Marion Rey

Marion Rey (born 21 March 1999) is a French-Swiss footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Zurich and the Switzerland national team. [3][4]

Marion Rey
Personal information
Full name Marion Rey[1]
Date of birth (1999-03-21) 21 March 1999[1]
Place of birth Saint-Louis, France
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 FC Zurich Frauen
Number 15
Youth career
2014–2016 Vendenheim
2016–2018 Basel
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 Basel 119 (17)
2022– Zürich 33 (0)
International career
2016 France U17 3 (0)
2017–2018 France U19 6 (1)
2018 France U20 9 (0)
2022– Switzerland 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Club

Rey played for FC Vendenheim in Alsace in her youth. In 2016 she moved to FC Basel, where she initially played for the U-19 juniors. On 3 December 2017 she was first used in the Women's Super League. In the game against FC Lugano she came on as a substitute in the 84th minute. From then on it was used regularly. From the 2018/19 season she was part of the regular formation. After a total of six years at FC Basel, she switched to reigning Swiss champions FC Zürich in the summer of 2022.[5]  With this team she also qualified for the Women's Champions League in the 2022/23 season.

National Team

Rey initially ran for the French youth teams.[6] She is eligible to play for Switzerland through her mother being Swiss and French father.[7] With France U-19, she competed in the 2018 U-20 World Cup. France advanced to the semifinals.[8] However, Rey was only used in one group game. After the tournament, she decided to play for the Swiss national team in the future.

On 6 September 2022 she was used for the first time in the World Cup qualifier against Moldova by national coach Nils Nielsen. She was substituted on in the 65th minute. She was named to the squad for the 2023 World Cup.

Achievements

Personal

Rey is a dual citizen. Her mother is Swiss and her father is French.[9] She attended the Jean-Monnet High School in Strasbourg from 2014 to 2017 and obtained the baccalauréat with a science profile.  From 2019 to 2022 she studied civil engineering at the HES in Muttenz for a bachelor’s degree. In addition to her work as a footballer, she has been working in a civil engineering office in Zürich since autumn 2022.

References
  1. "FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 – Squad List: Switzerland (SUI)" (PDF). FIFA. 11 July 2023. p. 29. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  2. "Profile of Marion Rey". fcz.ch. FC Zurich. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  3. "FC Zürich Frauen verpflichten Marion Rey". FC Zürich (in German). Retrieved 2023-06-05.
  4. "Finale, Servette FC Chênois - Zurich (0-3): interview de Marion Rey après la rencontre". rts.ch (in French). 2023-06-02. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
  5. "FC Zürich Frauen verpflichten Marion Rey". FC Zürich (in German). Retrieved 2023-08-04.
  6. "Coupe du monde u20f - Gros plan sur Marion Rey. Marion veut finir en beauté". www.dna.fr (in French). Retrieved 2023-06-05.
  7. "Equipe de Suisse dames: Marion Rey: "Je veux rendre à la Suisse ce qu'elle m'a donné"". RTSSport.ch (in French). 2023-04-10. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
  8. "Les Bleuettes veulent finir sur une bonne note". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 2023-06-05.
  9. "Equipe de Suisse dames: Marion Rey: "Je veux rendre à la Suisse ce qu'elle m'a donné"". RTSSport.ch (in French). 2023-04-10. Retrieved 2023-08-04.


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