Fabian Schär
| Date of birth | 20 December 1991 |
| Place of birth | Wil |
| Nationality | Swiss |
| Weight | 85 kg |
| Height | 1.86 m |
| Position | Defender |
Fabian Schär joined Newcastle United in July 2018 with a three-year contract that was extended to June 2022 in July 2021, to June 2024 in April 2022, to June 2025 in January 2024, to June 2026 in April 2025 and to June 2027 in June 2026.
Club history
| Team | Joined | Left | Loan / Trialist |
|---|---|---|---|
| FC Wil | 01 Jul 2009 | 04 Jul 2012 | |
| FC Basel | 04 Jul 2012 | 04 Jun 2015 | |
| 1899 Hoffenheim | 04 Jun 2015 | 21 Jul 2017 | |
| Deportivo La Coruna | 21 Feb 2017 | 26 Jul 2018 | |
| Newcastle United | 26 Jul 2018 |
Club stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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| 2012-13 | FC Basel | UEFA Champions League | 1 |
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| 2012-13 | FC Basel | UEFA Europa League | 12 | 1 |
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| 2013-14 | FC Basel | UEFA Champions League | 10 | 2 |
5
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| 2013-14 | FC Basel | UEFA Europa League | 2 |
1
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| 2014-15 | FC Basel | UEFA Champions League | 7 |
3
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| 2018-19 | Newcastle United | FA Cup | 2 | 1 |
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| 2018-19 | Newcastle United | League Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2018-19 | Newcastle United | Premier League | 22 | 2 |
4 |
12
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| 2019-20 | Newcastle United | FA Cup | 4 | ||||
| 2019-20 | Newcastle United | League Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2019-20 | Newcastle United | Premier League | 18 | 4 |
2 |
5
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| 2019-20 | Newcastle United | Premier League Asia Trophy | 1 | ||||
| 2020-21 | Newcastle United | League Cup | 1 |
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| 2020-21 | Newcastle United | Premier League | 13 | 5 |
1 |
4
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1
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| 2021-22 | Newcastle United | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2021-22 | Newcastle United | Premier League | 25 | 2 |
4
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| 2022-23 | Newcastle United | League Cup | 5 |
1
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| 2022-23 | Newcastle United | Premier League | 36 | 1 |
7
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| 2023-24 | Newcastle United | FA Cup | 4 |
2
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| 2023-24 | Newcastle United | League Cup | 1 |
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| 2023-24 | Newcastle United | Premier League | 35 | 1 |
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5
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| 2023-24 | Newcastle United | UEFA Champions League | 6 | 1 |
2
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| 2024-25 | Newcastle United | FA Cup | 2 | 1 |
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| 2024-25 | Newcastle United | League Cup | 5 | 2 |
3
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| 2024-25 | Newcastle United | Premier League | 33 | 1 |
4 |
9
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1
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| 2025-26 | Newcastle United | League Cup | 2 | 1 |
2
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| 2025-26 | Newcastle United | Premier League | 11 | 5 |
1
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| 2025-26 | Newcastle United | UEFA Champions League | 2 | 1 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Club matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Aug 2012 | CFR Cluj v FC Basel | L |
1-0 Agg: 3-1 |
UEFA Champions League | Play-off 2nd leg |
| 04 Oct 2012 | FC Basel v RC Genk | D | 2-2 | UEFA Europa League | Group G |
| 25 Oct 2012 | Videoton v FC Basel | L | 2-1 | UEFA Europa League | Group G |
| 08 Nov 2012 | FC Basel v Videoton | W | 1-0 | UEFA Europa League | Group G |
| 22 Nov 2012 | FC Basel v Sporting Clube Portugal | W | 3-0 | UEFA Europa League | Group G |
| 06 Dec 2012 | RC Genk v FC Basel | D | 0-0 | UEFA Europa League | Group G |
| 14 Feb 2013 | FC Basel v Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | W | 2-0 | UEFA Europa League | Round of 32 1st leg |
| 21 Feb 2013 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk v FC Basel | D |
1-1 Agg: 1-3 |
UEFA Europa League | Round of 32 2nd leg |
| 07 Mar 2013 | FC Basel v Zenit St Petersburg | W | 2-0 | UEFA Europa League | Round of 16 1st leg |
| 14 Mar 2013 | Zenit St Petersburg v FC Basel | L |
1-0 Agg: 1-2 |
UEFA Europa League | Round of 16 2nd leg |
| 04 Apr 2013 | Tottenham Hotspur v FC Basel | D | 2-2 | UEFA Europa League | Quarter-final 1st leg |
| 11 Apr 2013 | FC Basel v Tottenham Hotspur | D |
2-2 Agg: 4-4 (4-1) |
UEFA Europa League | Quarter-final 2nd leg |
| 25 Apr 2013 | FC Basel v Chelsea | L | 1-2 | UEFA Europa League | Semi-final 1st leg |
| 02 May 2013 | Chelsea v FC Basel | L |
3-1 Agg: 5-2 |
UEFA Europa League | Semi-final 2nd leg |
| 30 Jul 2013 | FC Basel v Maccabi Tel Aviv | W | 1-0 | UEFA Champions League | 3rd qualifying round 1st leg |
| 06 Aug 2013 | Maccabi Tel Aviv v FC Basel | D |
3-3 Agg: 3-4 |
UEFA Champions League | 3rd qualifying round 2nd leg |
| 21 Aug 2013 | PFC Ludogorets Razgrad v FC Basel | W | 2-4 | UEFA Champions League | Play-off 1st leg |
| 27 Aug 2013 | FC Basel v PFC Ludogorets Razgrad | W |
2-0 Agg: 6-2 |
UEFA Champions League | Play-off 2nd leg |
| 18 Sep 2013 | Chelsea v FC Basel | W | 1-2 | UEFA Champions League | Group E |
| 01 Oct 2013 | FC Basel v Schalke 04 | L | 0-1 | UEFA Champions League | Group E |
| 22 Oct 2013 | Steaua Bucuresti v FC Basel | D | 1-1 | UEFA Champions League | Group E |
| 06 Nov 2013 | FC Basel v Steaua Bucuresti | D | 1-1 | UEFA Champions League | Group E |
| 26 Nov 2013 | FC Basel v Chelsea | W | 1-0 | UEFA Champions League | Group E |
| 11 Dec 2013 | Schalke 04 v FC Basel | L | 2-0 | UEFA Champions League | Group E |
| 03 Apr 2014 | FC Basel v Valencia | W | 3-0 | UEFA Europa League | Quarter-final 1st leg |
| 10 Apr 2014 | Valencia v FC Basel | L |
5-0 Agg: 5-3 |
UEFA Europa League | Quarter-final 2nd leg |
| 16 Sep 2014 | Real Madrid v FC Basel | L | 5-1 | UEFA Champions League | Group B |
| 01 Oct 2014 | FC Basel v Liverpool | W | 1-0 | UEFA Champions League | Group B |
| 22 Oct 2014 | PFC Ludogorets Razgrad v FC Basel | L | 1-0 | UEFA Champions League | Group B |
| 04 Nov 2014 | FC Basel v PFC Ludogorets Razgrad | W | 4-0 | UEFA Champions League | Group B |
| 26 Nov 2014 | FC Basel v Real Madrid | L | 0-1 | UEFA Champions League | Group B |
| 09 Dec 2014 | Liverpool v FC Basel | D | 1-1 | UEFA Champions League | Group B |
| 10 Mar 2015 | FC Porto v FC Basel | L |
4-0 Agg: 5-1 |
UEFA Champions League | Round of 16 2nd leg |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
International stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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| 2013-14 | Switzerland | FIFA World Cup | 5 | 3 |
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| 2013-14 | Switzerland | International Friendly | 2 | 1 |
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| 2014-15 | Switzerland | International Friendly | 2 | ||||
| 2014-15 | Switzerland | UEFA European Championship | 3 | 2 |
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| 2015-16 | Switzerland | International Friendly | 4 |
1
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| 2015-16 | Switzerland | UEFA European Championship | 7 | 1 |
3
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| 2016-17 | Switzerland | FIFA World Cup | 5 | 1 |
2
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| 2017-18 | Switzerland | FIFA World Cup | 9 |
3
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| 2017-18 | Switzerland | International Friendly | 3 | 1 |
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| 2018-19 | Switzerland | International Friendly | 2 | ||||
| 2018-19 | Switzerland | UEFA European Championship | 1 | ||||
| 2018-19 | Switzerland | UEFA Nations League | 5 |
3
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| 2019-20 | Switzerland | UEFA European Championship | 4 | 1 |
1
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| 2020-21 | Switzerland | International Friendly | 4 | ||||
| 2020-21 | Switzerland | UEFA European Championship | 2 | 2 |
1
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| 2020-21 | Switzerland | UEFA Nations League | 2 |
1
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1
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| 2021-22 | Switzerland | FIFA World Cup | 3 | 1 |
1
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| 2021-22 | Switzerland | International Friendly | 1 | ||||
| 2021-22 | Switzerland | UEFA Nations League | 2 |
2
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| 2022-23 | Switzerland | FIFA World Cup | 2 |
2
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| 2022-23 | Switzerland | International Friendly | 1 | ||||
| 2022-23 | Switzerland | UEFA European Championship | 1 |
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| 2022-23 | Switzerland | UEFA Nations League | 1 | ||||
| 2023-24 | Switzerland | International Friendly | 3 | ||||
| 2023-24 | Switzerland | UEFA European Championship | 7 |
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Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
International matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Aug 2013 | Switzerland v Brazil | W | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
| 06 Sep 2013 | Switzerland v Iceland | D | 4-4 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group E |
| 10 Sep 2013 | Norway v Switzerland | W | 0-2 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group E |
| 11 Oct 2013 | Albania v Switzerland | W | 1-2 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group E |
| 15 Nov 2013 | Korea Republic v Switzerland | L | 2-1 | International Friendly | |
| 03 Jun 2014 | Switzerland v Peru | W | 2-0 | International Friendly | |
| 25 Jun 2014 | Honduras v Switzerland | W | 0-3 | FIFA World Cup | Finals group E |
| 01 Jul 2014 | Argentina v Switzerland | L | 1-0 | FIFA World Cup | Finals - Round of 16 |
| 15 Nov 2014 | Switzerland v Lithuania | W | 4-0 | UEFA European Championship | Qualifying group E |
| 18 Nov 2014 | Poland v Switzerland | D | 2-2 | International Friendly | |
| 27 Mar 2015 | Switzerland v Estonia | W | 3-0 | UEFA European Championship | Qualifying group E |
| 31 Mar 2015 | Switzerland v USA | D | 1-1 | International Friendly | |
| 14 Jun 2015 | Lithuania v Switzerland | W | 1-2 | UEFA European Championship | Qualifying group E |
| 05 Sep 2015 | Switzerland v Slovenia | W | 3-2 | UEFA European Championship | Qualifying group E |
| 08 Sep 2015 | England v Switzerland | L | 2-0 | UEFA European Championship | Qualifying group E |
| 09 Oct 2015 | Switzerland v San Marino | W | 7-0 | UEFA European Championship | Qualifying group E |
| 13 Nov 2015 | Slovakia v Switzerland | L | 3-2 | International Friendly | |
| 25 Mar 2016 | Republic of Ireland v Switzerland | L | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
| 29 Mar 2016 | Switzerland v Bosnia and Herzegovina | L | 0-2 | International Friendly | |
| 03 Jun 2016 | Switzerland v Moldova | W | 2-1 | International Friendly | |
| 11 Jun 2016 | Albania v Switzerland | W | 0-1 | UEFA European Championship | Group A |
| 15 Jun 2016 | Romania v Switzerland | D | 1-1 | UEFA European Championship | Group A |
| 19 Jun 2016 | Switzerland v France | D | 0-0 | UEFA European Championship | Group A |
| 25 Jun 2016 | Switzerland v Poland | L | 1-1 (4-5) | UEFA European Championship | Finals - Round of 16 |
| 06 Sep 2016 | Switzerland v Portugal | W | 2-0 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group B |
| 07 Oct 2016 | Hungary v Switzerland | W | 2-3 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group B |
| 10 Oct 2016 | Andorra v Switzerland | W | 1-2 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group B |
| 13 Nov 2016 | Switzerland v Faroe Islands | W | 2-0 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group B |
| 25 Mar 2017 | Switzerland v Latvia | W | 1-0 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group B |
| 31 Aug 2017 | Switzerland v Andorra | W | 3-0 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group B |
| 03 Sep 2017 | Latvia v Switzerland | W | 0-3 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group B |
| 07 Oct 2017 | Switzerland v Hungary | W | 5-2 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group B |
| 10 Oct 2017 | Portugal v Switzerland | L | 2-0 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group B |
| 09 Nov 2017 | Northern Ireland v Switzerland | W | 0-1 | FIFA World Cup | Play-off 1st leg |
| 12 Nov 2017 | Switzerland v Northern Ireland | D | 0-0 | FIFA World Cup | UEFA European qualifier |
| 23 Mar 2018 | Greece v Switzerland | W | 0-1 | International Friendly | |
| 27 Mar 2018 | Switzerland v Panama | W | 6-0 | International Friendly | |
| 03 Jun 2018 | Spain v Switzerland | D | 1-1 | International Friendly | |
| 08 Jun 2018 | Switzerland v Japan | W | 2-0 | International Friendly | |
| 17 Jun 2018 | Brazil v Switzerland | D | 1-1 | FIFA World Cup | Group E |
| 22 Jun 2018 | Serbia v Switzerland | W | 1-2 | FIFA World Cup | Group E |
| 27 Jun 2018 | Switzerland v Costa Rica | D | 2-2 | FIFA World Cup | Group E |
| 08 Sep 2018 | Switzerland v Iceland | W | 6-0 | UEFA Nations League | League A Group A2 |
| 11 Sep 2018 | England v Switzerland | L | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
| 12 Oct 2018 | Belgium v Switzerland | L | 2-1 | UEFA Nations League | League A Group A2 |
| 15 Oct 2018 | Iceland v Switzerland | W | 1-2 | UEFA Nations League | League A Group A2 |
| 14 Nov 2018 | Switzerland v Qatar | L | 0-1 | International Friendly | |
| 23 Mar 2019 | Georgia v Switzerland | W | 0-2 | UEFA European Championship | Qualifying group D |
| 05 Jun 2019 | Portugal v Switzerland | L | 3-1 | UEFA Nations League | Semi-final |
| 09 Jun 2019 | Switzerland v England | L | 0-0 (5-6) | UEFA Nations League | 3rd place play-off |
| 05 Sep 2019 | Republic of Ireland v Switzerland | D | 1-1 | UEFA European Championship | Qualifying group D |
| 08 Sep 2019 | Switzerland v Gibraltar | W | 4-0 | UEFA European Championship | Qualifying group D |
| 12 Oct 2019 | Denmark v Switzerland | L | 1-0 | UEFA European Championship | Qualifying group D |
| 15 Oct 2019 | Switzerland v Republic of Ireland | W | 2-0 | UEFA European Championship | Qualifying group D |
| 07 Oct 2020 | Switzerland v Croatia | L | 1-2 | International Friendly | |
| 10 Oct 2020 | Spain v Switzerland | L | 1-0 | UEFA Nations League | League A Group A4 |
| 13 Oct 2020 | Germany v Switzerland | D | 3-3 | UEFA Nations League | League A Group A4 |
| 11 Nov 2020 | Belgium v Switzerland | L | 2-1 | International Friendly | |
| 30 May 2021 | Switzerland v USA | W | 2-1 | International Friendly | |
| 03 Jun 2021 | Switzerland v Liechtenstein | W | 7-0 | International Friendly | |
| 12 Jun 2021 | Wales v Switzerland | D | 1-1 | UEFA European Championship | Group A |
| 16 Jun 2021 | Italy v Switzerland | L | 3-0 | UEFA European Championship | Group A |
| 28 Jun 2021 | France v Switzerland | W | 3-3 (5-4) | UEFA European Championship | Finals - Round of 16 |
| 02 Jul 2021 | Switzerland v Spain | L | 1-1 (1-3) | UEFA European Championship | Quarter-final |
| 01 Sep 2021 | Switzerland v Greece | W | 2-1 | International Friendly | |
| 09 Oct 2021 | Switzerland v Northern Ireland | W | 2-0 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group C |
| 12 Oct 2021 | Lithuania v Switzerland | W | 0-4 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group C |
| 12 Nov 2021 | Italy v Switzerland | D | 1-1 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group C |
| 15 Nov 2021 | Switzerland v Bulgaria | W | 4-0 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group C |
| 02 Jun 2022 | Czech Republic v Switzerland | L | 2-1 | UEFA Nations League | League A Group A2 |
| 05 Jun 2022 | Portugal v Switzerland | L | 4-0 | UEFA Nations League | League A Group A2 |
| 27 Sep 2022 | Switzerland v Czech Republic | W | 2-1 | UEFA Nations League | League A Group A2 |
| 17 Nov 2022 | Switzerland v Ghana | L | 0-2 | International Friendly | |
| 02 Dec 2022 | Serbia v Switzerland | W | 2-3 | FIFA World Cup | Group G |
| 06 Dec 2022 | Portugal v Switzerland | L | 6-1 | FIFA World Cup | Finals - Round of 16 |
| 19 Jun 2023 | Switzerland v Romania | D | 2-2 | UEFA European Championship | Qualifying group I |
| 09 Sep 2023 | Kosovo v Switzerland | D | 2-2 | UEFA European Championship | Qualifying group I |
| 15 Oct 2023 | Switzerland v Belarus | D | 3-3 | UEFA European Championship | Qualifying group I |
| 23 Mar 2024 | Denmark v Switzerland | D | 0-0 | International Friendly | |
| 26 Mar 2024 | Republic of Ireland v Switzerland | W | 0-1 | International Friendly | |
| 04 Jun 2024 | Switzerland v Estonia | W | 4-0 | International Friendly | |
| 15 Jun 2024 | Hungary v Switzerland | W | 1-3 | UEFA European Championship | Finals Group A |
| 19 Jun 2024 | Scotland v Switzerland | D | 1-1 | UEFA European Championship | Finals Group A |
| 23 Jun 2024 | Germany v Switzerland | D | 1-1 | UEFA European Championship | Finals Group A |
| 29 Jun 2024 | Switzerland v Italy | W | 2-0 | UEFA European Championship | Finals - Round of 16 |
| 06 Jul 2024 | England v Switzerland | L | 1-1 (3-5) | UEFA European Championship | Quarter-final |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.