Marco Mathys

Marco Mathys (born 5 July 1987) is a Swiss footballer who plays for FC Solothurn in the Swiss 1. Liga.[1]

Marco Mathys
Personal information
Full name Marco Mathys
Date of birth (1987-07-05) 5 July 1987
Place of birth Derendingen, Switzerland
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 FC Solothurn
Number 20
Youth career
–2006 SC Derendingen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2009 Concordia Basel 79 (8)
2009–2012 Biel/Bienne 73 (23)
2012–2016 St. Gallen 132 (16)
2016–2018 Vaduz 72 (13)
2019– FC Solothurn 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Early career

Mathys came up through the youth ranks of hometown club SC Derendingen.

Concordia Basel

In July 2006, Mathys moved to FC Concordia Basel. In three seasons with the club, he made 79 league appearances, scoring eight times.

Biel/Benne

In July 2009, Mathys moved to Swiss Challenge League club FC Biel-Bienne on a free transfer. He made his league debut for the club on 26 July 2009 in a 2-0 loss to FC Vaduz. He was replaced by David Casasnovas in the 83rd minute.[2] He scored his first league goal for the club a week later in a 3-0 home victory over Stade Nyonnais. His goal came in the 49th minute.[3]

St. Gallen

In January 2012, Mathys was sold to FC St. Gallen for £63,000. His league debut for St. Gallen came on 18 February 2012 in a 6-0 demolition of SR Delémont. He was brought on for Manuel Sutter in the 57th minute.[4] His first league goal came on 31 March 2012 in a 3-2 victory over FC Wil. His goal came just six minutes after being introduced, and made the score 2-1 in favor of St. Gallen. He had been brought on for Manuel Sutter in the 56th minute.[5] In his first season with the club, they won the Swiss Challenge League and were promoted to the Swiss Super League.[6]

Vaduz

In July 2016, Mathys was sold to FC Vaduz on a free transfer. He made his league debut for the club on 24 July 2016 in a 1-1 draw with FC Thun. He was subbed off in the 84th minute, replaced by eventual goal-scorer Ali Messaoud.[7] His first league goal came as part of a hat-trick scored in a 5-1 victory over FC Lugano. The goals came in the 62nd, 75th, and 92nd minutes.[8] Unfortunately, the club was relegated in his first season with them.[9]

He left Vaduz at the end of 2018.[10]

FC Solothurn

Mathys joined FC Solothurn on 12 June 2019.[11]

Honours
St. Gallen
FC Vaduz
gollark: "4 Golds"
gollark: Summon failed. again.
gollark: I have never gotten a GoN but it's nice to know it's possible.
gollark: "Let's just do this one time thing OH NO THE ENTIRE HIGH END TRADE ECONOMY REORIENTED AROUND THIS AAAH"
gollark: One good ides was to introduce new prize species every year and have them be in the market when they've been raffled for a year.

References
  1. "Switzerland - M. Mathys - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  2. "Vaduz vs. Biel-Bienne - 26 July 2009 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  3. "Biel-Bienne vs. Stade Nyonnais - 2 August 2009 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  4. "St. Gallen vs. Delémont - 18 February 2012 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  5. "St. Gallen vs. Wil - 31 March 2012 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  6. "Summary - Challenge League - Switzerland - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  7. "Thun vs. Vaduz - 24 July 2016 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  8. "Vaduz vs. Lugano - 27 November 2016 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  9. "Summary - Super League - Switzerland - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  10. TRANSFERTS BCL 2018/19 (HIVER) Archived 27 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine, sfl.ch, 12 January 2019
  11. Neuzugang aus Vaduz: Der FC Solothurn holt Marco Mathys, solothurnerzeitung.ch, 12 June 2019
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