Yann Sommer

Yann Sommer
	Yann Sommer
Personal information
Full name	Yann Sommer
Date of birth	17 December 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth	Morges, Switzerland
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Borussia Mönchengladbach
Number	1
Youth clubs
1996-1997; 1997–2003; 2003-2005	FC Herrliberg; FC Concordia Basel; FC Basel 1893
Senior clubs
National team

Yann Sommer (born 17 December 1988) is a Swiss footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Borussia Mönchengladbach in the Bundesliga.

He completed his apprenticeship at Basel, where he won the Swiss Super League on four consecutive occasions before a transfer to Mönchengladbach in 2014.

Sommer made his debut for the Swiss national football team in 2012. He represented the nation at the 2014 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2016.

Honours

Clubs

Vaduz

Swiss Challenge League Champion: 2008

Basel

Swiss Super League champion: 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13
Swiss Cup winner: 2011–12
Swiss Cup runner up: 2012–13
Uhren Cup winner: 2013

Country

Switzerland U-21

2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship: Finalist

Individual

2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship: Team of the Tournament

External links

Yann Sommer at Soccerway

Borussia Mönchengladbach squad - 2023–24
1 Sommer • 4 Doucouré • 5 Friedrich • 6 Kramer • 7 Herrmann • 8 Zakaria • 10 Thuram • 11 Wolf • 13 Stindl (c) • 14 Pléa • 15 Beyer • 17 Koné • 18 Lainer • 20 Netz • 21 Sippel • 22 Bénes • 23 Hofmann • 24 Jantschke • 25 Bensebaini • 26 Müsel • 28 Ginter • 29 Scally • 30 Elvedi • 32 Neuhaus • 34 Noß • 36 Embolo • 37 Bennetts • 41 Olschowsky • 46 Kersken • Manager: Daniel Farke

Switzerland
Swiss competitions Swiss Coaches Swiss players Swiss stadiums

Switzerland – UEFA Euro 2016 – Round of 16
1. Sommer 2. Lichtsteiner 3. Moubandje 4. Elvedi 5. Von Bergen 6. Lang 7. Embolo 8. Frei 9. Seferović 10. Xhaka 11. Behrami 12. Hitz 13. Rodríguez 14. Zakaria 15. Džemaili 16. Fernandes 17. Tarashaj 18. Mehmedi 19. Derdiyok 20. Djourou 21. Bürki 22. Schär 23. Shaqiri Manager: Vladimir Petković

Switzerland – 2018 FIFA World Cup – Round of 16
1. Sommer 2. Lichtsteiner (c) 3. Moubandje 4. Elvedi 5. Akanji 6. Lang 7. Embolo 8. Freuler 9. Seferović 10. Xhaka 11. Behrami 12. Mvogo 13. Rodríguez 14. Zuber 15. Džemaili 16. Fernandes 17. Zakaria 18. Gavranović 19. Drmić 20. Djourou 21. Bürki 22. Schär 23. Shaqiri Manager: Vladimir Petković

Personal information
Yann Sommer

Full name	Yann Sommer
Date of birth	17 December 1988 (1988-12-17) (age 35)
Place of birth	Morges, Switzerland
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Borussia Mönchengladbach
Number	1
Youth clubs
1996-1997 1997–2003 2003-2005	FC Herrliberg FC Concordia Basel FC Basel 1893
Senior clubs
Years	Club	App (Gls)
2005–2007 2007–2014 2007–2009 2009–2010 2014–	FC Basel U-21 FC Basel → FC Vaduz (loan) → Grasshopper (loan) Borussia Mönchengladbach	036 00(0) 113 00(0) 050 00(0) 033 00(0) 093 00(0)
National team
2003–2004 2003–2005 2005–2007 2007–2011 2012–	Switzerland U-16 Switzerland U-17 Switzerland U-19 Switzerland U-21 Switzerland	006 00(0) 010 00(0) 018 00(0) 031 00(0) 010 00(0)