Market value
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Centre-Back Defender
Career snapshot
6
clubs played for
01/02
debut season
0.06
goals / match
FC Zürich
top club · 342 apps
Position rank · 18/19
#1565
goals rank
#844
assists rank
37
season goals
27
season assists
Among 2,945 Defender - Centre-Backs · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€1.50m
peak value · 2008
€1.80m
top transfer fee · 08/09
5
best season · 11/12
22 / 4
int'l caps / goals
Born the same day
Shares 1982-02-06 · 6 players total
585Appearances
37Goals
27Assists
128Yellow cards
5Red cards
269Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Alain Nef |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Alain Adrian Nef |
| Date of birth | 1982-02-06 (44 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Wädenswil, Switzerland |
| Citizenship |  Switzerland |
| Position | Defender - Centre-Back (main: Defender) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 190.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2019-07-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
| Agent | Footuro AG |
| Outfitter | Nike |
Jul 2019
Transfer: FC Zürich → Retired
19/20 · Transfer
Mar 2019
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Feb 2019
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Dec 2018
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2018
18/19 — FC Zürich
32 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
May 2018
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
May 2018
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Apr 2018
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Feb 2018
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Nov 2017
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2017
17/18 — FC Zürich
30 matches · 4 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — FC Zürich
38 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Sep 2015
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2015
15/16 — FC Zürich
36 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Aug 2014
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2014
14/15 — FC Zürich
35 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Nov 2013
Injury: unknown
22 games missed
Jul 2013
Transfer: BSC Young Boys → FC Zürich
13/14 · Transfer · €200k
Jul 2013
13/14 — FC Zürich
16 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Nov 2012
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2012
12/13 — BSC Young Boys
47 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — BSC Young Boys
35 matches · 5 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2011
Transfer: Udinese → BSC Young Boys
10/11 · Transfer
Dec 2010
Transfer: BSC Young Boys → Udinese
10/11 · Return from loan
Aug 2010
Transfer: Udinese → BSC Young Boys
10/11 · Loan
Jul 2010
10/11 — BSC Young Boys
38 matches · 4 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jun 2010
Transfer: Triestina → Udinese
09/10 · Return from loan
Jul 2009
09/10 — US Triestina
37 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2009
Transfer: Udinese → Triestina
09/10 · Loan
Jun 2009
Transfer: Recr. Huelva → Udinese
08/09 · Return from loan
Jan 2009
Transfer: Udinese → Recr. Huelva
08/09 · Loan
Jul 2008
08/09 — Udinese Calcio, Recreativo Huelva
13 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2008
Transfer: Piacenza → Udinese
08/09 · Transfer · €1.80m
Jul 2007
07/08 — Piacenza FC
35 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2006
06/07 — Piacenza FC
38 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2006
Transfer: FC Zürich → Piacenza
06/07 · Transfer
Jul 2005
05/06 — FC Zürich
39 matches · 4 G · 8 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2004
04/05 — FC Zürich
34 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2003
03/04 — FC Zürich
36 matches · 3 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2002
02/03 — FC Zürich
34 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2002
Transfer: FC Zürich U21 → FC Zürich
01/02 · Transfer
Jul 2001
01/02 — FC Zürich
12 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €1.50m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 2525 other Defender - Centre-Backs with ≥500 minutes in 18/19. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals1 total · 0.26/90
Assists1 total · 0.26/90
G+A2 total · 0.53/90
Yellow cards5 total · 1.32/90
Minutes played by club
FC Zürich
50.7%
BSC Young Boys
21.0%
US Triestina
12.8%
Udinese Calcio
0.0%
Recreativo Huelva
0.0%
Piacenza FC
15.6%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Zürich | 11 | 01/02 | 18/19 | 342 | 21 | 18 | 12,246 |
| BSC Young Boys | 3 | 10/11 | 12/13 | 120 | 10 | 7 | 5,069 |
| US Triestina | 1 | 09/10 | 09/10 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 3,087 |
| Udinese Calcio | 1 | 08/09 | 08/09 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Recreativo Huelva | 1 | 08/09 | 08/09 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Piacenza FC | 2 | 06/07 | 07/08 | 73 | 5 | 0 | 3,774 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/19 | Europa League | FC Zürich | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Schweizer Cup | FC Zürich | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 341 |
| 18/19 | Super League | FC Zürich | 21 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Schweizer Cup | FC Zürich | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 360 |
| 17/18 | Super League | FC Zürich | 26 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 693 |
| 16/17 | Challenge League | FC Zürich | 30 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1,350 |
| 16/17 | Europa League | FC Zürich | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Schweizer Cup | FC Zürich | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Europa League Qualifying | FC Zürich | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Schweizer Cup | FC Zürich | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Super League | FC Zürich | 31 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2,684 |
| 14/15 | Europa League | FC Zürich | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Europa League Qualifying | FC Zürich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Schweizer Cup | FC Zürich | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Super League | FC Zürich | 27 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1,202 |
| 13/14 | Europa League Qualifying | FC Zürich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Schweizer Cup | FC Zürich | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Super League | FC Zürich | 12 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1,049 |
| 12/13 | Europa League | BSC Young Boys | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Europa League Qualifying | BSC Young Boys | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Super League | BSC Young Boys | 34 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3,019 |
| 12/13 | Swiss Cup | BSC Young Boys | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | Europa League Qualifying | BSC Young Boys | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | Super League | BSC Young Boys | 30 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 664 |
| 11/12 | Swiss Cup | BSC Young Boys | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 210 |
| 10/11 | Europa League | BSC Young Boys | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Super League | BSC Young Boys | 27 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 793 |
| 10/11 | Swiss Cup | BSC Young Boys | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 383 |
| 09/10 | Italy Cup | US Triestina | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | Serie B | US Triestina | 35 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3,087 |
| 08/09 | Italy Cup | Udinese Calcio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | LaLiga | Recreativo Huelva | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | Serie A | Udinese Calcio | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | UEFA Cup | Udinese Calcio | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | Italy Cup | Piacenza FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | Serie B | Piacenza FC | 33 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2,970 |
| 06/07 | Italy Cup | Piacenza FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | Serie B | Piacenza FC | 36 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 804 |
| 05/06 | Super League | FC Zürich | 32 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 500 |
| 05/06 | Swisscom Cup | FC Zürich | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | UEFA Cup | FC Zürich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | UEFA-Cup Qualifikation | FC Zürich | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | Super League | FC Zürich | 28 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1,214 |
| 04/05 | Swisscom Cup | FC Zürich | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | Super League | FC Zürich | 31 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 916 |
| 03/04 | Swisscom Cup | FC Zürich | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | Nationalliga A | FC Zürich | 27 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1,937 |
| 02/03 | Swiss Cup | FC Zürich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | UI Cup | FC Zürich | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | Nationalliga A | FC Zürich | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | Swiss Cup | FC Zürich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/02 | 2002-01-01 | FC Zürich U21 | FC Zürich | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 06/07 | 2006-07-01 | FC Zürich | Piacenza | Transfer | 750000 | — |
| 08/09 | 2008-07-01 | Piacenza | Udinese | Transfer | 1000000 | €1.80m |
| 08/09 | 2009-01-01 | Udinese | Recr. Huelva | Loan | 1500000 | — |
| 08/09 | 2009-06-30 | Recr. Huelva | Udinese | Return from loan | 1400000 | — |
| 09/10 | 2009-07-01 | Udinese | Triestina | Loan | 1400000 | — |
| 09/10 | 2010-06-30 | Triestina | Udinese | Return from loan | 1000000 | — |
| 10/11 | 2010-08-30 | Udinese | BSC Young Boys | Loan | 1500000 | — |
| 10/11 | 2010-12-31 | BSC Young Boys | Udinese | Return from loan | 1000000 | — |
| 10/11 | 2011-01-01 | Udinese | BSC Young Boys | Transfer | 1000000 | — |
| 13/14 | 2013-07-02 | BSC Young Boys | FC Zürich | Transfer | 600000 | €200k |
| 19/20 | 2019-07-01 | FC Zürich | Retired | Transfer | 0 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/13 | Ill | 2012-11-11 | 2012-11-11 | 1 | 1 |
| 13/14 | Heel problems | 2013-11-22 | 2014-05-01 | 161 | 22 |
| 14/15 | concussion | 2014-08-16 | 2014-08-25 | 10 | 3 |
| 15/16 | Torn muscle fiber | 2015-09-13 | 2015-09-30 | 18 | 4 |
| 17/18 | unknown injury | 2017-11-02 | 2017-11-16 | 15 | 1 |
| 17/18 | unknown injury | 2018-02-22 | 2018-02-26 | 5 | 1 |
| 17/18 | unknown injury | 2018-04-26 | 2018-05-03 | 8 | 1 |
| 17/18 | unknown injury | 2018-05-08 | 2018-05-16 | 9 | 2 |
| 17/18 | unknown injury | 2018-05-24 | 2018-07-18 | 56 | 1 |
| 18/19 | unknown injury | 2018-12-06 | 2018-12-11 | 6 | 1 |
| 18/19 | unknown injury | 2019-02-21 | 2019-02-26 | 6 | 2 |
| 18/19 | Knee bruise | 2019-03-03 | 2019-04-05 | 34 | 5 |
Current€100k
Peak€1.50m
Low—
Δ since start−€300k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
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| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.40m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €750k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €850k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #9534 | #14 | 18 | 3 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #3384 | #22 | 4 | 1 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver Buff | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Marco Schönbächler | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Cédric Brunner | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanick Brecher | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Roberto Rodriguez | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/06 | Super League | FC Zürich | 4 | 32 |
| 11/12 | Super League | BSC Young Boys | 4 | 30 |
| 06/07 | Serie B | Piacenza FC | 4 | 36 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/06 | Super League | FC Zürich | 8 | 32 |
| 03/04 | Super League | FC Zürich | 3 | 31 |
| 10/11 | Super League | BSC Young Boys | 2 | 27 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/11 | 2010-12-31 | BSC Young Boys | Udinese | Return from loan | — | €1.00m |
| 10/11 | 2010-08-30 | Udinese | BSC Young Boys | Loan | — | €1.50m |
| 09/10 | 2010-06-30 | Triestina | Udinese | Return from loan | — | €1.00m |
| 09/10 | 2009-07-01 | Udinese | Triestina | Loan | — | €1.40m |
| 08/09 | 2009-06-30 | Recr. Huelva | Udinese | Return from loan | — | €1.40m |
| 08/09 | 2009-01-01 | Udinese | Recr. Huelva | Loan | — | €1.50m |
Teams faced most often by Alain Nef's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Thun | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 33 | 17 | +16 | 50% |
| FC Luzern | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 50% |
| FC Sion | 16 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 19 | +13 | 75% |
| FC St. Gallen | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 44% |
| FC Basel 1893 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 32 | -7 | 25% |
| Grasshopper Club Zürich | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 11 | +30 | 88% |
| Neuchâtel Xamax FCS | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 63% |
| FC Aarau | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 13% |
| FC Vaduz | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 63% |
| FC Lugano | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 38% |
| Villarreal CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 25% |
| ŠK Slovan Bratislava | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 100% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 01/02 | Senior debut season | |
| 02/03 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/19 | 32 | 341 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.32 |
| 17/18 | 30 | 1,053 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.43 |
| 16/17 | 38 | 1,350 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0.53 |
| 15/16 | 36 | 2,684 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.23 |
| 14/15 | 35 | 1,202 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| 13/14 | 16 | 1,049 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0.51 |
| 12/13 | 47 | 3,019 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0.27 |
| 11/12 | 35 | 874 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1.44 |
| 10/11 | 38 | 1,176 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.84 |
| 09/10 | 37 | 3,087 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.23 |
| 08/09 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | 35 | 2,970 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| 06/07 | 38 | 804 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.23 |
| 05/06 | 39 | 500 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.26 |
| 04/05 | 34 | 1,214 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0.96 |
| 03/04 | 36 | 916 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.98 |
| 02/03 | 34 | 1,937 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.28 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Super League
337 apps
25 G
22 A
Serie B
104 apps
6 G
1 A
Swisscom Cup
45 apps
4 G
2 A
Challenge League
30 apps
2 G
0 A
Europa League
29 apps
0 G
1 A
LaLiga
8 apps
0 G
1 A
Europa League Qualifying
12 apps
0 G
0 A
Italy Cup
7 apps
0 G
0 A
UI Cup
6 apps
0 G
0 A
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Frequently asked about Alain Nef
Who is Alain Nef?
Alain Nef is a Switzerland professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Retired.
How old is Alain Nef?
Alain Nef is 44 years old. He was born on February 6, 1982 in Wädenswil.
What position does Alain Nef play?
Alain Nef plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).
What club does Alain Nef play for?
Alain Nef currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Alain Nef scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Alain Nef has scored 37 goals in 585 appearances.