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FC Aarau

FC Aarau

Switzerland · Challenge League · Challenge League
Squad size20
Avg age25.7
Nations7
Latest season2020
Squad value €4.93m

About FC Aarau

FC Aarau is a Swiss professional football club based in Aarau. Founded in 1902, the club competes in the Swiss Challenge League, the second tier of Swiss football after being relegated from the Swiss Super League.

Streaks & runs — longest sequences in our dataset

Squad size20active players
Avg age25.7years
Domestic15Switzerland
Foreigners525% of squad
EU passport18non-EU: 2
Nationalities7different countries

Age distribution

0
U18
6
18–22
9
23–26
1
27–30
4
31+

Position breakdown

GK
2 (10%)
DEF
6 (30%)
MID
8 (40%)
FWD
4 (20%)
35% foreign players
7 of 20
26.1y avg squad age
2 Goalkeepers
6 Defenders
8 Midfielders
4 Attackers
36 seasons in dataset
00/01 – 99/00
226 players ever
€50k biggest signing ever
€750k biggest sale ever
19 most goals (single season by one player)
View all-time top scorers & club history →
PlayerPosAgeNationalityFootHeightContractMarket value
Henri Koide Attack - Centre-Forward 25 Switzerland right 180.00m 2026-06-30 €500k
Marvin Hübel Goalkeeper 23 Switzerland right 186.00m 2027-06-30 €500k
Valon Fazliu Midfield - Attacking Midfield 30 Switzerland right 183.00m 2026-06-30 €450k
David Acquah Defender - Centre-Back 25 Ghana right 193.00m 2026-06-30 €400k
Nassim Zoukit Midfield - Defensive Midfield 25 Switzerland Morocco right 188.00m 2027-06-30 €350k
Elias Filet Attack - Centre-Forward 24 France left 186.00m 2026-06-30 €300k
Marcin Dickenmann Defender - Right-Back 25 Switzerland right 175.00m 2026-06-30 €300k
Ryan Kessler Defender - Centre-Back 20 Switzerland right 183.00m 2026-06-30 €300k
Serge Müller Defender - Centre-Back 25 Switzerland right 186.00m 2028-06-30 €300k
Victor Petit Defender - Centre-Back 25 France left 194.00m 2027-06-30 €300k
Dorian Derbaci Midfield - Central Midfield 20 Switzerland right 180.00m 2026-06-30 €250k
Izer Aliu Midfield - Central Midfield 26 Switzerland right 182.00m 2026-06-30 €200k
Silvan Schwegler Midfield - Defensive Midfield 22 Switzerland right 175.00m 2026-06-30 €200k
Amr Khaled Attack - Right Winger 20 Egypt Germany right 178.00m 2027-06-30 €100k
Andreas Hirzel Goalkeeper 33 Switzerland right 190.00m 2026-06-30 €100k
Esey Gebreyesus Midfield - Right Midfield 22 Switzerland right 182.00m 2026-06-30 €100k
Marco Thaler Defender - Centre-Back 31 Switzerland right 185.00m 2026-06-30 €100k
Olivier Jäckle Midfield - Defensive Midfield 33 Switzerland right 183.00m 2026-06-30 €100k
Raúl Bobadilla Attack - Centre-Forward 38 Paraguay Argentina right 180.00m 2026-06-30 €50k
Leon Frokaj Midfield - Central Midfield 21 Kosovo Switzerland right 183.00m 2028-06-30 €25k
SeasonDatePlayerPosFromTypeFee
23/24 2023-10-02 Dorian Derbaci Midfield - Central Midfield Aarau U19 Transfer
09/10 2009-07-01 Artur Ioniță Midfield - Central Midfield Iskra-Stali Transfer €200k
22/23 2022-07-01 Valon Fazliu Midfield - Attacking Midfield FC Wil 1900 Transfer
00/01 2001-03-31 Pascal Zuberbühler Goalkeeper FC Basel Loan
06/07 2006-07-01 Mark Fotheringham Midfield - Central Midfield SC Freiburg Transfer
24/25 2025-01-17 Elias Filet Attack - Centre-Forward NK Istra Transfer
00/01 2000-07-01 Amir Hamzic Midfield - Central Midfield Sloboda Tuzla Transfer
23/24 2023-08-18 Ryan Kessler Defender - Centre-Back Aarau U19 Transfer
19/20 2020-02-19 François Affolter Defender - Centre-Back SJ Earthquakes Transfer
09/10 2009-08-01 FC Augsburg Transfer
10/11 2010-07-10 FC Basel Loan
20/21 2020-09-28 Ural Transfer
24/25 2025-01-03 Emmanuel Essiam Midfield - Central Midfield FC Basel Loan
21/22 2021-07-01 Samuel Krasniqi Attack - Left Winger Aarau U16 Transfer
14/15 2015-02-03 Petar Sliskovic Attack - Centre-Forward 1.FSV Mainz 05 Transfer
08/09 2008-07-01 Emir Sinanovic Midfield - Defensive Midfield Aargau U21 Transfer
08/09 2008-07-01 Joël Mall Goalkeeper Aargau U21 Transfer
19/20 2019-09-12 Geoffroy Serey Dié Midfield - Defensive Midfield Without Club Transfer
15/16 2015-07-01 Denis Markaj Defender - Right-Back FC Lugano Transfer
15/16 2016-02-02 Denis Markaj Defender - Right-Back FC Lugano Return from loan
15/16 2016-06-30 Denis Markaj Defender - Right-Back Le Mont LS Return from loan
09/10 2009-10-01 Orhan Mustafi Attack - Centre-Forward FC Basel Loan
16/17 2016-09-08 FC Wil 1900 Loan
17/18 2017-08-31 FC Wil 1900 Loan
25/26 2025-07-18 Victor Petit Defender - Centre-Back Stade Nyonnais Transfer
20/21 2021-03-30 Aarau U18 Transfer
21/22 2022-06-30 SV Höngg Return from loan
02/03 2003-06-30 Alain Schultz Midfield - Attacking Midfield FC Wohlen Return from loan
11/12 2011-07-01 Alain Schultz Midfield - Attacking Midfield FC Wohlen Transfer
01/02 2001-07-01 Sven Lüscher Midfield - Attacking Midfield Aargau U21 Transfer
12/13 2013-01-30 Sven Lüscher Midfield - Attacking Midfield FC Winterthur Transfer
03/04 2003-07-01 Swen König Goalkeeper Aargau U21 Transfer
13/14 2013-07-01 Swen König Goalkeeper AC Bellinzona Transfer
25/26 2025-07-07 Leon Frokaj Midfield - Central Midfield FC Basel U21 Transfer
08/09 2008-08-01 FC St. Gallen Transfer €200k
06/07 2007-02-01 Gábor Nagy Defender - Centre-Back Rákospalota Transfer €275k
23/24 2023-07-06 Esey Gebreyesus Midfield - Right Midfield Marseille B Transfer
94/95 1994-07-19 FC Aarburg Transfer
11/12 2012-01-01 Pascal Schürpf Midfield - Left Midfield FC Basel Loan
18/19 2018-07-01 FC Luzern Transfer
SeasonDatePlayerPosToTypeFee
14/15 2014-07-01 Artur Ioniță Midfield - Central Midfield Hellas Verona Transfer
00/01 2001-05-01 Pascal Zuberbühler Goalkeeper FC Basel Return from loan
06/07 2007-01-01 Mark Fotheringham Midfield - Central Midfield Norwich Transfer
01/02 2001-07-01 Amir Hamzic Midfield - Central Midfield Anzhi Transfer
20/21 2020-09-14 François Affolter Defender - Centre-Back FC Chiasso Transfer
10/11 2010-07-01 Without Club Transfer
11/12 2012-06-30 FC Basel Return from loan
22/23 2022-07-04 FC Basel U21 Transfer
24/25 2025-06-30 Emmanuel Essiam Midfield - Central Midfield FC Basel Return from loan
24/25 2024-08-08 Samuel Krasniqi Attack - Left Winger GC Zürich U21 Transfer
15/16 2016-01-20 Petar Sliskovic Attack - Centre-Forward Stuttg. Kickers Transfer
11/12 2011-09-05 Emir Sinanovic Midfield - Defensive Midfield FC Wangen b. O. Transfer
15/16 2015-07-01 Joël Mall Goalkeeper Grasshoppers Transfer €150k
19/20 2020-01-07 Geoffroy Serey Dié Midfield - Defensive Midfield Neuchâtel Xamax Transfer
15/16 2015-07-02 Denis Markaj Defender - Right-Back FC Lugano Loan
15/16 2016-02-03 Denis Markaj Defender - Right-Back Le Mont LS Loan
17/18 2017-07-17 Denis Markaj Defender - Right-Back FC Winterthur Transfer
09/10 2010-06-30 Orhan Mustafi Attack - Centre-Forward FC Basel Return from loan
16/17 2017-06-30 FC Wil 1900 Return from loan
17/18 2017-12-31 FC Wil 1900 Return from loan
21/22 2022-02-09 SV Höngg Loan
22/23 2022-07-01 Without Club Transfer
02/03 2002-07-01 Alain Schultz Midfield - Attacking Midfield FC Wohlen Loan
04/05 2004-07-01 Alain Schultz Midfield - Attacking Midfield FC Wohlen Transfer
14/15 2014-12-07 Alain Schultz Midfield - Attacking Midfield FC Wohlen Transfer
03/04 2004-02-16 Sven Lüscher Midfield - Attacking Midfield SC Zofingen Transfer
16/17 2016-07-01 Sven Lüscher Midfield - Attacking Midfield Aargau U21 Transfer
05/06 2005-07-01 Swen König Goalkeeper FC Vaduz Transfer
14/15 2014-07-01 Swen König Goalkeeper Retired Transfer
13/14 2013-09-23 Servette FC Transfer
08/09 2008-07-01 Gábor Nagy Defender - Centre-Back APEP Pitsilia Transfer
96/97 1996-07-11 FC Baden 1897 Transfer
12/13 2012-07-01 Pascal Schürpf Midfield - Left Midfield FC Basel Return from loan
21/22 2021-07-01 Retired Transfer
16/17 2016-07-05 Ridge Mobulu Midfield - Right Midfield Le Mont LS Transfer
24/25 2025-01-27 Milot Avdyli Midfield - Right Midfield Vorskla Poltava Transfer €100k
22/23 2022-07-12 Nik Dubler Midfield - Attacking Midfield SC Kriens Loan
23/24 2023-07-06 Nik Dubler Midfield - Attacking Midfield FC Schötz Loan
24/25 2024-07-14 Nik Dubler Midfield - Attacking Midfield SC Buochs Transfer
22/23 2022-08-29 Binjamin Hasani Defender - Centre-Back FC Baden 1897 Loan
NationalityPlayers% of squad
Switzerland 13 65%
France 2 10%
Ghana 1 5%
Switzerland Morocco 1 5%
Egypt Germany 1 5%
Paraguay Argentina 1 5%
Kosovo Switzerland 1 5%
SeasonCompetition
99/00Auf-/Abstiegsrunde NLA/NLB
99/00Nationalliga A
98/99Auf-/Abstiegsrunde NLA/NLB
98/99Nationalliga A
97/98Nationalliga A
97/98Swiss Cup
97/98UI Cup
96/97Nationalliga A
96/97UEFA Cup
96/97UEFA-Cup Qualifikation
95/96Nationalliga A
95/96Swiss Cup
95/96UI Cup
94/95Nationalliga A
94/95UEFA Cup
94/95UEFA-Cup Qualifikation
93/94Champions League
93/94Champions League Qu.
93/94Intertoto-Cup (- 94/95)
93/94Nationalliga A
92/93Nationalliga A
91/92Auf-/Abstiegsrunde NLA/NLB
89/90Auf-/Abstiegsrunde NLA/NLB
89/90Nationalliga A
89/90Swiss Cup
25/26Challenge League
25/26Swiss Cup
24/25Challenge League
24/25Super League Barrage
24/25Swiss Cup
23/24Challenge League
23/24Swiss Cup
22/23Challenge League
22/23Swiss Cup
21/22Challenge League
21/22Swiss Cup
20/21Challenge League
20/21Swiss Cup
19/20Challenge League
19/20Schweizer Cup
18/19Challenge League
18/19Schweizer Cup
18/19Super League Barrage
17/18Challenge League
17/18Schweizer Cup
16/17Challenge League
16/17Schweizer Cup
15/16Challenge League
15/16Schweizer Cup
14/15Schweizer Cup
26 matches this season · 170 all-time
DateCompStageHomeScoreAwayStatus
2025-03-16 C2 REGULAR SEASON FC Wil 1900 2–2 FC Aarau D
2025-03-07 C2 REGULAR SEASON FC Aarau 2–0 Neuchâtel Xamax FCS W
2025-03-01 C2 REGULAR SEASON FC Aarau 3–0 FC Schaffhausen W
2025-02-23 C2 REGULAR SEASON FC Vaduz 0–1 FC Aarau W
2025-02-14 C2 REGULAR SEASON FC Aarau 1–0 FC Thun Berner Oberland W
2025-02-07 C2 REGULAR SEASON Stade Lausanne-Ouchy 2–4 FC Aarau W
2025-02-01 C2 REGULAR SEASON FC Aarau 2–1 AC Bellinzona W
2025-01-24 C2 REGULAR SEASON FC Stade Nyonnais 1–2 FC Aarau W
2024-12-13 C2 REGULAR SEASON Neuchâtel Xamax FCS 1–3 FC Aarau W
2024-12-08 C2 REGULAR SEASON FC Aarau 1–0 Stade Lausanne-Ouchy W
2024-11-30 C2 REGULAR SEASON FC Thun Berner Oberland 1–1 FC Aarau D
2024-11-24 C2 REGULAR SEASON FC Aarau 1–1 FC Wil 1900 D
2024-11-09 C2 REGULAR SEASON AC Bellinzona 1–4 FC Aarau W
2024-11-01 C2 REGULAR SEASON Etoile Carouge FC 2–1 FC Aarau L
2024-10-25 C2 REGULAR SEASON FC Aarau 1–0 FC Stade Nyonnais W
2024-10-18 C2 REGULAR SEASON FC Schaffhausen 0–3 FC Aarau W
2024-10-05 C2 REGULAR SEASON FC Aarau 0–0 FC Vaduz D
2024-09-27 C2 REGULAR SEASON FC Stade Nyonnais 1–2 FC Aarau W
2024-09-23 C2 REGULAR SEASON FC Aarau 1–2 FC Schaffhausen L
2024-09-20 C2 REGULAR SEASON FC Vaduz 2–5 FC Aarau W
2024-08-31 C2 REGULAR SEASON FC Aarau 1–2 AC Bellinzona L
2024-08-24 C2 REGULAR SEASON FC Aarau 1–0 Etoile Carouge FC W
2024-08-09 C2 REGULAR SEASON Stade Lausanne-Ouchy 1–1 FC Aarau D
2024-08-03 C2 REGULAR SEASON FC Aarau 1–3 Neuchâtel Xamax FCS L
2024-07-26 C2 REGULAR SEASON FC Wil 1900 2–2 FC Aarau D
2024-07-19 C2 REGULAR SEASON FC Aarau 1–3 FC Thun Berner Oberland L

Aggregated from 26 completed matches across all competitions in season 2024.

Record 15W-6D-5L 1.96 pts/game
Goals scored 47 1.81 per match
Goals conceded 28 1.08 per match
Goal difference +19
Clean sheets 9 35% of matches
Failed to score 1 4% of matches

Home vs Away

Home record 7W-2D-4L 16-12 goals
Away record 8W-4D-1L 31-16 goals

Highlights

16 players · sum across all competitions for selected season
PlayerPosNat MatMinGAG+APenYCRC G/90A/90G+A/90
Ivan Benito Goalkeeper Switzerland Spain 36 3,240 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Mirko Pavlicevic Defender - Centre-Back Croatia 34 2,306 3 0 3 0 6 0 0.12 0.00 0.12
Dariusz Skrzypczak Midfield - Attacking Midfield Poland 29 2,217 2 0 2 0 5 0 0.08 0.00 0.08
Daniel Tarone Midfield - Central Midfield Switzerland Italy 26 2,110 2 0 2 0 7 0 0.09 0.00 0.09
Roberto Baldassari Midfield - Central Midfield Italy 34 1,478 4 0 4 0 2 0 0.24 0.00 0.24
Frédéric Page Defender - Centre-Back Switzerland 31 756 2 0 2 0 4 0 0.24 0.00 0.24
Remo Senn Midfield Switzerland 19 590 1 0 1 0 1 0 0.15 0.00 0.15
André Wiederkehr Midfield - Left Midfield Switzerland 20 556 3 0 3 0 3 0 0.49 0.00 0.49
Ivan Previtali Midfield - Defensive Midfield Switzerland Italy 22 490 1 0 1 0 4 0 0.18 0.00 0.18
Jean-Pierre La Placa Midfield - Attacking Midfield Switzerland 30 290 2 0 2 0 0 0 0.62 0.00 0.62
Rumen Ivanov Attack - Centre-Forward Bulgaria 34 275 20 0 20 3 4 0 6.55 0.00 6.55
Mario Eggimann Defender - Centre-Back Switzerland 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Christ Bongo Attack - Centre-Forward DR Congo 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
David Bader Defender - Right-Back Switzerland 20 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Manuel Calvo Attack Spain 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Olivier Baudry Midfield - Attacking Midfield France 26 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 0.00 0.00

Frequently asked about FC Aarau

What is FC Aarau?

FC Aarau is a professional football club based in Switzerland, competing in Challenge League.

How many players are in FC Aarau's squad?

FC Aarau currently has 20 players in the first-team squad in our database.

What league does FC Aarau play in?

FC Aarau plays in Challenge League.

When was FC Aarau founded?

FC Aarau was founded in 1902.