Christian Fassnacht #16

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The biggest surprise in Murat Yakin’s squad. Last autumn, Fassnacht returned to the national setup after a two-and-a-half-year absence but was again missing from the squad this March. With 18 goals, he was the top scorer in the Swiss Super League in 2025-26 and he is a true team player. “The statistics don’t lie; he knows where the goal is,” said Yakin. Fassnacht’s finest hour came in the Euro 2020 Last 16, when he won possession for both Switzerland’s late goals in a 3-3 draw with France before victory on penalties. The striker was once dropped from the Zurich youth team, forcing him to spend several years in amateur football before making the leap to the top flight via Winterthur, Thun and then Young Boys. In Bern, he has since become a legend. His spell abroad at Norwich was not a success, so he returned in 2025 after a year and a half.

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