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Fabian Frei

Fabian Frei

Midfield - Defensive Midfield  at Retired
Age37
CitizenshipSwitzerland
Height1.83 m
Footright
BornJanuary 8, 1989
👕500+ Apps 100+ Goals 🎯50+ Assists 🏴50+ Caps Veteran
Market value
Rating · 24/25 6.4 Solid
Defensive Midfield Midfield

Career snapshot

6
clubs played for
05/06
debut season
0.15
goals / match
FC Basel 1893
top club · 543 apps

Position rank · 24/25

#497
goals rank
#192
assists rank
113
season goals
95
season assists

Among 1,533 Midfield - Defensive Midfields · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€5.00m
peak value · 2015
€3.60m
top transfer fee · 15/16
18
best season · 19/20
89 / 29
int'l caps / goals
754Appearances
113Goals
95Assists
107Yellow cards
1Red cards
195Full matches (90′)
Full nameFabian Frei
Date of birth1989-01-08 (37 yrs)
Place of birthFrauenfeld, Switzerland
CitizenshipSwitzerland
PositionMidfield - Defensive Midfield (main: Midfield)
Footright
Height183.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2025-07-01
Contract expires
AgentGiallanza Sport
Outfitteradidas
Jul 2025
Transfer: FC Winterthur → Retired
25/26 · Transfer
Sep 2024
Transfer: FC Basel → FC Winterthur
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2024
24/25 — FC Winterthur, FC Basel 1893
39 matches · 2 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions
Aug 2023
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2023
23/24 — FC Basel 1893
40 matches · 4 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Mar 2023
Injury: unknown
14 games missed
Jul 2022
22/23 — FC Basel 1893
40 matches · 4 G · 5 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2021
21/22 — FC Basel 1893
49 matches · 3 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2020
20/21 — FC Basel 1893
37 matches · 3 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions
Oct 2019
Injury: unknown
12 games missed
Jul 2019
19/20 — FC Basel 1893
54 matches · 18 G · 12 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2018
18/19 — FC Basel 1893
43 matches · 6 G · 6 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2018
Transfer: 1.FSV Mainz 05 → FC Basel
17/18 · Transfer · €1.50m
Jul 2017
17/18 — 1.FSV Mainz 05, FC Basel 1893
32 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 5 competitions
Nov 2016
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Oct 2016
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Oct 2016
Injury: unknown
9 games missed
Jul 2016
16/17 — 1.FSV Mainz 05
29 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Dec 2015
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Aug 2015
Injury: unknown
45 games missed
Jul 2015
15/16 — 1.FSV Mainz 05
19 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2015
Transfer: FC Basel → 1.FSV Mainz 05
15/16 · Transfer · €3.60m
Jul 2014
14/15 — FC Basel 1893
44 matches · 3 G · 8 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — FC Basel 1893
56 matches · 7 G · 12 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2012
12/13 — FC Basel 1893
48 matches · 7 G · 6 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — FC Basel 1893
43 matches · 9 G · 6 A · across 3 competitions
Jun 2011
Transfer: FC St. Gallen → FC Basel
10/11 · Return from loan
Jul 2010
10/11 — FC St. Gallen 1879
37 matches · 11 G · 5 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2009
09/10 — FC St. Gallen 1879 U21, FC St. Gallen 1879
36 matches · 7 G · 9 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2009
Transfer: FC Basel → FC St. Gallen
09/10 · Loan
Jul 2008
08/09 — FC Basel 1893 U21, FC Basel 1893
37 matches · 7 G · 8 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2007
07/08 — FC Basel 1893 U21, FC Basel 1893
39 matches · 7 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2007
Transfer: FC Basel U21 → FC Basel
07/08 · Transfer
Jul 2006
06/07 — FC Basel 1893 U21
30 matches · 11 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2005
05/06 — FC Basel 1893 U21
2 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2005
Transfer: FC Basel U18 → FC Basel U21
05/06 · Transfer
Jul 2004
Transfer: Winterthur Yth. → FC Basel U18
04/05 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €5.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 1209 other Midfield - Defensive Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 24/25. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals2 total · 0.20/90
65
Assists4 total · 0.40/90
90
G+A6 total · 0.60/90
82
Yellow cards5 total · 0.50/90
34
17,535 min
Minutes played by club
FC Basel 1893 79.7%
FC Winterthur 5.2%
1.FSV Mainz 05 5.6%
FC St. Gallen 1879 7.0%
FC St. Gallen 1879 U21 0.0%
FC Basel 1893 U21 2.5%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
FC Basel 1893 14 07/08 24/25 543 66 73 13,973
FC Winterthur 1 24/25 24/25 32 2 4 905
1.FSV Mainz 05 3 15/16 17/18 62 3 4 981
FC St. Gallen 1879 2 09/10 10/11 72 18 14 1,235
FC St. Gallen 1879 U21 1 09/10 09/10 1 0 0 0
FC Basel 1893 U21 4 05/06 08/09 44 24 0 441

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

8€1.3M15€2.5M23€3.8M30€5M05/06 — 1 goals (FC Basel 1893 U21)105/0606/07 — 11 goals (FC Basel 1893 U21)1106/0707/08 — 7 goals (FC Basel 1893 U21)707/0808/09 — 7 goals (FC Basel 1893)08/09 — 8 assists1508/0909/10 — 7 goals (FC St. Gallen 1879)09/10 — 9 assists1609/1010/11 — 11 goals (FC St. Gallen 1879)10/11 — 5 assists1610/1111/12 — 9 goals (FC Basel 1893)11/12 — 6 assists1511/1212/13 — 7 goals (FC Basel 1893)12/13 — 6 assists1312/1313/14 — 7 goals (FC Basel 1893)13/14 — 12 assists1913/1414/15 — 3 goals (FC Basel 1893)14/15 — 8 assists1114/1515/16 — 1 goals (1.FSV Mainz 05)15/16 — 2 assists315/1616/17 — 1 goals (1.FSV Mainz 05)16/17 — 2 assists316/1717/18 — 1 goals (1.FSV Mainz 05)17/18 — 2 assists317/1818/19 — 6 goals (FC Basel 1893)18/19 — 6 assists1218/1919/20 — 18 goals (FC Basel 1893)19/20 — 12 assists3019/2020/21 — 3 goals (FC Basel 1893)20/21 — 4 assists720/2121/22 — 3 goals (FC Basel 1893)21/22 — 2 assists521/2222/23 — 4 goals (FC Basel 1893)22/23 — 5 assists922/2323/24 — 4 goals (FC Basel 1893)23/24 — 2 assists623/2424/25 — 2 goals (FC Winterthur)24/25 — 4 assists624/2507/08 — €250K08/09 — €500K09/10 — €800K10/11 — €900K11/12 — €2.3M12/13 — €2M13/14 — €3M14/15 — €4.5M15/16 — €5M16/17 — €4M17/18 — €2.8M18/19 — €2.3M19/20 — €1.5M20/21 — €1.5M21/22 — €500K22/23 — €500K23/24 — €200K24/25 — €100KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

05/06: 1105/0606/07: 111106/0707/08: 7707/0808/09: 7708/0909/10: 7709/1010/11: 111110/1111/12: 9911/1212/13: 7712/1313/14: 7713/1414/15: 3314/1515/16: 1115/1616/17: 1116/1717/18: 1117/1818/19: 6618/1919/20: 181819/2020/21: 3320/2121/22: 3321/2222/23: 4422/2323/24: 4423/2424/25: 2224/25

Assists by season

05/06: 0005/0606/07: 0006/0707/08: 0007/0808/09: 8808/0909/10: 9909/1010/11: 5510/1111/12: 6611/1212/13: 6612/1313/14: 121213/1414/15: 8814/1515/16: 2215/1616/17: 2216/1717/18: 2217/1818/19: 6618/1919/20: 121219/2020/21: 4420/2121/22: 2221/2222/23: 5522/2323/24: 2223/2424/25: 4424/25
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
24/25 Super League FC Winterthur 30 2 2 5 0 905
24/25 Super League FC Basel 1893 6 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 Swiss Cup FC Winterthur 2 0 2 0 0 0
24/25 Swiss Cup FC Basel 1893 1 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 Super League FC Basel 1893 35 4 1 6 0 717
23/24 Swiss Cup FC Basel 1893 3 0 1 0 0 0
23/24 UECL Quali FC Basel 1893 2 0 0 1 0 0
22/23 Conference L. FC Basel 1893 8 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Super League FC Basel 1893 23 1 3 4 0 1,436
22/23 Swiss Cup FC Basel 1893 3 1 1 0 0 294
22/23 UECL Quali FC Basel 1893 6 2 1 0 0 270
21/22 Conference L. FC Basel 1893 7 0 1 2 0 0
21/22 Super League FC Basel 1893 34 3 1 9 0 923
21/22 Swiss Cup FC Basel 1893 2 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 UECL Quali FC Basel 1893 6 0 0 1 0 0
20/21 Europa League Qualifying FC Basel 1893 3 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Super League FC Basel 1893 34 3 4 8 0 1,006
19/20 Champions League Qu. FC Basel 1893 4 0 1 0 0 0
19/20 Europa League FC Basel 1893 11 5 1 3 0 193
19/20 Schweizer Cup FC Basel 1893 6 3 2 0 0 171
19/20 Super League FC Basel 1893 33 10 8 8 0 272
18/19 Champions League Qu. FC Basel 1893 1 0 0 1 0 0
18/19 Europa League Qualifying FC Basel 1893 4 0 0 1 0 0
18/19 Schweizer Cup FC Basel 1893 5 2 1 0 0 240
18/19 Super League FC Basel 1893 33 4 5 8 0 661
17/18 Bundesliga 1.FSV Mainz 05 11 1 0 1 0 806
17/18 Champions League FC Basel 1893 2 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 DFB-Pokal 1.FSV Mainz 05 3 0 0 1 0 0
17/18 Schweizer Cup FC Basel 1893 0 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Super League FC Basel 1893 16 0 2 3 0 0
16/17 Bundesliga 1.FSV Mainz 05 24 0 1 3 0 0
16/17 DFB-Pokal 1.FSV Mainz 05 1 1 0 0 0 85
16/17 Europa League 1.FSV Mainz 05 4 0 1 0 0 0
15/16 Bundesliga 1.FSV Mainz 05 18 0 2 1 0 0
15/16 DFB-Pokal 1.FSV Mainz 05 1 1 0 0 0 90
14/15 Champions League FC Basel 1893 8 1 3 2 0 670
14/15 Schweizer Cup FC Basel 1893 5 1 0 1 0 344
14/15 Super League FC Basel 1893 31 1 5 3 0 2,291
13/14 Champions League FC Basel 1893 6 0 0 1 0 0
13/14 Champions League Qu. FC Basel 1893 4 1 1 0 0 360
13/14 Europa League FC Basel 1893 6 0 2 0 0 0
13/14 Schweizer Cup FC Basel 1893 6 1 1 0 0 397
13/14 Super League FC Basel 1893 34 5 8 4 0 599
12/13 Champions League Qu. FC Basel 1893 3 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Europa League FC Basel 1893 13 1 2 2 1 836
12/13 Super League FC Basel 1893 27 4 2 7 0 542
12/13 Swiss Cup FC Basel 1893 5 2 2 1 0 224
11/12 Champions League FC Basel 1893 8 3 1 1 0 210
11/12 Super League FC Basel 1893 31 4 5 1 0 442
11/12 Swiss Cup FC Basel 1893 4 2 0 1 0 143
10/11 Super League FC St. Gallen 1879 34 7 5 4 0 403
10/11 Swiss Cup FC St. Gallen 1879 3 4 0 0 0 59
09/10 1. Liga Gr. 3 (- 11/12) FC St. Gallen 1879 U21 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Super League FC St. Gallen 1879 30 6 9 4 0 343
09/10 Swiss Cup FC St. Gallen 1879 5 1 0 1 0 430
08/09 1. Liga Gr. 2 (- 11/12) FC Basel 1893 U21 6 5 0 0 0 108
08/09 Champions League FC Basel 1893 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 Champions League Qu. FC Basel 1893 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 Super League FC Basel 1893 25 2 8 5 0 732
08/09 Swiss Cup FC Basel 1893 4 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 1. Liga Gr. 2 (- 11/12) FC Basel 1893 U21 6 7 0 1 0 64
07/08 Super League FC Basel 1893 24 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 Swisscom Cup FC Basel 1893 2 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 UEFA Cup FC Basel 1893 5 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 UEFA-Cup Qualifikation FC Basel 1893 2 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 1. Liga Gr. 2 (- 11/12) FC Basel 1893 U21 30 11 0 2 0 227
05/06 1. Liga Gr. 2 (- 11/12) FC Basel 1893 U21 2 1 0 0 0 42
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
04/05 2004-07-01 Winterthur Yth. FC Basel U18 Transfer 0
05/06 2005-07-01 FC Basel U18 FC Basel U21 Transfer 0
07/08 2007-07-01 FC Basel U21 FC Basel Transfer 0
09/10 2009-07-01 FC Basel FC St. Gallen Loan 800000
10/11 2011-06-30 FC St. Gallen FC Basel Return from loan 900000
15/16 2015-07-01 FC Basel 1.FSV Mainz 05 Transfer 5000000 €3.60m
17/18 2018-01-01 1.FSV Mainz 05 FC Basel Transfer 2250000 €1.50m
24/25 2024-09-09 FC Basel FC Winterthur Transfer 100000
25/26 2025-07-01 FC Winterthur Retired Transfer 100000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
15/16 Hamstring injury 2015-08-31 2015-12-03 95 45
15/16 Fitness 2015-12-03 2015-12-20 18 3
16/17 Hamstring strain 2016-10-02 2016-10-12 11 9
16/17 muscular problems 2016-10-25 2016-11-09 16 5
16/17 Fitness 2016-11-09 2016-11-14 6 6
19/20 unknown injury 2019-10-03 2019-10-16 14 12
22/23 Herniated disc 2023-03-05 2023-05-08 65 14
23/24 Torn ankle ligaments 2023-08-09 2023-08-30 22 2
Current
Peak€5.00m
Low
Δ since start−€50k
€1.25m€2.50m€3.75m€5.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.25m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.25m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.25m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.75m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.25m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.25m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.75m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €900k
Jan 1, 1970 €2.30m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.40m
Jan 1, 1970 €900k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #53823 #9 3 0 former national player
Team #28155 11 4 former national player
Team #23140 14 10 former national player
Team #22998 5 2 former national player
Team #19429 7 5 former national player
Team #16817 3 0 former national player
Team #9534 #9 22 5 former national player
Team #3384 #20 24 3 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Yann Sommer 2 0 0
Luca Zuffi 2 3 0
Eray Cömert 2 1 0
Raoul Petretta 2 3 0
Silvan Widmer 2 5 0
Fabian Schär 2 4 0
Arthur Cabral 2 4 0
Mohamed Elneny 2 1 0
Marek Suchy 2 0 0
Ricky van Wolfswinkel 2 3 0
Andy Pelmard 2 0 0
Aleksandar Dragovic 2 1 0
Heinz Lindner 2 0 0
Albian Ajeti 2 8 0
Liam Millar 2 1 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
06/07 1. Liga Gr. 2 (- 11/12) FC Basel 1893 U21 11 30
19/20 Super League FC Basel 1893 10 33
10/11 Super League FC St. Gallen 1879 7 34

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
09/10 Super League FC St. Gallen 1879 9 30
13/14 Super League FC Basel 1893 8 34
08/09 Super League FC Basel 1893 8 25

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
10/11 2011-06-30 FC St. Gallen FC Basel Return from loan €900k
09/10 2009-07-01 FC Basel FC St. Gallen Loan €800k

Teams faced most often by Fabian Frei's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
FC Luzern 30 15 7 8 55 38 +17 50%
FC St. Gallen 30 13 8 9 54 40 +14 43%
FC Zürich 30 14 6 10 57 38 +19 47%
Grasshopper Club Zürich 30 18 5 7 56 30 +26 60%
BSC Young Boys 30 7 5 18 34 69 -35 23%
FC Lugano 26 7 7 12 46 46 0 27%
FC Sion 23 15 4 4 46 27 +19 65%
FC Lausanne-Sport 22 8 7 7 28 35 -7 36%
Servette FC 22 8 5 9 41 32 +9 36%
FC Thun 16 7 5 4 27 21 +6 44%
Stade Lausanne-Ouchy 15 8 4 3 22 18 +4 53%
Yverdon Sport FC 14 6 5 3 24 15 +9 43%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
05/06 Senior debut season
05/06 First senior goal
11/12 Goal #50 (career)
20/21 Goal #100 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
24/25 39 905 5 0 0 0.5
23/24 40 717 7 0 0 0.88
22/23 40 2,000 4 1 0 0.23
21/22 49 923 12 0 0 1.17
20/21 37 1,006 8 0 0 0.72
19/20 54 636 11 0 0 1.56
18/19 43 901 10 0 0 1
17/18 32 806 5 0 0 0.56
16/17 29 85 3 0 0 3.18
15/16 19 90 1 0 0 1
14/15 44 3,305 6 0 0 0.16
13/14 56 1,356 5 0 0 0.33
12/13 48 1,602 10 0 1 0.62
11/12 43 795 3 0 0 0.34
10/11 37 462 4 0 0 0.78
09/10 36 773 5 0 0 0.58
08/09 37 840 5 0 0 0.54
07/08 39 64 1 0 0 1.41
06/07 30 227 2 0 0 0.79

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Super League
480 apps
56 G
68 A
1. Liga Gr. 2 (- 11/12)
44 apps
24 G
0 A
Swisscom Cup
56 apps
17 G
10 A
Europa League
34 apps
6 G
6 A
Champions League
26 apps
4 G
4 A
UECL Quali
14 apps
2 G
1 A
DFB-Pokal
5 apps
2 G
0 A
Bundesliga
53 apps
1 G
3 A
Champions League Qu.
12 apps
1 G
2 A
Conference L.
15 apps
0 G
1 A

Frequently asked about Fabian Frei

Who is Fabian Frei?

Fabian Frei is a Switzerland professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfield for Retired.

How old is Fabian Frei?

Fabian Frei is 37 years old. He was born on January 8, 1989 in Frauenfeld.

What position does Fabian Frei play?

Fabian Frei plays as a defensive midfield (Midfield - Defensive Midfield).

What club does Fabian Frei play for?

Fabian Frei currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Fabian Frei scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Fabian Frei has scored 113 goals in 754 appearances.