Christian Witzig
{{Short description|Swiss footballer (born 2001)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Christian Witzig
| full_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|1|9|df=y}}
| birth_place = Münsterlingen, Switzerland
| height = 1.78 m
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = St. Gallen
| clubnumber = 7
| youthyears1 = 2005–2008 | youthclubs1 = FC Tägerwilen
| youthyears2 = 2008–2009 | youthclubs2 = FC Münchwilen
| youthyears3 = 2009–2015 | youthclubs3 = Wil
| youthyears4 = 2015–2019 | youthclubs4 = St. Gallen
| years1 = 2017–2021 | clubs1 = St. Gallen II | caps1 = 53 | goals1 = 3
| years2 = 2021– | clubs2 = St. Gallen | caps2 = 85 | goals2 = 10
| nationalyears1 = 2016
| nationalteam1 = Switzerland U15
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2016–2017
| nationalteam2 = Switzerland U16
| nationalcaps2 = 4
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2017–2018
| nationalteam3 = Switzerland U17
| nationalcaps3 = 4
| nationalgoals3 = 1
| nationalyears4 = 2024–
| nationalteam4 = Switzerland
| nationalcaps4 = 1
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| club-update = 29 December 2024
| nationalteam-update = 15 October 2024
}}
Christian Witzig (born 9 January 2001) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for St. Gallen and the Switzerland national team.
Club career
Witzig is a product of the youth academies of Tägerwilen, Münchwilen, Wil and St. Gallen. He began his senior career with the reserves of St. Gallen in 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://www.4-4-2.com/super-league/fc-st-gallen/christian-witzig-empfehlung-fc-st-gallenn-hoehere-aufgaben/|title=Christian Witzig empfiehlt sich beim FC St. Gallen für höhere Aufgaben|date=30 June 2022|website=4-4-2.com}} On 24 June 2021, he signed his first professional contract with St. Gallen, tying him to the club until June 2023.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fcsg.ch/home/redaktionsbaum/1--mannschaft/20210624-profivertraege-fuer-vier-nachwuchsspieler/|title=FC St.Gallen 1879 | 20210624_Profiverträge-für-vier-Nachwuchsspieler|website=www.fcsg.ch}} He made his professional debut with St. Gallen in a 3–1 Swiss Super League loss to Sion on 27 November 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://www.blick.ch/sport/fussball/super-league-fc-sion-fc-st-gallen-1879-27-11-2021-id17021016.html|title=Brasilianer schiessen Sion aus dem Tabellenkeller|date=27 November 2021|website=Blick}}
International career
Witzig is a youth international for Switzerland, having played from the U15 to U17 levels. He represented the Switzerland U17s at the 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bluewin.ch/de/sport/fussball-schweiz/schweizer-u17-fur-em-qualifiziert-77551.html|title=Schweizer U17 für EM qualifiziert|website=blue News}}
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|christian-witzig/541843}}
- [https://www.sfl-org.ch/superleague/klubs/fc-stgallen-1879/player/christian-witzig/season/202223 SFL Profile]
{{FC St. Gallen squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Witzig, Christian}}
Category:People from Kreuzlingen District
Category:Swiss men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:FC St. Gallen players
Category:Swiss Super League players
Category:Swiss 1. Liga (football) players
Category:Switzerland men's youth international footballers