Marcel Büchel

Liechtensteiner footballer

Marcel Büchel
Büchel playing for Liechtenstein in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-03-18) 18 March 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Feldkirch, Austria
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 SPAL
Number 77
Youth career
2005–2009 St. Gallen
2009–2010 Siena
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Siena 0 (0)
2010–2011 → Juventus (loan) 0 (0)
2011–2012 → Gubbio (loan) 17 (1)
2012–2013 → Cremonese (loan) 24 (0)
2013–2016 Juventus 0 (0)
2013–2014 → Virtus Lanciano (loan) 33 (1)
2014–2015 → Bologna (loan) 30 (3)
2015–2016 → Empoli (loan) 28 (2)
2016–2019 Empoli 15 (0)
2017–2018 → Verona (loan) 23 (0)
2019–2020 Juve Stabia 7 (0)
2020–2023 Ascoli 76 (3)
2024– SPAL 14 (0)
International career‡
2009 Austria U19 3 (0)
2015– Liechtenstein 21 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2023
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Marcel Büchel (born 18 March 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Italian Serie C Group B club SPAL. Born in Austria, he represents Liechtenstein at international level.

Club career

Early career

Born in Feldkirch, Austria, Büchel began his career with the youth teams of Swiss club FC St. Gallen and Italian club Siena. Büchel signed a season-long loan deal with Juventus for the 2010–11 season, and made his professional debut for Juventus in the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League, in a group stage match against Austrian team Red Bull Salzburg on 4 November 2010.[1]

On 1 July 2011, Büchel was sent out on loan to Serie B side Gubbio on a season-long deal.[2] He finished the 2011–12 Serie B campaign having made 17 league appearances for the club, and scoring 1 goal.[3] Büchel spent the next season out on loan to Cremonese.[3]

Juventus

On 31 January 2013, it was officially communicated that Büchel was sold to former club Juventus in a co-ownership deal. In exchange, Siena also signed Juventus' Primavera captain Andrea Schiavone, also on a co-ownership deal. As part of the negotiations, Büchel's loan spell at Cremonese would continue.[4] He was called up to the Juventus first team by head coach Antonio Conte, as part of a 31-man squad for their pre-season training camp in Valle d'Aosta on 11 July 2013.[5]

On 2 September 2013, Büchel was officially loaned out to Virtus Lanciano on a season-long deal, that expired on 30 June 2014[6][7]

On 26 August 2014, Büchel was officially loaned out to Bologna on a season-long deal, that expired 30 June 2015. [8]

Empoli

On 31 August 2015, he was loaned out to Empoli.[9]

On 22 June 2016, Empoli bought Büchel's contract outright from Juventus,[10][11] for €1.5 million transfer fee.[12]

Hellas Verona

Büchel signed with Hellas Verona in August 2017 on loan with a purchase option.[13]

Juve Stabia

After being released by Empoli at the end of the 2018–19 season, Büchel had an unsuccessful trial with Serie A team Roma.[14]

On 4 November 2019 it was announced that Büchel had joined Juve Stabia of Serie B, wearing the number 50 shirt.[15]

He made his debut for Juve Stabia in a 2-0 defeat to Virtus Entella, playing for 76 minutes before being subbed off for Massimiliano Carlini.[16]

Ascoli

On 16 September 2020 he signed a one-year contract with Ascoli with an option to renew.[17]

On 22 September 2023, Büchel's contract was terminated by mutual consent.[18]

SPAL

On 11 January 2024, Büchel signed a contract with SPAL in Serie C until 30 June 2025.[19]

International career

On 18 September 2015, it was announced that Büchel had acquired Liechtensteiner citizenship and was named in their squad for the upcoming UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers in October.[20]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 13 May 2022[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Siena 2009–10 Serie A 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
Juventus (loan) 2010–11 Serie A 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Gubbio (loan) 2011–12 Serie B 17 1 2 0 – 19 1
Cremonese (loan) 2012–13 Lega Pro Prima Divisione 24 0 0 0 – 24 0
Virtus Lanciano (loan) 2013–14 Serie B 33 1 0 0 – 33 1
Bologna (loan) 2014–15 Serie B 30 3 0 0 – 30 3
Empoli (loan) 2015–16 Serie A 28 2 0 0 – 28 2
Empoli 2016–17 Serie A 15 0 2 0 – 17 0
Verona (loan) 2017–18 Serie A 23 0 1 0 – 24 0
Juve Stabia (loan) 2019–20 Serie B 7 0 0 0 – 7 0
Ascoli (loan) 2020–21 Serie B 27 1 0 0 – 27 1
2021–22 Serie B 31 1 1 0 – 32 1
Total 29 1 1 0 0 0 30 1
Career Total 206 8 6 0 2 0 214 8

International

As of match played 19 November 2023[21]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Liechtenstein 2015 2 0
2016 6 1
2017 3 0
2018 3 0
2019 2 0
2020 1 0
2023 4 0
Total 21 1
Scores and results list Liechtenstein's goal tally first.[22]
List of international goals scored by Marcel Büchel
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 19 November 2018 Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein  Armenia 1–1 2–2 2018–19 UEFA Nations League D

References

  1. ^ "Juventus 0 SV Red Bull Salzburg 0". Sky Sports. 4 November 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
  2. ^ "Gubbio, quattro acquisti e due rinnovi". tuttomercatoweb.com. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
  3. ^ a b c Marcel Büchel at Soccerway
  4. ^ "Transfers agreed with Parma and Siena". Juventus F.C. 31 January 2013. Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  5. ^ "31-man Juve squad arrives in Chatillon". Juventus F.C. Archived from the original on 15 July 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Transfer deadline day round-up". Juventus F.C. Archived from the original on 18 February 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  7. ^ "UFFICIALE: Lanciano, Buchel arriva in prestito dalla Juventus". tuttomercatoweb.com. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  8. ^ "Büchel al Bologna" (in Italian). Bologna F.C. 1909. 26 August 2014. Archived from the original on 27 August 2014.
  9. ^ "Calciomercato Empoli, ufficiale l'arrivo di Buchel dalla Juventus". Goal.com. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  10. ^ "Official: Empoli sign Buchel - Football Italia". football-italia.net. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  11. ^ "Esercitato il diritto di riscatto per Buchel" (in Italian). Empoli F.C. 22 June 2016. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  12. ^ Annual financial report at 30 June 2016 (PDF) (Report). Turin: Juventus F.C. 24 November 2016. p. 82. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  13. ^ "Buchel: «Hellas? Non puoi pensarci due volte..." L'Arena (in Italian). 3 August 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  14. ^ "Jack Rodwell passes Roma medical but battling Marcel Buchel for place in squad". Sky Sports. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  15. ^ "Buchel è un nostro calciatore!" (in Italian). S.S. Juve Stabia. 4 November 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  16. ^ "Virtus Entella vs. Juve Stabia - Football Match Commentary". ESPN.com. 1 December 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  17. ^ "Calciomercato: Marcel Buchel nuovo centrocampista bianconero" (in Italian). Ascoli Calcio 1898 F.C. 16 September 2020.
  18. ^ "Calciomercato: Risoluzione del contratto per Buchel" (in Italian). Ascoli Calcio 1898 F.C. 22 September 2023.
  19. ^ "Benvenuto in biancazzurro Marcel Büchel" [Welcome to biancazzurro Marcel Büchel] (in Italian). SPAL. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  20. ^ "Marcel Büchel spielt künftig für Liechtenstein - derStandard.at". DER STANDARD. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  21. ^ Source
  22. ^ "Marcel Büchel". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
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