SOCCER PLAYER

Fabian Schär

1991 - Today

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Fabian Lukas Schär (Swiss Standard German: [faˈbi̯aːn ˈʃɛːr]; born 20 December 1991) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Newcastle United. He is known for his powerful free kicks, long shots and long passes. Beginning his career at his hometown club of Wil, Schär transferred to Basel in 2012, winning the Swiss Super League in all three of his seasons there before his move to TSG Hoffenheim. After playing at the 2012 Olympics, Schär made his senior debut for Switzerland in 2013. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 48 in 2024). Fabian Schär is the 9,622nd most popular soccer player (down from 6,938th in 2024), the 821st most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 726th in 2019) and the 113th most popular Swiss Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Fabian Schär ranks 9,622 out of 21,273. Before him are Fyodor Smolov, Pablo Torre, Miguel Borja, John Hollins, Pablo Piatti, and Jan Bednarek. After him are Dídac Vilà, Axel Disasi, Denys Boyko, Makoto Kaneko, Fran Mérida, and Darío Cvitanich.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1991, Fabian Schär ranks 294. Before him are Tim Wellens, Danny Wilson, Alexa Bliss, Kiyoshi Nakatani, Kelsey-Lee Barber, and Zhan Beleniuk. After him are Anthony McGill, NF, Ramiro Funes Mori, Ben Hardy, Azealia Banks, and Solar.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Fabian Schär ranks 821 out of 1,015. Before him are André Bucher (1976), Gjon's Tears (1998), Carlo Janka (1986), Markus Zberg (1974), Zep (1967), and Corinne Rey-Bellet (1972). After him are Rolf Thorsen (1961), Stefan Küng (1993), Xavier Margairaz (1984), Thomas Wyss (1966), Diego Perren (1965), and Thomas Lüthi (1986).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Switzerland

Among soccer players born in Switzerland, Fabian Schär ranks 113. Before him are Jörg Stiel (1968), Migjen Basha (1987), Thomas Häberli (1974), Josip Drmić (1992), Bruno Berner (1977), and Jeff Agoos (1968). After him are Xavier Margairaz (1984), Thomas Wyss (1966), Silvan Widmer (1993), Patrick Sylvestre (1968), Renato Steffen (1991), and Fabian Frei (1989).

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