Fabian Lukas Schär is a Swiss footballer who now plays for Premier League club Newcastle United as well as the Switzerland national team.
Schär began his career at Wil before moving to Basel in 2012, where he won the Swiss Super League in all three seasons before joining Hoffenheim. After competing in the Olympics in 2012, he made his senior debut for Switzerland in 2013. Schär represented his country in the 2014 and 2018 FIFA World Cups, as well as the 2016 and 2020 UEFA Euros.
Fabian Schär siblings: Meet his sister Michaela Schär
Michaela Schär is the sister of Schar.
He was nominated to the national squad for the 2018-19 UEFA Nations League final matches in May 2019, and he participated in both of them, finishing fourth.
In 2021, he was called up to the national squad for the 2020 UEFA European Championship, where they became one of the tournament’s key sensations by reaching the quarter-finals.
Schär began his playing career at local club Wil and ascended through the youth ranks, eventually playing frequently for Wil’s reserve squad. On November 29, 2009, he made his league debut as a late substitution against FC Stade Nyonnais. On October 30, 2010, he scored his first Swiss Challenge League goal in an away victory against Yverdon-Sport.
