Joël Geissmann (born 3 March 1993) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1993-03-03) 3 March 1993 (age 29) | ||
| Place of birth | Hägglingen, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2014 | FC Aarau | ||
| 2011–2012 | → Grasshoppers (loan) | ||
| 2012–2014 | → FC Baden (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | FC Aarau | 0 | (0) |
| 2014 | → FC Wohlen (loan) | 16 | (2) |
| 2014–2016 | FC Wohlen | 62 | (10) |
| 2016–2017 | FC Thun | 27 | (5) |
| 2017–2022 | Lausanne-Sport | 98 | (12) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009–2010 | Switzerland U17 | 6 | (1) |
| 2010 | Switzerland U18 | 6 | (2) |
| 2011 | Switzerland U19 | 11 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:53, 26 May 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:53, 26 May 2022 (UTC) | |||
Geissman is a youth product of FC Aarau, with loan stints with the academies of Grasshoppers and FC Baden. He began his senior career with FC Wohlen, on loan from Aarau, before signing formally with Wohlen in 2014 where he became the vice-captain at FC Wohlen. He transferred to FC Thun in the summer of 2016.[3] He transferred to Lausanne-Sport in the summer of 2017 signing a three year contract, that was extended for 2 more years in 2020.[4]
Geissman is a youth international for Switzerland, having represented them from U17 to U19 levels.[5]