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Fabian Schär

Fabian Schär

Defender - Centre-Back  at Newcastle United
Age34
CitizenshipSwitzerland
Height1.86 m
Footright
BornDecember 20, 1991
at Newcastle United 2,859 days · joined 2018-07-26
👕200+ Apps 🏴50+ Caps
Market value €7.00m
Centre-Back Defender

Career snapshot

7
clubs played for
09/10
debut season
0.1
goals / match
Newcastle United
top club · 233 apps

Career highs

€16.00m
peak value · 2019
€4.00m
top transfer fee · 15/16
8
best season · 12/13
96 / 9
int'l caps / goals
464Appearances
48Goals
21Assists
114Yellow cards
2Red cards
186Full matches (90′)
Full nameFabian Schär
Name in home countryFabian Lukas Schär
Date of birth1991-12-20 (34 yrs)
Place of birthWil, Switzerland
CitizenshipSwitzerland
PositionDefender - Centre-Back (main: Defender)
Footright
Height186.00 m
Current clubNewcastle United
Joined2018-07-26
Contract expires2026-06-30
AgentSports360 GmbH
OutfitterPuma
Jul 2025
25/26 — Newcastle United
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2025
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2024
24/25 — Newcastle United
42 matches · 6 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Apr 2024
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Dec 2023
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2023
23/24 — Newcastle United
47 matches · 5 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Feb 2023
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2022
22/23 — Newcastle United
41 matches · 1 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Mar 2022
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2021
21/22 — Newcastle United
26 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Feb 2021
Injury: unknown
16 games missed
Jan 2021
Injury: unknown
Nov 2020
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2020
Injury: unknown
11 games missed
Jul 2020
20/21 — Newcastle United, Newcastle United U23
20 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2020
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Dec 2019
Injury: unknown
Oct 2019
Injury: unknown
8 games missed
Sep 2019
Injury: unknown
Jul 2019
19/20 — Newcastle United
27 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
May 2019
Injury: unknown
Apr 2019
Injury: unknown
Jul 2018
Transfer: Dep. La Coruña → Newcastle
18/19 · Transfer · €4.00m
Jul 2018
18/19 — Newcastle United
28 matches · 4 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2017
Transfer: TSG Hoffenheim → Dep. La Coruña
17/18 · Transfer · €3.00m
Jul 2017
17/18 — Deportivo de La Coruña
27 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
7 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2015
15/16 — TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
25 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2015
Transfer: FC Basel → TSG Hoffenheim
15/16 · Transfer · €4.00m
Jul 2014
14/15 — FC Basel 1893
41 matches · 1 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — FC Basel 1893, FC Basel 1893 U21
36 matches · 6 G · 3 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2012
Transfer: FC Wil 1900 → FC Basel
12/13 · Transfer
Jul 2012
12/13 — FC Basel 1893
38 matches · 8 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — FC Wil 1900
29 matches · 5 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 — FC Wil 1900
25 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2010
Transfer: FC Wil II → FC Wil 1900
09/10 · Transfer
Jul 2009
09/10 — FC Wil 1900
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2007
Transfer: FC Wil Yth. → FC Wil II
07/08 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €16.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
16,745 min
Minutes played by club
Newcastle United 54.6%
Newcastle United U23 0.0%
Deportivo de La Coruña 6.6%
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 10.3%
FC Basel 1893 23.2%
FC Basel 1893 U21 0.0%
FC Wil 1900 5.3%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Newcastle United 8 18/19 25/26 233 21 10 9,137
Newcastle United U23 1 20/21 20/21 1 0 0 0
Deportivo de La Coruña 1 17/18 17/18 27 2 2 1,111
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 2 15/16 16/17 32 1 1 1,728
FC Basel 1893 3 12/13 14/15 114 15 8 3,881
FC Basel 1893 U21 1 13/14 13/14 1 0 0 0
FC Wil 1900 3 09/10 11/12 56 9 0 888

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

2€4M5€8M7€12M9€16M10/11 — 4 goals (FC Wil 1900)410/1111/12 — 5 goals (FC Wil 1900)511/1212/13 — 8 goals (FC Basel 1893)12/13 — 1 assists912/1313/14 — 6 goals (FC Basel 1893)13/14 — 3 assists913/1414/15 — 1 goals (FC Basel 1893)14/15 — 4 assists514/1515/16 — 1 goals (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim)115/1616/17 — 1 assists116/1717/18 — 2 goals (Deportivo de La Coruña)17/18 — 2 assists417/1818/19 — 4 goals (Newcastle United)18/19 — 1 assists518/1919/20 — 2 goals (Newcastle United)219/2020/21 — 1 goals (Newcastle United)120/2121/22 — 2 goals (Newcastle United)21/22 — 2 assists421/2222/23 — 1 goals (Newcastle United)22/23 — 3 assists422/2323/24 — 5 goals (Newcastle United)23/24 — 3 assists823/2424/25 — 6 goals (Newcastle United)24/25 — 1 assists724/2525/2610/11 — €50K11/12 — €300K12/13 — €500K13/14 — €6M14/15 — €8M15/16 — €8M16/17 — €4.5M17/18 — €3.5M18/19 — €4M19/20 — €16M20/21 — €13M21/22 — €12M22/23 — €10M23/24 — €10M24/25 — €10M25/26 — €7MGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

09/10: 0009/1010/11: 4410/1111/12: 5511/1212/13: 8812/1313/14: 6613/1414/15: 1114/1515/16: 1115/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 2217/1818/19: 4418/1919/20: 2219/2020/21: 1120/2121/22: 2221/2222/23: 1122/2323/24: 5523/2424/25: 6624/2525/26: 0025/26

Assists by season

09/10: 0009/1010/11: 0010/1111/12: 0011/1212/13: 1112/1313/14: 3313/1414/15: 4414/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 1116/1717/18: 2217/1818/19: 1118/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 0020/2121/22: 2221/2222/23: 3322/2323/24: 3323/2424/25: 1124/2525/26: 0025/26
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
25/26 Premier League Newcastle United 3 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 EFL Cup Newcastle United 5 2 1 3 0 225
24/25 FA Cup Newcastle United 3 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 Premier League Newcastle United 34 4 0 9 1 735
23/24 Champions League Newcastle United 6 1 0 2 0 540
23/24 EFL Cup Newcastle United 1 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 FA Cup Newcastle United 4 0 0 2 0 0
23/24 Premier League Newcastle United 36 4 3 5 0 764
22/23 EFL Cup Newcastle United 5 0 0 1 0 0
22/23 Premier League Newcastle United 36 1 3 7 0 3,210
21/22 EFL Cup Newcastle United 0 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 FA Cup Newcastle United 1 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Premier League Newcastle United 25 2 2 4 0 1,081
20/21 EFL Cup Newcastle United 1 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Premier League Newcastle United 18 1 0 4 1 1,245
20/21 Premier League 2 Newcastle United U23 1 0 0 1 0 0
19/20 EFL Cup Newcastle United 1 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 FA Cup Newcastle United 4 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Premier League Newcastle United 22 2 0 5 0 836
18/19 EFL Cup Newcastle United 1 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 FA Cup Newcastle United 3 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Premier League Newcastle United 24 4 1 12 0 501
17/18 Copa del Rey Deportivo de La Coruña 2 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 LaLiga Deportivo de La Coruña 25 2 2 10 0 1,111
16/17 Bundesliga TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 6 0 0 2 0 0
16/17 DFB-Pokal TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 1 0 1 0 0 0
15/16 Bundesliga TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 24 1 0 3 0 1,728
15/16 DFB-Pokal TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Champions League FC Basel 1893 7 0 1 3 0 0
14/15 Schweizer Cup FC Basel 1893 4 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Super League FC Basel 1893 30 1 3 6 0 2,522
13/14 Champions League FC Basel 1893 6 0 1 3 0 0
13/14 Champions League Qu. FC Basel 1893 4 2 0 2 0 163
13/14 Europa League FC Basel 1893 2 0 0 1 0 0
13/14 Promotion League FC Basel 1893 U21 1 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Schweizer Cup FC Basel 1893 1 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Super League FC Basel 1893 22 4 2 6 0 436
12/13 Champions League Qu. FC Basel 1893 1 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Europa League FC Basel 1893 13 4 0 4 0 287
12/13 Super League FC Basel 1893 21 4 0 6 0 473
12/13 Swiss Cup FC Basel 1893 3 0 1 2 0 0
11/12 Challenge League FC Wil 1900 26 5 0 4 0 424
11/12 Swiss Cup FC Wil 1900 3 0 0 1 0 0
10/11 Challenge League FC Wil 1900 24 4 0 6 0 464
10/11 Swiss Cup FC Wil 1900 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Challenge League FC Wil 1900 2 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
07/08 2007-07-01 FC Wil Yth. FC Wil II Transfer 0
09/10 2010-01-01 FC Wil II FC Wil 1900 Transfer 0
12/13 2012-07-04 FC Wil 1900 FC Basel Transfer 500000
15/16 2015-07-01 FC Basel TSG Hoffenheim Transfer 8000000 €4.00m
17/18 2017-07-21 TSG Hoffenheim Dep. La Coruña Transfer 2500000 €3.00m
18/19 2018-07-26 Dep. La Coruña Newcastle Transfer 3000000 €4.00m
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
18/19 Strain in the thigh and gluteal muscles 2019-04-21 2019-04-26 6 0
18/19 Knock 2019-05-06 2019-05-11 6 0
19/20 Calf injury 2019-09-15 2019-09-20 6 0
19/20 Knee injury 2019-10-20 2019-11-24 36 8
19/20 Knock 2019-12-29 2019-12-31 3 0
19/20 Hamstring strain 2020-01-02 2020-01-17 16 3
19/20 Shoulder injury 2020-07-16 2020-09-28 75 11
20/21 Virus 2020-11-29 2020-12-25 27 4
20/21 Knock 2021-01-27 2021-01-29 3 0
20/21 Knee injury 2021-02-07 2021-04-25 78 16
21/22 Adductor pain 2022-03-23 2022-04-01 10 2
22/23 concussion 2023-02-27 2023-03-05 7 1
23/24 Strain in the thigh and gluteal muscles 2023-12-16 2023-12-22 7 2
23/24 Hamstring injury 2024-04-27 2024-05-15 19 4
24/25 Ill 2025-01-14 2025-01-17 4 1
Current€7.00m
Peak€16.00m
Low€50k
Δ since start+€6.95m
€50k€4.04m€8.03m€12.01m€16.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €7.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €9.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €9.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €9.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €13.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €13.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €16.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €900k
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #53823 #16 2 0 former national player
Team #16817 3 0 former national player
Team #9534 #4 5 1 former national player
Team #3384 #22 86 8 retired national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Sean Longstaff 2 0 0
Miguel Almirón 1 0 0
Yann Sommer 2 0 0
Martin Dúbravka 1 0 0
Callum Wilson 2 2 0
Alexander Isak 2 0 0
Mohamed Elneny 2 0 0
Breel Embolo 2 2 0
Allan Saint-Maximin 1 0 0
Granit Xhaka 2 0 0
Matt Ritchie 1 2 0
Ricardo Rodríguez 2 0 0

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

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
11/12 Challenge League FC Wil 1900 5 26
10/11 Challenge League FC Wil 1900 4 24
12/13 Super League FC Basel 1893 4 21

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
22/23 Premier League Newcastle United 3 36
14/15 Super League FC Basel 1893 3 30
23/24 Premier League Newcastle United 3 36

Last 50 matches for Newcastle United The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.

DateCompHomeScoreAwayAvailability
2025-03-16 CGB Liverpool FC 1–2 Newcastle United Available
2025-03-02 GB1 Newcastle United 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Available
2025-02-05 CGB Newcastle United 2–0 Arsenal FC Available
2025-01-07 CGB Arsenal FC 0–2 Newcastle United Available
2024-12-18 CGB Newcastle United 3–1 Brentford FC Available
2024-10-30 CGB Newcastle United 2–0 Chelsea FC Available
2024-10-01 CGB Newcastle United 1–0 AFC Wimbledon Available
2024-08-28 CGB Nottingham Forest 3–4 Newcastle United Available
2024-03-16 GB1 Manchester City 2–0 Newcastle United Available
2024-03-16 GB1 Manchester City 2–0 Newcastle United Available
2024-02-27 GB1 Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Newcastle United Available
2023-12-19 CGB Chelsea FC 4–2 Newcastle United INJURED Strain in the thigh and gluteal muscles
2023-11-01 CGB Manchester United 0–3 Newcastle United Available
2023-09-27 CGB Newcastle United 1–0 Manchester City Available
2023-02-26 CGB Manchester United 2–0 Newcastle United Available
2023-01-31 CGB Newcastle United 2–1 Southampton FC Available
2023-01-24 CGB Southampton FC 0–1 Newcastle United Available
2023-01-10 CGB Newcastle United 2–0 Leicester City Available
2022-12-20 CGB Newcastle United 1–0 AFC Bournemouth Available
2022-11-09 CGB Newcastle United 3–2 Crystal Palace Available
2022-08-24 CGB Tranmere Rovers 1–2 Newcastle United Available
2021-08-25 CGB Newcastle United 3–4 Burnley FC Available
2020-12-22 CGB Brentford FC 1–0 Newcastle United INJURED Virus
2020-09-30 CGB Newport County 4–5 Newcastle United Available
2020-09-23 CGB Morecambe FC 0–7 Newcastle United INJURED Shoulder injury
2020-09-15 CGB Newcastle United 1–0 Blackburn Rovers INJURED Shoulder injury
2020-06-28 GB1 Newcastle United 0–2 Manchester City Available
2020-06-24 GB1 Newcastle United 1–1 Aston Villa Available
2020-06-21 GB1 Newcastle United 3–0 Sheffield United Available
2020-03-07 GB1 Southampton FC 0–1 Newcastle United Available
2020-03-03 GB1 West Bromwich Albion 2–3 Newcastle United Available
2020-02-29 GB1 Newcastle United 0–0 Burnley FC Available
2020-02-22 GB1 Crystal Palace 1–0 Newcastle United Available
2020-02-16 GB1 Arsenal FC 4–0 Newcastle United Available
2020-02-01 GB1 Newcastle United 0–0 Norwich City Available
2020-01-21 GB1 Everton FC 2–2 Newcastle United Available
2020-01-18 GB1 Newcastle United 1–0 Chelsea FC Available
2020-01-11 GB1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Newcastle United INJURED Hamstring strain
2020-01-01 GB1 Newcastle United 0–3 Leicester City Available
2019-12-28 GB1 Newcastle United 1–2 Everton FC Available
2019-12-26 GB1 Manchester United 4–1 Newcastle United Available
2019-12-21 GB1 Newcastle United 1–0 Crystal Palace Available
2019-12-14 GB1 Burnley FC 1–0 Newcastle United Available
2019-12-08 GB1 Newcastle United 2–1 Southampton FC Available
2019-12-05 GB1 Sheffield United 0–2 Newcastle United Available
2019-11-30 GB1 Newcastle United 2–2 Manchester City Available
2019-11-25 GB1 Aston Villa 2–0 Newcastle United Available
2019-11-09 GB1 Newcastle United 2–1 AFC Bournemouth INJURED Knee injury
2019-11-02 GB1 West Ham United 2–3 Newcastle United INJURED Knee injury
2019-10-27 GB1 Newcastle United 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers INJURED Knee injury

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

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Manchester City 26 4 2 20 17 67 -50 15%
FC Luzern 24 14 6 4 47 24 +23 58%
Manchester United 24 7 5 12 27 44 -17 29%
FC Sion 23 13 5 5 42 32 +10 57%
Grasshopper Club Zürich 23 10 3 10 34 33 +1 43%
BSC Young Boys 23 6 4 13 28 51 -23 26%
FC St. Gallen 22 9 6 7 36 27 +9 41%
Chelsea FC 22 9 3 10 29 36 -7 41%
FC Zürich 22 13 4 5 49 21 +28 59%
Liverpool FC 21 6 5 10 24 40 -16 29%
Arsenal FC 20 4 2 14 18 37 -19 20%
FC Lugano 19 7 6 6 35 28 +7 37%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
09/10 Senior debut season
10/11 First senior goal

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

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
24/25 42 960 12 0 1 1.22
23/24 47 1,304 9 0 0 0.62
22/23 41 3,210 8 0 0 0.22
21/22 26 1,081 4 0 0 0.33
20/21 20 1,245 5 0 1 0.43
19/20 27 836 5 0 0 0.54
18/19 28 501 12 0 0 2.16
17/18 27 1,111 10 0 0 0.81
16/17 7 0 2 0 0 0
15/16 25 1,728 3 0 0 0.16
14/15 41 2,522 9 0 0 0.32
13/14 36 599 12 1 0 1.95
12/13 38 760 12 0 0 1.42
11/12 29 424 5 0 0 1.06
10/11 25 464 6 0 0 1.16

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Premier League
198 apps
18 G
9 A
Super League
73 apps
9 G
5 A
Challenge League
52 apps
9 G
0 A
Europa League
15 apps
4 G
0 A
LaLiga
25 apps
2 G
2 A
EFL Cup
14 apps
2 G
1 A
Champions League Qu.
5 apps
2 G
0 A
Champions League
19 apps
1 G
2 A
Bundesliga
30 apps
1 G
0 A
DFB-Pokal
2 apps
0 G
1 A

Frequently asked about Fabian Schär

Who is Fabian Schär?

Fabian Schär is a Switzerland professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Newcastle United.

How old is Fabian Schär?

Fabian Schär is 34 years old. He was born on December 20, 1991 in Wil.

What position does Fabian Schär play?

Fabian Schär plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).

What club does Fabian Schär play for?

Fabian Schär currently plays for Newcastle United.

How many career goals has Fabian Schär scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Fabian Schär has scored 48 goals in 464 appearances.

What is Fabian Schär's market value?

Fabian Schär's most recent reported market value is €7.00m.