Yann Sommer was born on 17 December 1988 and is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and the Switzerland national team.
27 Facts About Yann Sommer
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Yann Sommer won the Swiss Challenge League and two Liechtenstein Football Cups while on loan to Vaduz.
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Yann Sommer made his debut for the Switzerland national team in 2012.
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Yann Sommer represented the nation at the FIFA World Cup in 2014,2018 and 2022, and the UEFA European Championship in 2016 and 2020.
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Yann Sommer moved to the Basel youth setup in 2003.
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Yann Sommer signed his first professional contract with Basel in 2005.
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Yann Sommer became the first-choice goalkeeper in the under-21 squad almost immediately, fending off opposition like Jayson Leutwiler and Orkan Avci, and was third-choice for the senior squad behind Franco Costanzo and Louis Crayton.
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Yann Sommer was recalled to Basel on 7 January 2009 because the club's first-choice goalkeeper, Franco Costanzo, was injured.
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Yann Sommer played six matches for Basel up until the end of the season.
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On 14 June 2010, Yann Sommer signed a five-year contract with Basel.
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Yann Sommer totaled 58 appearances: 35 League, 2 Cup, 10 Champions League and 6 Europa League, as well 5 in the test games.
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However, Yann Sommer managed to keep 65 clean sheets in 170 appearances in all competitions with Basel.
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On 10 March 2014, Yann Sommer signed a five-year contract with German Bundesliga side Borussia Monchengladbach, effective from 1 July.
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Yann Sommer was signed to replace Marc-Andre ter Stegen, who had joined Barcelona.
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At the season's conclusion, Yann Sommer was named Gladbach's player of the season.
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Yann Sommer was forced to sit out against VfL Wolfsburg due to a broken nose, having injured it against Manchester City in the Champions League.
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Yann Sommer was replaced for the Wolfsburg match by Tobias Sippel.
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Yann Sommer eventually played in all of the remaining Bundesliga matches, with his performances leading to interest from Manchester City.
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On 19 January 2023, Yann Sommer left Gladbach, having spent eight and a half years playing for Die Fohlen, and joined Bayern Munich on a contract until July 2025.
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Yann Sommer has represented Switzerland at various age levels, including at under-16, -17, -19 and -21 levels.
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Yann Sommer was goalkeeper and captain of the Swiss U-21 team which competed in the final tournament of the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, hosted by Denmark between 11 and 25 June 2011.
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Alongside Bundesliga colleagues Roman Burki and Marwin Hitz, Yann Sommer was one of three goalkeepers included in Switzerland's UEFA Euro 2016 squad.
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Yann Sommer was Switzerland's first-choice goalkeeper, playing all four of the nation's matches.
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Yann Sommer was included in the Switzerland's 23-man squad for the 2018 World Cup.
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Yann Sommer was included in the 26-man Swiss squad for the postponed UEFA Euro 2020.
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In 2022, Yann Sommer was chosen to be a member of the Swiss squad for the 2022 World Cup.
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Yann Sommer married Alina in August 2019, whom he began dating in 2016.