Ilan Benjamin Sauter (born 6 February 2001) is a Swiss footballer who plays as a leftback for Zürich.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ilan Benjamin Sauter | ||
Date of birth | (2001-02-06) 6 February 2001 (age 21) | ||
Place of birth | New York City, USA | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Leftback | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Zürich | ||
Number | 35 | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2011 | FC Maur | ||
2011–2019 | Zürich | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019– | Zürich | 3 | (0) |
2020–2022 | → Wil (loan) | 45 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2017 | Switzerland U16 | 2 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Switzerland U17 | 11 | (1) |
2019 | Switzerland U18 | 1 | (0) |
2018–2020 | Switzerland U19 | 6 | (1) |
2020 | Switzerland U20 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 December 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 October 2020 |
Born in New York City, Sauter moved to Switzerland aged 6, where he started playing for his local club FC Maur. At the age of 10, he moved to the youth academy of FC Zürich and was promoted to the first team in 2019, at the age of 18.
Sauter made his professional debut for Zürich in a 4-0 Swiss Super League loss to BSC Young Boys on 24 August 2019.[1]
In August 2020, Sauter joined Swiss club Wil on loan from Zürich. On 10 July 2021, the loan was extended for the 2021–22 season.[2]
FC Zürich – current squad | |
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