Simon Lüchinger

Simon Lüchinger
Personal information
Full name	Simon Josef Lüchinger
Date of birth	28 November 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	Ruggell, Liechtenstein
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Vaduz
Number	20
Youth career
0000–2017	Ruggell
2017–2018	Vaduz
College career
Years	Team
2021	Saint Francis Red Flash
Senior career*
Years	Team
2018–2021	Vaduz II
2021–	Vaduz
2022	→ Eschen/Mauren (loan)
International career‡
2017–2018	Liechtenstein U17
2017–2018	Liechtenstein U19
2019–	Liechtenstein U21
2021–	Liechtenstein
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 November 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:20, 14 November 2024

Simon Lüchinger (born 28 November 2002) is a Liechtenstein footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Vaduz and the Liechtenstein national team.^[2]

Club career

Lüchinger signed his first professional contract with Vaduz on 16 December 2021.^[3]

On 11 June 2022, Lüchinger was loaned to Eschen/Mauren.^[4] The loan was terminated early on 6 September 2022.^[5]

International career

Lüchinger has served as the captain of Liechtenstein's under-21 national team. He was first named the captain of the team at the age of 17 by then-head coach Martin Stocklasa, becoming the youngest player to captain the under-21 team in Liechtenstein's history. He made his under-21 debut on 6 June 2019 in a 1–0 win over Azerbaijan.^[6]

Lüchinger made his international senior debut for Liechtenstein on 7 June 2021 in a friendly match against Faroe Islands.^[7]

Career statistics

International

As of 14 November 2024^[7]

Liechtenstein
Year	Apps	Goals
2021	1	0
2022	7	0
2023	9	0
2024	9	0
Total	26	0

References

^ UEFA.com. "Simon Lüchinger | Liechtenstein | European Qualifiers". UEFA.com. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
^ Simon Lüchinger at Soccerway
^ "Simon Lüchinger erhält Profivertrag" (Press release) (in German). Vaduz. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
^ "NEUZUGANG BEIM USV I" (in German). Eschen/Mauren. 11 June 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
^ "Simon Lüchinger zurück beim FC Vaduz" (in German). Vaduz. 6 September 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
^ "SFU Athletics profile". Saint Francis University Athletics. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
^ ^a ^b "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 14 September 2021.

External links

Saint Francis University profile
Simon Lüchinger at National-Football-Teams.com

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[1] UEFA.com. "Simon Lüchinger | Liechtenstein | European Qualifiers". UEFA.com. Retrieved 8 September 2023.

[2] Simon Lüchinger at Soccerway

[3] "Simon Lüchinger erhält Profivertrag" (Press release) (in German). Vaduz. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2022.

[4] "NEUZUGANG BEIM USV I" (in German). Eschen/Mauren. 11 June 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.

[5] "Simon Lüchinger zurück beim FC Vaduz" (in German). Vaduz. 6 September 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.

[SFU_Athletics_profile-6] "SFU Athletics profile". Saint Francis University Athletics. Retrieved 14 September 2021.

[NFT_profile-7] "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 14 September 2021.

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