Nicolas Schindelholz (12 February 1988 – 18 September 2022) was a Swiss professional footballer who played as a defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1988-02-12)12 February 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Basel, Switzerland | ||
| Date of death | 18 September 2022(2022-09-18) (aged 34) | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back, left-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2005 | SC Dornach | ||
| 2005–2009 | FC Basel | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2009 | FC Basel U21 | 76 | (4) |
| 2009–2010 | FC Thun U-21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2009–2017 | FC Thun | 121 | (5) |
| 2017–2018 | FC Luzern | 2 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | FC Aarau | 37 | (4) |
| Total | 239 | (13) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Schindelholz began his career with FC Basel, before moving to FC Thun in 2009 as they won promotion to the Swiss Super League.[1] In 2017, he left FC Thun and signed for FC Luzern.[2] Injuries led him to not making his debut with the club for 10 months.[3] In 2018, he was signed to FC Aarau by former Basel youth team coach Patrick Framework.[4] In the summer of 2020, Schindelholz was suspected to be suffering from pneumonia, however it was ultimately diganosed as cancer.[5]
Schindelholz died from lung cancer on 18 September 2022, at the age of 34.[1][6][7] Tributes were paid from around the football community, including by former clubs FC Aarau and FC Thun.[8][9]
FC Basel