Nicolas Bürgy
Nicolas Bürgy (born 7 August 1995) is a Swiss footballer who plays as a centre back for Young Boys.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicolas Sandro Bürgy | ||
| Date of birth | 7 August 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Belp, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Young Boys | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Belp[2] | |||
| Young Boys | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015– | Young Boys | 21 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | → Wohlen (loan) | 26 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | → Thun (loan) | 36 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | → Aarau (loan) | 30 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:03, 16 July 2019 (UTC) | |||
Career
He started his career in the youth of local club FC Belp before joining the academy of Young Boys where he signed his first professional contract in 2015. After that he was loaned out to FC Wohlen, a club in the second division (Challenge League). He made his debut in the professional football aged 19 in a local derby against Argovian rivals FC Aarau. He made 26 appearances for Wohlen, scoring one goal.
He returned to Young Boys in the summer of 2016 and debuted in the top flight (Super League) on 10 September 2016 during a 2-1 victory against FC Luzern. One month earlier he had made his first official appearance for the first team in a cup tie against SC Veltheim.
In February 2017 he was loaned out to Super League rivals FC Thun. In the Bernese Oberland he made 36 appearances with one goal and two assists. In 2018 he was sidelined for several months due to a violation of the central nervous system.
In September 2018, after his recovery, he moved on loan to second division club FC Aarau for the rest of the seaosn where he made 30 appearances. He scored one goal and provided two assists.
He returned to Young Boys for the 2019-2020 season and scored his first goal for his hometown club on 19 October 2019 during a 4-1 home victory against Neuchâtel Xamax. One month earlier he had debuted in the UEFA Europa League in an away match at Porto. In January 2020 he renewed his contract with Young Boys until June 2023.
Bürgy has represented Switzerland at under-20 level in two matches against Poland and Germany.
Honours
At the end of the season 2018-2019 he was voted "Player of the Season" by an expert jury at FC Aarau. The club was bottom of the league with six consecutive losses at the beginning of the season when they signed Bürgy on loan. He quickly became the leading defender and had a major part in the unparalleled race to catch up by the club which qualified for the promotional play-offs at the end of the season.
References
- Nicolas Bürgy at Soccerway
- Ein Leben mit Fokus, fcaarau.ch, 29 November 2018