Martin Büchel
Liechtenstein footballer
 Büchel playing for Liechtenstein in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Martin Büchel | ||
| Date of birth | (1987-02-19) 19 February 1987 (age 37) | ||
| 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) |
| *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
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
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
- 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
- ^ 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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