Alain Wiss

{{short description|Swiss footballer (born 1990)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Alain Wiss

| image = YB vs. FCL - Wiss 3.jpg

| caption = Wiss playing for FC Luzern against BSC Young Boys in 2014

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1990|8|21}}

| birth_place = Littau, Switzerland

| height = 1.80 m

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Cham

| clubnumber = 6

| youthyears1 = 2002–2006

| youthclubs1 = Luzern

| years1 = 2007–2013

| clubs1 = Luzern II

| caps1 = 6

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2007–2015

| clubs2 = Luzern

| caps2 = 200

| goals2 = 10

| years3 = 2015–2019

| clubs3 = St. Gallen

| caps3 = 80

| goals3 = 3

| years4 = 2019

| clubs4 = St. Gallen II

| caps4 = 3

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2020–2021

| clubs5 = SCR Altach

| caps5 = 24

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2021–

| clubs6 = Cham

| caps6 = 42

| goals6 = 1

| nationalyears1 = 2006–2007

| nationalteam1 = Switzerland U17

| nationalcaps1 = 8

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2008

| nationalteam2 = Switzerland U18

| nationalcaps2 = 4

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2008–2009

| nationalteam3 = Switzerland U19

| nationalcaps3 = 9

| nationalgoals3 = 2

| nationalyears4 = 2009–2010

| nationalteam4 = Switzerland U20

| nationalcaps4 = 9

| nationalgoals4 = 0

| nationalyears5 = 2010–2012

| nationalteam5 = Switzerland U21

| nationalcaps5 = 12

| nationalgoals5 = 0

| nationalyears6 = 2012

| nationalteam6 = Switzerland Olympic

| nationalcaps6 = 3

| nationalgoals6 = 0

| nationalyears7 = 2012–

| nationalteam7 = Switzerland

| nationalcaps7 = 2

| nationalgoals7 = 0

| pcupdate = 1 July 2024

| ntupdate = 25 May 2016

}}

Alain Wiss (born 21 August 1990) is a Swiss professional football midfielder who plays for Cham.

Club career

Wiss made his first-team debut for Luzern on 29 July 2007, replacing Pascal Bader in the 20th minute.{{cite web|work=The Guardian |title=Stats Centre: Alain Wiss Facts |url=http://guardian.touch-line.com/StatsCentre.asp?CTID=25&CPID=99&TEID=3197&PLID=204785&pStr=Player |accessdate=30 October 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120924214510/http://guardian.touch-line.com/StatsCentre.asp?CTID=25&CPID=99&TEID=3197&PLID=204785&pStr=Player |archivedate=24 September 2012 }}

Wiss joined Swiss Super League club FC St. Gallen on a free transfer in July 2015, signing a two-year contract in the process.{{cite web|publisher=Tagblatt|title=Alain Wiss kommt zum FC St.Gallen|trans-title=Alain Wiss comes to St. Gallen|url=http://www.tagblatt.ch/sport/fcsg/Alain-Wiss-kommt-zum-FC-St-Gallen;art33792,4255621|accessdate=25 May 2016}}

International career

Wiss made his debut for the senior national team of his country on 26 May 2012, in the 5–3 win over Germany in a friendly match after coming on as a late substitute. He had previously appeared at the 2012 Summer Olympics for the Swiss team.{{Cite web|url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wi/alain-wiss-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418051607/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wi/alain-wiss-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18|title=Alain Wiss Bio, Stats, and Results|website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|language=en|access-date=2020-03-29}}

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