At a glance
Super League hubMost valuable players18 in squad
Christian WitzigMidfield - Left Midfield · 25
€5.00m
Carlo BoukhalfaMidfield - Central Midfield · 27
€2.00m
Shkelqim VladiAttack - Centre-Forward · 25
€1.50m
Lawrence Ati ZigiGoalkeeper · 29
€1.20m
Lukas GörtlerMidfield - Right Midfield · 32
€1.20m
Hugo VandermerschDefender - Right-Back · 27
€1.00m
Club records00/01 to 99/00
36Seasons in dataset
203Players ever
€90kBiggest signing
€9.00mBiggest sale
19Most goals, one player, one season
About FC St. Gallen 1879
Fussballclub St. Gallen 1879, commonly known as St. Gallen, is a Swiss professional football club based in the city of St. Gallen, Canton of St. Gallen. It is the second oldest football club in continental Europe, after Kjøbenhavns Boldklub. The team competes in the Swiss Super League, the top tier of Swiss football.
Squad size18active players
Avg age26.7years
Domestic3Switzerland
Foreigners1583% of squad
EU passport16non-EU: 2
Nationalities12different countries
Age distribution
0
U18
3
18-22
4
23-26
8
27-30
3
31+
Position breakdown
GK
2 (11%)
DEF
6 (33%)
MID
5 (28%)
FWD
5 (28%)
94%
foreign players
17 of 18
27.0y
avg squad age
2
Goalkeepers
6
Defenders
5
Midfielders
5
Attackers
| Player | Pos | Age | Nationality | Foot | Height | Contract | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Witzig |
Midfield - Left Midfield | 25 | Switzerland | right | 178.00m | 2027-06-30 | €5.00m |
| Carlo Boukhalfa |
Midfield - Central Midfield | 27 | Germany | left | 186.00m | 2027-06-30 | €2.00m |
| Shkelqim Vladi |
Attack - Centre-Forward | 25 | Kosovo Switzerland | right | 186.00m | 2026-06-30 | €1.50m |
| Lawrence Ati Zigi |
Goalkeeper | 29 | Ghana | right | 188.00m | 2027-06-30 | €1.20m |
| Lukas Görtler |
Midfield - Right Midfield | 32 | Germany | right | 186.00m | 2028-06-30 | €1.20m |
| Hugo Vandermersch |
Defender - Right-Back | 27 | France | right | 180.00m | 2028-06-30 | €1.00m |
 Lukas Daschner |
Midfield - Attacking Midfield | 27 | Germany | both | 185.00m | 2028-06-30 | €900k |
 Albert Vallci |
Defender - Centre-Back | 31 | Austria | right | 191.00m | 2027-06-30 | €800k |
 Aliou Baldé |
Attack - Left Winger | 23 | Guinea Senegal | right | 170.00m | 2026-06-30 | €800k |
 Jozo Stanic |
Defender - Centre-Back | 27 | Croatia Germany | right | 184.00m | 2027-06-30 | €800k |
 Chima Okoroji |
Defender - Left-Back | 29 | Germany | left | 180.00m | 2028-06-30 | €700k |
 Stephan Ambrosius |
Defender - Centre-Back | 27 | Ghana Germany | right | 182.00m | 2027-06-30 | €600k |
 Tom Gaal |
Defender - Centre-Back | 25 | Germany | both | 193.00m | 2027-06-30 | €450k |
 Malamine Efekele |
Attack - Right Winger | 22 | France | right | 188.00m | 2027-06-30 | €400k |
 Jordi Quintillà |
Midfield - Defensive Midfield | 32 | Spain | left | 181.00m | 2028-06-30 | €300k |
 Enoch Owusu |
Attack - Right Winger | 21 | Italy Ghana | right | 184.00m | 2027-06-30 | €150k |
 Alessandro Vogt |
Attack - Centre-Forward | 21 | Switzerland Italy | right | 188.00m | 2029-06-30 | €100k |
 Lukas Watkowiak |
Goalkeeper | 30 | Germany | right | 197.00m | 2027-06-30 | €100k |
| Season | Date | Player | Pos | From | Type | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96/97 | 1996-07-06 | Ivan Dal Santo | Defender - Left-Back | Neuchâtel Xamax | Transfer | - |
| 24/25 | 2024-07-25 | Moustapha Cissé | Attack - Centre-Forward | Atalanta U23 | Loan | - |
| 25/26 | 2025-07-22 | Alessandro Vogt | Attack - Centre-Forward | St. Gallen U21 | Transfer | - |
| 23/24 | 2024-02-13 | Jovan Milosevic | Attack - Centre-Forward | VfB Stuttgart | Loan | - |
| 16/17 | 2017-02-01 | Sejad Salihovic | Midfield - Central Midfield | Renhe Reserve | Transfer | - |
| 17/18 | 2018-01-16 | Rúnar Már Sigurjónsson | Midfield - Central Midfield | Grasshoppers | Loan | - |
| 25/26 | 2025-07-01 | Enoch Owusu | Attack - Right Winger | Inter U20 | Transfer | - |
| 14/15 | 2014-07-01 | - | FC Winterthur | Transfer | - | |
| 17/18 | 2017-07-13 | Peter Tschernegg | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Wolfsberger AC | Transfer | €220k |
| 14/15 | 2014-07-01 | Mickaël Facchinetti | Defender - Left-Back | Lausanne-Sport | Transfer | - |
| 25/26 | 2025-08-28 | Malamine Efekele | Attack - Right Winger | Monaco U21 | Transfer | - |
| 05/06 | 2005-07-01 | Frank Wiblishauser | Defender - Left-Back | 1.FC Nuremberg | Transfer | - |
| 14/15 | 2014-07-01 | Éverton Luiz | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | FC Lugano | Transfer | - |
| 17/18 | 2017-07-01 | Nassim Ben Khalifa | Attack - Second Striker | Lausanne-Sport | Transfer | - |
| 14/15 | 2014-07-01 | - | Lausanne-Sport | Transfer | - | |
| 09/10 | 2009-07-01 | Ivan Martic | Defender - Right-Back | St. Gallen U21 | Transfer | - |
| 09/10 | 2010-06-30 | Ivan Martic | Defender - Right-Back | FC Schaffhausen | Return from loan | - |
| 02/03 | 2002-07-01 | Frankie Hejduk | Defender - Right-Back | B. Leverkusen | Loan | - |
| 22/23 | 2022-07-01 | Bela Dumrath | Goalkeeper | Chur 97 | Transfer | - |
| 25/26 | 2026-06-30 | Bela Dumrath | Goalkeeper | Stuttg. Kickers | Return from loan | - |
| 24/25 | 2024-09-04 | Hugo Vandermersch | Defender - Right-Back | SM Caen | Transfer | €800k |
| 17/18 | 2017-07-01 | - | FC Vaduz | Transfer | €171k | |
| 12/13 | 2012-07-01 | Dzengis Cavusevic | Attack - Centre-Forward | FC Wil 1900 | Transfer | - |
| 13/14 | 2013-07-01 | Roberto Rodriguez | Attack - Left Winger | AC Bellinzona | Transfer | - |
| 16/17 | 2016-07-01 | Nzuzi Toko | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Without Club | Transfer | - |
| 22/23 | 2022-07-01 | Daouda Guindo | Defender - Left-Back | RB Salzburg | Loan | - |
| 01/02 | 2002-01-01 | - | Neuchâtel Xamax | Transfer | - | |
| 02/03 | 2003-01-01 | Stefano Razzetti | Goalkeeper | FC Lugano | Transfer | - |
| 25/26 | 2025-07-21 | Aliou Baldé | Attack - Left Winger | OGC Nice | Loan | - |
| 02/03 | 2002-07-01 | - | Servette FC | Transfer | - | |
| 03/04 | 2003-07-15 | Mijat Maric | Defender - Centre-Back | FC Lugano | Transfer | - |
| 07/08 | 2007-12-31 | Mijat Maric | Defender - Centre-Back | FC Luzern | Return from loan | - |
| 03/04 | 2003-07-01 | - | Lausanne-Sport | Transfer | - | |
| 08/09 | 2009-01-01 | Pa Modou | Defender - Centre-Back | FC Wil 1900 | Loan | - |
| 09/10 | 2010-02-01 | Pa Modou | Defender - Centre-Back | FC Wil 1900 | Transfer | - |
| 12/13 | 2013-01-01 | Ermir Lenjani | Defender - Left-Back | FC Winterthur | Transfer | €100k |
| 09/10 | 2009-07-01 | Nico Abegglen | Attack - Centre-Forward | St. Gallen U21 | Transfer | - |
| 08/09 | 2008-07-01 | Michel Avanzini | Defender - Right-Back | St. Gallen U21 | Transfer | - |
| 08/09 | 2009-06-30 | Michel Avanzini | Defender - Right-Back | FC Gossau | Return from loan | - |
| 09/10 | 2010-06-30 | Michel Avanzini | Defender - Right-Back | FC Gossau | Return from loan | - |
| Season | Date | Player | Pos | To | Type | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/04 | 2003-07-15 | Ivan Dal Santo | Defender - Left-Back | FC Zürich | Transfer | - |
| 24/25 | 2025-06-30 | Moustapha Cissé | Attack - Centre-Forward | Atalanta U23 | Return from loan | - |
| 24/25 | 2025-01-16 | Jovan Milosevic | Attack - Centre-Forward | VfB Stuttgart | Return from loan | - |
| 17/18 | 2017-07-01 | Sejad Salihovic | Midfield - Central Midfield | Without Club | Transfer | - |
| 17/18 | 2018-06-30 | Rúnar Már Sigurjónsson | Midfield - Central Midfield | Grasshoppers | Return from loan | - |
| 18/19 | 2018-08-13 | - | Ural | Transfer | €650k | |
| 18/19 | 2019-01-12 | Peter Tschernegg | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | TSV Hartberg | Transfer | - |
| 15/16 | 2016-02-02 | Mickaël Facchinetti | Defender - Left-Back | Neuchâtel Xamax | Transfer | - |
| 06/07 | 2006-07-01 | Frank Wiblishauser | Defender - Left-Back | TuS Koblenz | Transfer | - |
| 15/16 | 2016-01-06 | Éverton Luiz | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Partizan | Transfer | €450k |
| 19/20 | 2019-07-05 | Nassim Ben Khalifa | Attack - Second Striker | Grasshoppers | Transfer | - |
| 19/20 | 2019-07-11 | - | ES Sahel | Transfer | - | |
| 09/10 | 2010-02-01 | Ivan Martic | Defender - Right-Back | FC Schaffhausen | Loan | - |
| 14/15 | 2014-07-01 | Ivan Martic | Defender - Right-Back | Hellas Verona | Transfer | - |
| 02/03 | 2002-12-31 | Frankie Hejduk | Defender - Right-Back | B. Leverkusen | Return from loan | - |
| 25/26 | 2025-07-01 | Bela Dumrath | Goalkeeper | Stuttg. Kickers | Loan | - |
| 18/19 | 2018-08-29 | - | Lausanne-Sport | Transfer | - | |
| 16/17 | 2016-07-13 | Dzengis Cavusevic | Attack - Centre-Forward | FC Zürich | Transfer | - |
| 15/16 | 2015-07-03 | Roberto Rodriguez | Attack - Left Winger | Novara | Transfer | - |
| 18/19 | 2018-07-15 | Nzuzi Toko | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Al-Fateh | Transfer | - |
| 22/23 | 2023-01-01 | Daouda Guindo | Defender - Left-Back | RB Salzburg | Return from loan | - |
| 09/10 | 2009-07-01 | - | Retired | Transfer | - | |
| 08/09 | 2008-07-01 | Stefano Razzetti | Goalkeeper | AS Pizzighettone | Transfer | - |
| 25/26 | 2026-06-30 | Aliou Baldé | Attack - Left Winger | OGC Nice | Return from loan | - |
| 05/06 | 2006-04-01 | - | Retired | Transfer | - | |
| 07/08 | 2007-08-29 | Mijat Maric | Defender - Centre-Back | FC Luzern | Loan | - |
| 08/09 | 2008-07-08 | Mijat Maric | Defender - Centre-Back | Bari | Transfer | - |
| 08/09 | 2008-08-01 | - | FC Aarau | Transfer | €200k | |
| 09/10 | 2009-12-31 | Pa Modou | Defender - Centre-Back | FC Wil 1900 | Return from loan | - |
| 13/14 | 2013-07-01 | Pa Modou | Defender - Centre-Back | FC Sion | Transfer | - |
| 14/15 | 2015-01-06 | Ermir Lenjani | Defender - Left-Back | Stade Rennais | Transfer | €750k |
| 12/13 | 2013-02-25 | Nico Abegglen | Attack - Centre-Forward | FC Vaduz | Transfer | - |
| 08/09 | 2009-01-01 | Michel Avanzini | Defender - Right-Back | FC Gossau | Loan | - |
| 09/10 | 2009-07-01 | Michel Avanzini | Defender - Right-Back | FC Gossau | Loan | - |
| 10/11 | 2010-07-01 | Michel Avanzini | Defender - Right-Back | Lausanne-Sport | Transfer | - |
| 23/24 | 2023-07-01 | Alessio Besio | Attack - Centre-Forward | SC Freiburg II | Transfer | - |
| 13/14 | 2013-07-01 | Igor Tadic | Attack - Centre-Forward | Servette FC | Transfer | - |
| 23/24 | 2024-06-30 | Justin Janitzek | Defender - Centre-Back | FC Bayern II | Return from loan | - |
| 24/25 | 2025-03-27 | Edis Bytyqi | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | FC Wil 1900 | Loan | - |
| 05/06 | 2005-07-07 | - | FC Kärnten | Loan | - |
| Nationality | Players | % of squad |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 6 | 33.3% |
| France | 2 | 11.1% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 5.6% |
| Kosovo Switzerland | 1 | 5.6% |
| Ghana | 1 | 5.6% |
| Austria | 1 | 5.6% |
| Guinea Senegal | 1 | 5.6% |
| Croatia Germany | 1 | 5.6% |
| Ghana Germany | 1 | 5.6% |
| Spain | 1 | 5.6% |
| Italy Ghana | 1 | 5.6% |
| Switzerland Italy | 1 | 5.6% |
| Season | Competition |
|---|---|
| 99/00 | Nationalliga A |
| 99/00 | Swiss Cup |
| 98/99 | Nationalliga A |
| 98/99 | UI Cup |
| 97/98 | Nationalliga A |
| 97/98 | Swiss Cup |
| 96/97 | Nationalliga A |
| 96/97 | Swiss Cup |
| 95/96 | Nationalliga A |
| 95/96 | Swiss Cup |
| 94/95 | Auf-/Abstiegsrunde NLA/NLB |
| 94/95 | Nationalliga A |
| 93/94 | Auf-/Abstiegsrunde NLA/NLB |
| 92/93 | Auf-/Abstiegsrunde NLA/NLB |
| 92/93 | Intertoto-Cup (- 94/95) |
| 92/93 | Nationalliga A |
| 91/92 | Nationalliga A |
| 90/91 | Auf-/Abstiegsrunde NLA/NLB |
| 90/91 | Intertoto-Cup (- 94/95) |
| 90/91 | Nationalliga A |
| 90/91 | Swiss Cup |
| 25/26 | Super League |
| 25/26 | Swiss Cup |
| 24/25 | Conference League |
| 24/25 | Super League |
| 24/25 | Swiss Cup |
| 24/25 | UECL Qualifiers |
| 23/24 | Super League |
| 23/24 | Swiss Cup |
| 22/23 | Super League |
| 22/23 | Swiss Cup |
| 21/22 | Super League |
| 21/22 | Swiss Cup |
| 20/21 | Europa League Qualifying |
| 20/21 | Super League |
| 20/21 | Swiss Cup |
| 19/20 | Schweizer Cup |
| 19/20 | Super League |
| 18/19 | Europa League Qualifying |
| 18/19 | Schweizer Cup |
| 18/19 | Super League |
| 17/18 | Schweizer Cup |
| 17/18 | Super League |
| 16/17 | Schweizer Cup |
| 16/17 | Super League |
| 15/16 | Schweizer Cup |
| 15/16 | Super League |
| 14/15 | Schweizer Cup |
| 14/15 | Super League |
| 13/14 | Europa League |
Affiliated B-teams, reserve squads and youth/development teams.
| Player | Pos | Nat | Mat | Min | G | A | G+A | Pen | YC | RC | G/90 | A/90 | G+A/90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ivan Dal Santo |
Defender - Left-Back | Switzerland Italy | 34 | 2,785 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.03 |
 Marco Zwyssig |
Defender - Centre-Back |  Switzerland |
33 | 1,405 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.13 | 0.00 | 0.13 |
 Adrian Eugster |
Defender - Right-Back | Switzerland |
23 | 1,049 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.09 | 0.00 | 0.09 |
 Giuseppe Mazzarelli |
Defender - Right-Back | Switzerland Italy | 32 | 902 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.30 |
 Nicola Colacino |
Midfield - Left Midfield |  Italy |
21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Frequently asked about FC St. Gallen 1879
What is FC St. Gallen 1879?
FC St. Gallen 1879 is a professional football club based in Switzerland, competing in Super League.
How many players are in FC St. Gallen 1879's squad?
FC St. Gallen 1879 currently has 18 players in the first-team squad in our database.
What league does FC St. Gallen 1879 play in?
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