Simon Lüchinger
Personal information
Full name Simon Josef Lüchinger
Date of birth (2002-11-28) 28 November 2002[1]
Place of birth Ruggell, Liechtenstein
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Vaduz
Number 20
Youth career
0000–2017 Ruggell
2017–2018 Vaduz
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021 Saint Francis Red Flash 11 (1)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Vaduz II
2021– Vaduz 8 (0)
2022 → Eschen/Mauren (loan) 5 (0)
International career‡
2017–2018 Liechtenstein U17 9 (0)
2017–2018 Liechtenstein U19 7 (0)
2019– Liechtenstein U21 14 (0)
2021– Liechtenstein 17 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:29, 16 November 2023

Simon Lüchinger (born 28 November 2002) is a Liechtenstein footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Vaduz and the Liechtenstein national team.[2][3]

Club career

Lüchinger signed his first professional contract with Vaduz on 16 December 2021.[4]

On 11 June 2022, Lüchinger was loaned to Eschen/Mauren.[5] The loan was terminated early on 6 September 2022.[6]

International career

Lüchinger has served as the captain of Liechtenstein's under-21 national team. He was first named the captain of the team at the age of 17 by then-head coach Martin Stocklasa, becoming the youngest player to captain the under-21 team in Liechtenstein's history. He made his under-21 debut on 6 June 2019 in a 1–0 win over Azerbaijan.[7]

Lüchinger made his international senior debut for Liechtenstein on 7 June 2021 in a friendly match against Faroe Islands.[8]

Career statistics

International

As of 16 November 2023[8]
Liechtenstein
YearAppsGoals
202110
202270
202390
Total170

References

  1. ↑ UEFA.com. "Simon Lüchinger | Liechtenstein | European Qualifiers". UEFA.com. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  2. ↑ Simon Lüchinger at Soccerway
  3. ↑ Simon Lüchinger at FootballDatabase.eu
  4. ↑ "Simon Lüchinger erhält Profivertrag" (Press release) (in German). Vaduz. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  5. ↑ "NEUZUGANG BEIM USV I" (in German). Eschen/Mauren. 11 June 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  6. ↑ "Simon Lüchinger zurück beim FC Vaduz" (in German). Vaduz. 6 September 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  7. ↑ "SFU Athletics profile". Saint Francis University Athletics. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  8. 1 2 "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 14 September 2021.


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