Michael Frey (born 19 July 1994) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a forward for Belgian club Royal Antwerp.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1994-07-19) 19 July 1994 (age 28) | ||
Place of birth | Münsingen, Switzerland | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Royal Antwerp | ||
Number | 99 | ||
Youth career | |||
FC Münsingen | |||
0000–2010 | Thun | ||
2010–2012 | Young Boys | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2014 | Young Boys | 73 | (17) |
2014–2016 | Lille | 15 | (2) |
2016 | → Luzern (loan) | 16 | (4) |
2016–2017 | Young Boys | 29 | (8) |
2017–2018 | FC Zürich | 34 | (12) |
2018–2021 | Fenerbahçe | 15 | (3) |
2019–2020 | → 1. FC Nürnberg (loan) | 29 | (4) |
2020–2021 | → Waasland-Beveren (loan) | 27 | (12) |
2021– | Royal Antwerp | 40 | (26) |
National team | |||
2010–2011 | Switzerland U17 | 4 | (0) |
2011–2013 | Switzerland U19 | 12 | (4) |
2014 | Switzerland U20 | 1 | (1) |
2013–2016 | Switzerland U21 | 14 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:43, 24 July 2022 (UTC) |
In June 2017, Frey signed a four-year contract with FC Zürich.[2]
In August 2018, Frey joined Turkish club Fenerbahçe for a reported transfer fee of €2.64 million. He signed a four-year deal.[3] After his first season in Turkey, Frey joined 2. Bundesliga side 1. FC Nürnberg on loan for the 2019–20 season. The club retained an option to make the move permanent.[4]
On 17 June 2021, Fenerbahçe announced that Frey had joined Antwerp on a permanent deal after an impressive loan spell with Waasland-Beveren in the Belgian First Division A during the 2020–21 season.[5] On 8 August 2021, Frey scored all five goals for Antwerp in their 5–2 league win over Standard Liège.[6]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Young Boys | 2011–12 | Swiss Super League | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | ||
2012–13 | Swiss Super League | 31 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 43 | 9 | |
2013–14 | Swiss Super League | 33 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | 35 | 9 | ||
2014–15 | Swiss Super League | 7 | 3 | — | — | 7 | 3 | |||
Total | 73 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 87 | 22 | ||
Lille | 2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 18 | 3 | |
Luzern (loan) | 2015–16 | Swiss Super League | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 4 | |
Young Boys | 2016–17 | Swiss Super League | 29 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 41 | 13 |
FC Zürich | 2017–18 | Swiss Super League | 31 | 12 | 5 | 4 | — | 36 | 16 | |
2018–19 | Swiss Super League | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
Total | 34 | 12 | 5 | 4 | — | 39 | 16 | |||
Fenerbahçe | 2018–19 | Süper Lig | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 22 | 5 |
2020–21 | Süper Lig | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 5 | ||
Nürnberg (loan) | 2019–20 | 2. Bundesliga | 31 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 32 | 5 | |
Waasland-Beveren (loan) | 2020–21 | Belgian First Division A | 27 | 12 | 2 | 3 | — | 29 | 15 | |
Antwerp | 2021–22 | Belgian First Division A | 39 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 45 | 24 |
2022–23 | Belgian First Division A | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
Total | 40 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 47 | 26 | ||
Career total | 280 | 88 | 24 | 17 | 29 | 4 | 333 | 111 |
Royal Antwerp F.C. – current squad | |
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