Sandro Wieser

Sandro Wieser (born 3 February 1993) is a Liechtensteiner professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swiss Challenge League club Vaduz and the Liechtenstein national team.

Sandro Wieser
Wieser with Liechtenstein in 2015
Personal information
Full name Sandro Wieser
Date of birth (1993-02-03) 3 February 1993
Place of birth Vaduz, Liechtenstein
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Vaduz
Number 8
Youth career
2001–2003 FC Triesen
2003–2006 Vaduz
2006–2009 Basel
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Basel U-21 29 (4)
2011–2012 Basel 2 (0)
2012–2013 1899 Hoffenheim II 18 (0)
2012–2015 1899 Hoffenheim 1 (0)
2013–2014 → SV Ried (loan) 11 (0)
2014–2015 → FC Aarau (loan) 14 (2)
2015–2016 FC Thun 23 (2)
2016–2018 Reading 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Roeselare (loan) 10 (1)
2018– Vaduz 76 (4)
International career‡
2009–2014 Liechtenstein U-21 6 (0)
2010– Liechtenstein 59 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 October 2023

Club career

Early career

Born in Vaduz, Wieser began his youth career with FC Triesen and moved onto FC Vaduz. In 2006, he continued his youth career with FC Basel playing in the U-16, U-18 and U-21 teams. He signed his first professional contract on his 18th birthday.[1] He played his debut on 20 March 2011 in the 2–1 away win against Grasshopper Club Zürich. At the end of the 2010–11 Swiss Super League season Sandro Wieser won the Super League Championship title with FC Basel.

Because Wieser is born in 1993, he was eligible to play for the newly formed Basel Under-19 team in the 2011–12 NextGen series. He played in his first game against Tottenham Hotspur on 17 August 2011.[2]

On 27 December, Basel announced that Wieser would transfer to German club TSG 1899 Hoffenheim in the January 2012 transfer window.[3] Wieser however didn't manage to earn a spot in Hoffenheim's first squad, being capped in the Bundesliga only once in 18 months. As a result of this, he was put on loan, first in summer 2013 to Austrian side SV Ried and then in next summer to Swiss FC Aarau, each time the loan was terminated to a year.[4]

Foul on Yapi Yapo

FC Zürich launched legal proceedings against Wieser after the 21-year-old committed a knee-high challenge on Gilles Yapi Yapo in a match on 9 November 2014, leaving the former Ivory Coast international's career in serious doubt.[5] Yapi Yapo suffered torn anterior and cruciate ligaments, a torn meniscus, a torn kneecap tendon, serious cartilage damage and deep bruising to his thigh after the incident.[6] Wieser was shown a straight red card for the tackle, and was later suspended for six matches by the Swiss league.[7] With Yapi Yapo highly unlikely to ever play again, club president Ancillo Canepa launched legal proceedings against Wieser.[8]

Reading

On 18 August 2016, Wieser signed a three-year contract with English Championship side Reading.[9]

On 31 August 2017, transfer deadline day, Wieser joined K.S.V. Roeselare on a season-long loan deal.[10]

On 1 June 2018, Wieser was released a year early from his Reading contract by mutual consent.[11]

FC Vaduz return

On 12 June 2018, Wieser signed a three-year contract with FC Vaduz.[12] On 22 July 2018 he scored his first goal for the club in Vaduz's first match of the 2018–19 Swiss Challenge League, a 3–1 victory over FC Chiasso.[13]

International career

Wieser received his first call-up to the senior team in 2009, and made his debut against Iceland on 11 August 2010.[14]

Career statistics

Club
As of 17 October 2021[15][16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Basel 2010–11 Swiss Super League 2000---20
2011–12 0000---00
Total 2000------20
1899 Hoffenheim 2011–12 Bundesliga 1000---10
2012–13 0000--0000
2013–14 0000---00
2014–15 0000---00
Total 1000----0010
SV Ried (loan) 2013–14 Austrian Bundesliga 11030–––140
Aarau (loan) 2014–15 Swiss Super League 14211–––153
Thun 2015–16 Swiss Super League 23221–20–272
Reading 2016–17 Championship 000000-0000
2017–18 000000--00
Total 000000--0000
Roeselare (loan) 2017–18 Belgian First Division B 10110–––111
Vaduz 2018-19 Swiss Challenge League 29331–40–364
2019-20 17000–5020240
2020-21 Swiss Super League 16000–10–170
Total 62331–10020773
Career total 1238103001202014710

International
Liechtenstein national team
YearAppsGoals
201050
201150
201240
201370
201440
201561
201670
201730
201871
201950
202360
Total592

Statistics accurate as of match played 16 October 2023[15]

International goals
Scores and results list Liechtenstein's goal tally first.[17]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.14 June 2015Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein Moldova1–01–1UEFA Euro 2016 qualification
2.9 September 2018Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein Gibraltar2–02–02018–19 UEFA Nations League D

Honours

Basel

References
  1. "Mehrjähriger Profivertrag für Sandro Wieser". FC Basel (in German). Retrieved 3 February 2011.
  2. Marti, Caspar. "Punkteteilung im ersten Spiel der "Nachwuchs-Champions League"". FC Basel 1893 (in German). Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  3. "Sandro Wieser wechselt nach Hoffenheim". FC Basel (in German). Retrieved 28 December 2011.
  4. "Sandro Wieser wechselt zum FC Aarau" [Sandro Wieser moves to FC Aarau] (in German). FC Aarau. 30 May 2014. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  5. Chowdhury, Saj (12 November 2014). "FC Zurich start legal action for tackle on Gilles Yapi-Yapo". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  6. De Menezes, Jack (11 November 2014). "Video: FC Zurich launch legal proceedings against FC Aarau's Sandro Wieser after horror tackle threatens Gilles Yapi-Yapo's career". The Independent. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  7. "Zurich want assault case against Wieser for horror tackle on Yapi-Yapo". ESPN FC. 9 December 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  8. "FC Zurich begin legal action after horror tackle on Gilles Yapi-Yapo". The Guardian. 11 November 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  9. "Wieser moves to Madejski Stadium". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 18 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  10. "Wieser heads to Roeselare for loan spell". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  11. "Wieser's Royals contract mutually ended". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  12. "Nächster FL-Nationalspieler für den FCV: Sandro Wieser unterschreibt für drei Jahre". fcvaduz.li (in German). FC Vaduz. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  13. "Auswärtssieg zum Auftakt!" (in German). FC Vaduz. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  14. Sandro Wieser Archived 25 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine – Profile at LFV website
  15. "Sandro Wieser". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  16. "S.Wieser". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  17. "Faife, Reginaldo". National Football Teams. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  18. FC Basel 1893 (2008). "Zwei weitere Nachwuchstitel für den FCB" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 15 June 2008.
  19. Marti, Caspar. "Die U18 des FCB ist Schweizer Meister!". FC Basel 1893 (in German). Retrieved 2 May 2010.
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