Andrin Hunziker
{{short description|Swiss footballer (born 2003)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Andrin Hunziker
| full_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|02|21|df=y}}
| birth_place = Basel, Switzerland
| height = 1.92 m
| position = Forward
| currentclub = Karlsruher SC
| clubnumber = 9
| youthyears1 = 2012–2013
| youthclubs1 = FC Therwil
| youthyears2 = 2013–2021
| youthclubs2 = Basel
| years1 = 2021–2024
| clubs1 = Basel U21
| caps1 = 23
| goals1 = 7
| years2 = 2021–
| clubs2 = Basel
| caps2 = 8
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2022–2023
| clubs3 = → Aarau (loan)
| caps3 = 28
| goals3 = 8
| years4 = 2024–
| clubs4 = → Karlsruher SC (loan)
| caps4 = 16
| goals4 = 2
| nationalyears1 = 2019
| nationalteam1 = Switzerland U16
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 2019–2021
| nationalteam2 = Switzerland U17
| nationalcaps2 = 7
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| nationalyears3 = 2022–2023
| nationalteam3 = Switzerland U20
| nationalcaps3 = 4
| nationalgoals3 = 1
| club-update = 23 May 2025
| ntupdate =
}}
Andrin Hunziker (born 21 February 2003) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a forward for German {{German football updater|Karlsruhe}} club Karlsruher SC, on loan from the Swiss Super League club Basel.{{Soccerway|641244}}
Club career
Hunziker started his youth football by local amateur club FC Therwil, but soon moved to the Basel youth academy and advanced through this regularly. He graduated to Basel's first team during the winter break of their 2020–21 season under head coach Ciriaco Sforza. Hunziker played his domestic league debut on 27 February 2021 in a 3–1 league defeat against St. Gallen as he was substituted on in the 70th minute.{{cite web | first = | last = Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” | author-link = | date = 27 February 2021 | url = https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=31560 | title = FC St. Gallen - FC Basel 3:1 (1:0) | format = | work = | publisher = Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” | access-date = 2021-11-16}}{{cite web|title=St. Gallen vs. Basel - 27 February 2021|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2021/02/27/switzerland/super-league/fc-sankt-gallen-1879/fc-basel/3444022/|access-date=2021-03-07}} On 10 June 2021 Basel announced that Hunziker had signed his first professional contract with them and that this was over four years, until summer 2025.{{cite web | first = | last = FC Basel 1893 | author-link = | date = 10 June 2021 | url = https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/nachwuchs/2021/06/der-fcb-bindet-drei-nachwuchstalente-langfristig/ | title = Der FCB bindet drei Nachwuchstalente langfristig | format = | work = The FCB signs three young talents long term | publisher = FC Basel 1893 AG | language = de | access-date = 2021-06-10}}
On 26 July 2022, Basel announced that they would loan Hunziker out to Aarau for the 2022–23 season, stating that a purchase option was not agreed.{{cite web | first = | last = FC Basel 1893 | author-link = | date = 26 July 2022 | url = https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/hunziker-leihweise-zu-aarau/ | title = Andrin Hunziker leihweise zu FC Aarau | format = | work = Andrin Hunziker on loan to FC Aarau | publisher = FC Basel 1893 AG | language = de | access-date = 2021-11-16}} Aarau confirmed the deal on the same day, stating, that Hunziker would gain on playing experience.{{cite web|title=FC Aarau: Andrin Hunziker kommt leihweise vom FC Basel|url=https://www.nau.ch/sport/fussball/fc-aarau-andrin-hunziker-kommt-leihweise-vom-fc-basel-66231664| publisher = nau.ch|language=de|date=28 July 2022|access-date=2022-09-26}} The season was successful, not necessarily for the club who ended the season in fourth position in the table, thus missing their declared aim of promotion, but for the striker, who had scored eight goals in 28 appearances.{{cite web | first1 = Erik | last1 = Garin | author-link = | year = 2023 | url = https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zwit2023.html#challenge | title = Switzerland 2022/23 | publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation | access-date = 2023-11-16}}
Following his loan Hunziker returned to his club of origin for their 2023–24 season and in his first league game scored his first league goal for them. However, it could not help the team because they were defeated 2–1 by newly promoted Lausanne-Sport.{{cite web | first = | last = FC Basel 1893 | author-link = | date = 23 August 2023 | url = https://www.fcb.ch/matchcenter/startcenter/64a917f398a7ad39c0e00dd2/2023-Basel_-_Lausanne-Sport | title = FC Basel - FC Lausanne-Sport 1:2 (0:1) | format = | work = | publisher = FC Basel 1893 AG | access-date = 2023-11-16}} In the Swiss Cup first round match one week later he scored his next, it was the team's sixth, as Basel went on to win 8–1 against amateur club FC Saint-Blaise.{{cite web | first = | last = Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” | author-link = | date = 20 August 2023| url = https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=31826 | title = FC Saint-Blaise - FC Basel 1:8 (1:5) | format = | work = | publisher = Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” | access-date = 2023-11-16}}
Then on 24 August, the club announced that Hunziker had seriously injured himself during training. The diagnosis has now been made that he had suffered a torn cruciate ligament and a partial tear of the inner ligament. He had to undergo surgery would not be available to the team for several months.{{cite web | first = | last = FC Basel 1893 | author-link = | date = 24 August 2023 | url = https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/hunziker-faellt-mit-kreuzbandriss-aus/ | title = Hunziker fällt mit kreuzbandriss aus | format = | work = | publisher = FC Basel 1893 AG | language = de | trans-title = Hunziker is out with a torn cruciate ligament | access-date = 2023-11-16}}
On 28 June 2024, Hunziker joined Karlsruher SC in German 2. Bundesliga on loan.{{cite web|publisher=Karlsruher SC|url=https://www.ksc.de/profis/saison/news/show/article/vom-fc-basel-andrin-hunziker-kommt-auf-leihbasis-zum-ksc/|title=VOM FC BASEL: ANDRIN HUNZIKER KOMMT AUF LEIHBASIS ZUM KSC|trans-title=FROM FC BASEL: ANDRIN HUNZIKER COMES TO KSC ON LOAN|date=28 June 2024|access-date=3 July 2024|language=de}}
International career
Hunziker is a current Swiss youth international. He scored his first goal for the U-17 team in the game on 27 October 2019 as they won 7–0 against San Marino U-17.{{cite web | first = | last = | author-link = | date = 27 October 2019 | url = https://www.football.ch/sfv/nationalteams/u-17/news/u-17-7-0-sieg-gegen-san-marino.aspx | title = U-17: Kantersieg gegen San Marino | format = | work = | trans-title = U-17: Huge win against San Marino | publisher = Schweizerischer Fussballverband | language = de | access-date = 2023-11-16}} He also played four times for the Swiss U-20 team
Career statistics
=Club=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | |||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club | rowspan="2"|Season | colspan="3"|League | colspan="2"|Cup | colspan="2"|Continental | colspan="2"|Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| rowspan="2"|Basel | 2020–21 | Swiss Super League | 4 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021–22 | Swiss Super League | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
References
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External links
- {{WorldFootball.net|andrin-hunziker}}
- [https://www.sfl.ch/spieler/spielerdetail/andrin-hunziker-3723/#tab-chart-statistics-1 Player profile] at sfl.ch
- [https://www.football.ch/sfv/nationalteams/u-16/team.aspx/t-41647/p-919453/ Under-16 national team profile] at football.ch
- [https://www.football.ch/sfv/nationalteams/u-17/team.aspx/t-41646/p-919453/ Under-17 national team profile] at football.ch
- [https://www.football.ch/sfv/nationalteams/u-20/team.aspx/t-41649/p-919453/ Under-20 national team profile] at football.ch
{{Karlsruher SC squad}}
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Category:Footballers from Basel-Stadt
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Swiss men's footballers
Category:Switzerland men's youth international footballers
Category:Swiss Super League players
Category:Swiss Challenge League players
Category:Swiss Promotion League players
Category:2. Bundesliga players
Category:Karlsruher SC players
Category:Swiss expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Germany