Michael Frey
Frey playing for Lille in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-07-19) 19 July 1994
Place of birth Münsingen, Switzerland
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Royal Antwerp
Youth career
FC Münsingen
0000–2010 Thun
2010–2012 Young Boys
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Young Boys 73 (17)
2014–2016 Lille 15 (2)
2016Luzern (loan) 16 (4)
2016–2017 Young Boys 29 (8)
2017–2018 FC Zürich 34 (12)
2018–2021 Fenerbahçe 15 (3)
2019–20201. FC Nürnberg (loan) 29 (4)
2020–2021Beveren (loan) 27 (12)
2021– Royal Antwerp 53 (31)
2023Schalke 04 (loan) 15 (0)
International career
2010–2011 Switzerland U17 4 (0)
2011–2013 Switzerland U19 12 (4)
2014 Switzerland U20 1 (1)
2013–2016 Switzerland U21 14 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 June 2023

Michael Frey (born 19 July 1994) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a forward for Belgian club Royal Antwerp.[1]

Club career

In June 2017, Frey signed a four-year contract with FC Zürich.[2]

In August 2018, Frey joined Turkish club Fenerbahçe for a reported transfer fee of €2.64 million. He signed a four-year deal.[3] After his first season in Turkey, Frey joined 2. Bundesliga side 1. FC Nürnberg on loan for the 2019–20 season. The club retained an option to make the move permanent.[4]

On 17 June 2021, Fenerbahçe announced that Frey had joined Antwerp on a permanent deal after an impressive loan spell with Beveren in the Belgian First Division A during the 2020–21 season.[5] On 8 August 2021, Frey scored all five goals for Antwerp in their 5–2 league win over Standard Liège.[6]

On 20 January 2023, after two and a half seasons in Belgium, he was loaned to German side Schalke 04, newly promoted to the Bundesliga, with an option to make the deal permanent.[7][8]

Career statistics

As of match played 13 May 2023[9][10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Young Boys 2011–12 Swiss Super League 210021
2012–13 Swiss Super League 3142410[lower-alpha 2]1439
2013–14 Swiss Super League 33920359
2014–15 Swiss Super League 73004[lower-alpha 2]2115
Total 7317441439124
Lille 2014–15 Ligue 1 152103[lower-alpha 2]02[lower-alpha 3]1213
Luzern (loan) 2015–16 Swiss Super League 16410174
Young Boys 2016–17 Swiss Super League 298448[lower-alpha 4]14113
FC Zürich 2017–18 Swiss Super League 3112543616
2018–19 Swiss Super League 300030
Total 3412543916
Fenerbahçe 2018–19 Süper Lig 143305[lower-alpha 2]2225
2020–21 Süper Lig 100010
Total 1533052235
1. FC Nürnberg (loan) 2019–20 2. Bundesliga 294112[lower-alpha 5]0325
Beveren (loan) 2020–21 Belgian Pro League 2712232[lower-alpha 6]23117
Antwerp 2021–22 Belgian Pro League 3924106[lower-alpha 2]04624
2022–23 Belgian Pro League 147316[lower-alpha 7]22310
Total 5331411226934
Schalke 04 (loan) 2022–23 Bundesliga 150150
Career total 30693251742863379121

Honours

FC Zürich

Individual

References

  1. "Michael Frey". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  2. "Der FC Zürich verpflichtet Michael Frey". fcz.ch (in German). 19 June 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  3. "Michael Frey joins Fenerbahce from FC Zurich". Turkish Football News. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  4. "Frey joins Nurnberg on loan from Fenerbahce". AA. 19 August 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  5. "Welkom op De Bosuil, Michael Frey!". Royal Antwerp FC (in Dutch). 17 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  6. "Standard humiliated at home by Antwerp (2-5), Michael Frey author of five goals". Archy Sport. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  7. "Striker Michael Frey joins Schalke 04". FC Schalke 04. 20 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  8. "Michael Frey naar Schalke 04". Royal Antwerp FC (in Dutch). 20 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  9. "Michael Frey - Club matches". worldfootball.net.
  10. "Michael Frey statistics". Ogol.
  11. "Super League – Salah zum SL-"Spieler des Jahres" gewählt". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (in German). 27 January 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
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