Club profile

FC Winterthur

Fussballclub Winterthur

Winterthur, SwitzerlandChallenge League · tier 2Founded 18 April 1896Colours

www.fcwinterthur.ch ↗Rennweg 5, 8401 Winterthur, Switzerland+41 52 224 30 30

Squad

26 players

avg age 25.3

Foreigners

31% of the squad

Internationals

called up by their country

League position

2 / 10

24 pts · 12 played · 2026/27

Stadium

Schützenwiese

8,700 seats

Manager

Patrick Rahmen

Transfer balance

+€178k

season 2026/27

Squad

26 players

Player	Age	Nationality	Height	Foot	Joined	Contract
Goalkeepers · 3
Antonio SpagnoliGoalkeeper	21	Switzerland	185 cm	right	Jan 2024from FC Basel 1893 U21	—
Markus KusterGoalkeeper	32	Austria	195 cm	right	Jan 2026from Without Club	Jun 2028
Noah BrogliGoalkeeper	18	Switzerland	192 cm		Jan 2025from FC Winterthur U17	Jun 2028
Defenders · 7
Remo ArnoldCentre-BackTeam captain	29	Switzerland	190 cm	right	Jan 2020from FC Luzern	Jun 2029
Severin OttigerRight-Back	23	Switzerland	183 cm	right	Sept 2026from FC Luzern	Jun 2028
Souleymane DiabyLeft-Back	27	Uganda · Cote d'Ivoire	173 cm	left	Mar 2021from SC Gagnoa	Jun 2027
Tibault CitherletCentre-Back	21	Switzerland	188 cm		Jan 2025from FC Winterthur U21	Jun 2027
Ledjan SahitajCentre-Back	21	Kosovo · Switzerland	185 cm	right	Feb 2025from FC Winterthur U21	Jun 2028
Sambou CamaraCentre-Back	19	Switzerland	188 cm	left	Jan 2026from FC Winterthur U21	Jun 2029
Tobias OkaforLeft-Back	19	Switzerland · Nigeria	185 cm		Jan 2026from FC Winterthur U21	—
Midfielders · 10
Yannis OdinCentral Midfield	18	Switzerland	167 cm		Jan 2026from FC Winterthur U19	—
Théo GolliardAttacking Midfieldunknown injury - Return unknown	24	Switzerland	174 cm	left	Jul 2025from BSC Young Boys	Jun 2028
Alexandre JankewitzCentral Midfield	24	Switzerland	185 cm	right	Aug 2024from BSC Young Boys	Jun 2027
Elias MaluvunuRight Midfield	22	Switzerland	182 cm	right	Jan 2024from BSC Young Boys U21	—
Stéphane CueniCentral Midfield	25	Cape Verde · Switzerland	180 cm	right	Jul 2025from FC Wil 1900	Jun 2028
Fabian RohnerRight Midfield	28	Switzerland	178 cm	right	Jan 2024from FC Zürich	Jun 2027
Emmanuel EssiamCentral Midfield	22	Ghana	183 cm	right	Feb 2026from FC Basel 1893	Jun 2027
Luca ZuffiCentral Midfield	36	Switzerland	182 cm	left	Jan 2023from FC Sion	Jun 2027
Antonio MarchesanoAttacking Midfield	35	Switzerland	168 cm	right	Jan 2026from Yverdon Sport FC	Jun 2027
Giuliano ForoDefensive Midfield	19	Switzerland · Italy	195 cm		Jan 2026from FC Winterthur U21	—
Forwards · 6
Nishan BurkartLeft Wingerunknown injury - Return unknown	26	Switzerland · England	174 cm	right	Jan 2023from SC Freiburg	Jun 2027
Emilio KehrerRight Winger	24	Germany	177 cm	right	Jan 2026from Willem II Tilburg	Jun 2028
Brian BeyerCentre-Forward	30	France	184 cm	right	Jan 2025from FC Biel-Bienne 1896	Jun 2027
Roman BuessCentre-Forward	34	Switzerland	183 cm	left	Jan 2019from FC Lausanne-Sport	Jun 2027
Aldin TurkesCentre-Forward	30	Bosnia-Herzegovina · Switzerland	193 cm	left	Jul 2026from FK Sarajevo	Jun 2028
Niko CavkaCentre-Forward	16	Switzerland · Croatia	187 cm	left	Jan 2026from FC Winterthur U19	—

Amber contract dates mean the contract ends within 12 months.

Transfers

Season 2026/27

Spent

€0

13 arrivals

Received

€178k

17 departures

Net balance

+€178k

received − spent

Arrivals · 13

Albin Krasniqi
Right Winger · 23 y/o
from FC Wacker Innsbruck
End of loan
Aldin Turkes
Centre-Forward · 30 y/o
from FK Sarajevo
Free
Antonio Marchesano
Attacking Midfield · 35 y/o
from Yverdon Sport FC
Free
Brian Beyer
Centre-Forward · 29 y/o
from FC Vaduz
End of loan
Emilio Kehrer
Right Winger · 24 y/o
from Willem II Tilburg
?
Giuliano Foro
Defensive Midfield · 18 y/o
from FC Winterthur U21
—
Leandro Maksutaj
Centre-Forward · 18 y/o
from FC Winterthur U21
—
Markus Kuster
Goalkeeper · 32 y/o
from Without ClubWithout Club
—

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Niko Cavka
Centre-Forward · 16 y/o
from FC Winterthur U19
—
Sambou Camara
Centre-Back · 19 y/o
from FC Winterthur U21
—
Severin Ottiger
Right-Back · 23 y/o
from FC Luzern
?
Tobias Okafor
Left-Back · 19 y/o
from FC Winterthur U21
—
Yannis Odin
Central Midfield · 17 y/o
from FC Winterthur U19
—

Departures · 17

Loïc Lüthi
Centre-Back · 22 y/o
to FC Luzern
€178k
Adrian Durrer
Defensive Midfield · 24 y/o
to Without ClubWithout Club
—
Albin Krasniqi
Right Winger · 23 y/o
to SC Kriens
Free
Andrin Hunziker
Centre-Forward · 23 y/o
to FC Basel 1893
End of loan
Bafodé Dansoko
Left Winger · 30 y/o
to Shafa Baku
Free
Basil Stillhart
Centre-Back · 32 y/o
to Without ClubWithout Club
—
Carmine Chiappetta
Left Midfield · 23 y/o
to FC Schaffhausen
Free
Dario Ulrich
Right-Back · 28 y/o
to Without ClubWithout Club
—

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Francis Momoh
Centre-Forward · 25 y/o
to Zeleziarne Podbrezova
Free
Leandro Maksutaj
Centre-Forward · 19 y/o
to SC Kriens
Loan
Lukas Mühl
Centre-Back · 29 y/o
to Without ClubWithout Club
—
Mirlind Kryeziu
Centre-Back · 29 y/o
to Without ClubWithout Club
—
Pajtim Kasami
Central Midfield · 34 y/o
to Without ClubWithout Club
—
Randy Schneider
Attacking Midfield · 24 y/o
to FC Andorra
Free
Rhodri Smith
Left-Back · 19 y/o
to BSC Young Boys
End of loan
Silvan Sidler
Left-Back · 28 y/o
to Calcio Lecco 1912
Free
Stefanos Kapino
Goalkeeper · 32 y/o
to AEL Limassol
Free

Manager & staff

10 people

Manager

Patrick Rahmen

Switzerland · 57 y/o

Appointed 22 October 2025

Contract until 30 June 2027

Coaching Staff · 4

Dario ZuffiAssistant ManagerSwitzerland
Jonas UebersaxAssistant ManagerSwitzerland
Philipp BowaldGoalkeeping CoachSwitzerland

Management · 2

Admir MehmediManaging Director SportSwitzerland
Oliver KaiserDirector of FootballSwitzerland

Youth · 4

Roger EtterChief instructorSwitzerland
Stephane LüthiTrainer scoutSwitzerland
Luigi De DonnoTrainer scoutSwitzerland
David SchiesserAcademy Goalkeeping coordinatorSwitzerland

Honours

7 titles

4×Swiss 2nd tier champion21/22 · 81/82 · 67/68 · 65/66
3×Swiss Champion1916/17 · 1907/08 · 1905/06

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