Charles Pickel

Charles Pickel
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-05-15) 15 May 1997
Place of birth Switzerland
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position defender, midfielder
Club information
Current team
 FC Basel
Number 29
Youth career
2009–2015 Solothurn
2004–2011 Basel
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2016 Basel U-21 8 (0)
2016– Basel 2 (0)
National team‡
2014–2015 Switzerland U-18 6 (0)
2015– Switzerland U-19 4 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 May 2016, 24:00 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 April 2016, 24:00 (UTC)

Charles Pickel (* 15 May 1997) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for FC Basel in the Swiss Super League.

Career

Pickel started his youth football with FC Solothurn. In Summer 2011, he transferred to Basel and played in their U18 team in their U21 team. On 23 December 2015 he signed a two and a half year professional contract.[1] On 16 May 2016 Pickel made his Swiss Super League debut for Basel in the starting eleven in the 0–4 away defeat against Luzern.[2] Under trainer Urs Fischer Pickel won the Swiss Super League championship at the end of the 2015–16 Super League season. For the club it was the seventh title in a row and their 19th championship title in total.[3]

International career

Pickel played one international game for the Swiss U-15. He played his debut for the Swiss U-18 national team as midfielder on 2 September 2014 as they drew 2–2 with the Swedish U-18. He played his debut for the Swiss U-19 national team as Defender on 1 September 2015 as they drew 1– with Portugal U-19.[4]

Honours

FC Basel

References

  1. ↑ FC Basel 1893 (2015). "Charles Pickel unterzeichnet einen Profivertrag". FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 2015-12-23.
  2. ↑ Marti, Caspar (2016). "0:4 – Der FCB bleibt ohne Chancen beim FC Luzern". FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
  3. ↑ Marti, Casper (2016). "Es ist vollbracht ! Der FCB ist zum 19. Mal Meister". FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
  4. ↑ SFV (2015). "Kader U-19 Charles Pickel". SFV. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
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