archived from the original on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  19. ↑ "F. Schär". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 25 February 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  20. ↑ "Liverpool 1–2 Newcastle United: Line-ups". BBC Sport. 16 March 2025. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
  21. ↑ McNulty, Phil (26 February 2023). "Manchester United 2–0 Newcastle United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  22. ↑ "Super League – Salah zum SL-"Spieler des Jahres" gewählt". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (in German). 27 January 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  23. ↑ "Gashi footballeur de l'année 2014". Le Matin (in French). 2 February 2015. ISSN 1018-3736. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  24. ↑ "Schar delight at Carling Goal of the Month". Premier League. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  25. ↑ "Schär and Longstaff receive North East Football Writers' Association awards". Newcastle United F.C. 24 February 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
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