Fabian Frei
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Frei with Basel in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fabian Frei | ||
| Date of birth | 8 January 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Frauenfeld, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder, centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Winterthur | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2000 | Frauenfeld | ||
| 2000–2004 | Winterthur | ||
| 2004–2007 | Basel | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2007 | Basel II | 31 | (11) |
| 2007–2015 | Basel | 172 | (15) |
| 2009–2011 | → St. Gallen (loan) | 64 | (13) |
| 2015–2018 | Mainz 05 | 53 | (1) |
| 2018–2024 | Basel | 214 | (25) |
| 2024– | Winterthur | 30 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2004–2005 | Switzerland U16 | 11 | (4) |
| 2005–2006 | Switzerland U17 | 14 | (10) |
| 2006–2007 | Switzerland U18 | 5 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | Switzerland U19 | 7 | (5) |
| 2008 | Switzerland U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | Switzerland U21 | 18 | (4) |
| 2012 | Switzerland Olympic | 4 | (0) |
| 2011–2022 | Switzerland | 24 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 November 2022 | |||
Fabian Frei (born 8 January 1989) is a former Swiss professional footballer who primarily played as a defensive midfielder and a centre-back. He is best known for holding the records for most appearances in competitive games for giants FC Basel and for most appearances in the Swiss Super League, with 543 and 468 appearances, respectively. During his time in Basel, he won five Swiss championships and three Swiss Cups.
Until June 2011, he played for the Swiss U-21 team, with whom he was the runner up at the 2011 U21 Euro. He made his international debut for senior national team on 7 October 2011 and was also selected to represent Switzerland at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He made 24 appearances for the national team and participated at two senior international tournaments, the UEFA Euro 2016 and the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
He is of no relation to former club and country teammate Alexander Frei.