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Remo Freuler

{{Short description|Swiss footballer (born 1992)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Remo Freuler

| image = RemoFreuler.jpg

| caption = Freuler in 2016

| full_name = Remo Marco Freuler{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/documents/FWC/2018/pdf/FWC_2018_SQUADLISTS.PDF |title=FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of Players: Switzerland |publisher=FIFA |page=30 |date=15 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190611000407/https://www.fifadata.com/documents/FWC/2018/pdf/FWC_2018_SQUADLISTS.PDF |archive-date=11 June 2019}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|4|15|df=y}}

| birth_place = Ennenda, Switzerland

| height = 1.81 m{{cite web|url=https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/players/remofreuler |title=Remo Freuler |publisher=Nottingham Forest F.C. |access-date=17 February 2023}}

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Bologna

| clubnumber = 8

| youthyears1 = 2001–2005

| youthclubs1 = Hinwil

| youthyears2 = 2005–2010

| youthclubs2 = Winterthur

| youthyears3 = 2010–2011

| youthclubs3 = Grasshoppers

| years1 = 2009–2010

| clubs1 = Winterthur

| caps1 = 2

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2010–2011

| clubs2 = Grasshoppers

| caps2 = 12

| goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2011–2014

| clubs3 = Winterthur

| caps3 = 70

| goals3 = 8

| years4 = 2014–2016

| clubs4 = Luzern

| caps4 = 63

| goals4 = 9

| years5 = 2016–2022

| clubs5 = Atalanta

| caps5 = 203

| goals5 = 18

| years6 = 2022–2024

| clubs6 = Nottingham Forest

| caps6 = 28

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2023–2024

| clubs7 = → Bologna (loan)

| caps7 = 32

| goals7 = 1

| years8 = 2024–

| clubs8 = Bologna

| caps8 = 37

| goals8 = 1

| nationalyears1 = 2010–2011

| nationalteam1 = Switzerland U19

| nationalcaps1 = 4

| nationalgoals1 = 2

| nationalyears2 = 2013–2014

| nationalteam2 = Switzerland U21

| nationalcaps2 = 8

| nationalgoals2 = 1

| nationalyears3 = 2017–

| nationalteam3 = Switzerland

| nationalcaps3 = 80

| nationalgoals3 = 10

| pcupdate = 23:05, 24 May 2025 (UTC)

| ntupdate = 23:17, 10 June 2025 (UTC)

}}

Remo Marco Freuler ({{IPA|de-CH|ˈreː.mo ˈfrɔɪ.lər}}; born 15 April 1992) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for {{Italian football updater|Bologna}} club Bologna and the Switzerland national team. He has also been part of Switzerland U19 and U21 teams.

Club career

Freuler began his youth career with FC Hinwil and moved to fellow Zürich side FC Winterthur in 2005. Freuler made his professional debut with Winterthur at the age of 18 in 2010, making two substitute appearances at the end of the 2009–10 Swiss Challenge League. That summer, Freuler was transferred to Grasshopper Club Zürich, where he spent most of the season with the under-21 side. He did spend a stint with the professional club toward the beginning of the Super League season, and got on the scoresheet against rivals FC Zürich. Freuler was frozen out of the team the following season, and was loaned back to Winterthur in the winter break.{{cite web |url=https://www.blick.ch/sport/fussball/international/serie-a/freuler-herrscht-mamma-mia-ein-nati-neuling-mischt-italien-auf-id6579001.html |title=Freuler herrscht! Mamma mia – ein Nati-Neuling mischt Italien auf |work=Blick |first=Martin |last=Arn |date=25 April 2017}}

=Winterthur=

Freuler joined a Winterthur side in tenth place in the Challenge League after the first half of the season, just two points above the relegation zone. He made 14 appearances that season for Winterthur, highlighted by his first career goals for the club in the form of a brace against Kriens on 4 March 2012, and Winterthur finished in fourth place. Freuler started all but two games in the 2012–13 season as Winterthur finished in third. Freuler's contract with Winterthur was made permanent in the summer, and he made 21 more appearances with the club the next season before moving to Super League side FC Luzern.

=Luzern=

On 18 February 2014, Freuler was transferred to Luzern, and he made his club debut on 2 March against St. Gallen under manager Carlos Bernegger. Freuler scored his first goal for the club against Young Boys on 6 April, and Luzern finished the 2013–14 season in fourth place.

Freuler scored seven goals and provided five assists the following season for Luzern, who made a resurgence under new manager Markus Babbel following a mid-season sacking of Bernegger and finishing the first half of the season bottom of the table. Freuler started every game of the new season under Babbel before being transferred to Italian club Atalanta B.C.

=Atalanta=

File:Azione Lecce Atalanta - Remo Freuler (cropped).jpging Atalanta in 2020]]

On 19 January 2016, Freuler moved to Atalanta for a €2 million transfer fee, and he made his Serie A debut on 7 February against Empoli. After being substituted off against Sampdoria the next week, Freuler was an unused substitute by manager Edy Reja the next seven matches until making his return to the starting eleven two months later against Roma. After the match, an Italian journalist gave him the nickname Iceman, which Freuler said was "because I was so calm on the ball".{{cite web |url=http://www.20min.ch/sport/fussball/story/In-Italien-nennen-sie-ihn--Iceman--10692508 |title=In Italien nennen sie ihn "Iceman" |trans-title=In Italy they call him "Iceman" |work=20 Minuten |first=Eva |last=Tedesco |date=8 November 2016}} He scored his first goal for the Bergamo side on 2 May against eventual runners-up Napoli.

Freuler made 29 starts in the 2016–17 season, in which Atalanta finished fourth in the table, a nine place improvement under first-year manager Gian Piero Gasperini. Atalanta also qualified for the group stages of the Europa League for the first time since 1990. Freuler found his name on the scoresheet five times, and also provided four assists. On 28 April, Freuler scored a late equaliser at home to eventual champions Juventus, derailing their chance to clinch the Scudetto that weekend.{{cite web |url=http://www.eurosport.com/football/late-remo-freuler-goal-gets-atalanta-a-point-and-denies-serie-a-leaders-juventus_sto6146603/story.shtml |title=Late Remo Freuler goal gets Atalanta a point and denies Serie A leaders Juventus |work=Eurosport |date=29 April 2017}}

Freuler made his first Europa League group stage appearance against English side Everton, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3–0 victory over the Toffees. He had previously played in a second round qualification two-legged tie against Scottish club St Johnstone for Luzern. He opened his scoring account in the 2017–18 season with Atalanta against Fiorentina, scoring an equaliser in the fourth minute of stoppage time on 24 September 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2017/09/24/italy/serie-a/acf-fiorentina/atalanta-bergamo/2538829/|title = Fiorentina vs. Atalanta - 24 September 2017 - Soccerway}}

=Nottingham Forest=

On 14 August 2022, Freuler joined newly-promoted Premier League club Nottingham Forest, leaving Atalanta after six and a half seasons.{{cite news |url=https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2022/august/14/remo-freuler-signs-for-the-reds/ |title=Nottingham Forest FC – Remo Freuler signs for The Reds |publisher=Nottingham Forest F.C. |date=14 August 2022 |access-date=14 August 2022}}

=Bologna=

On 1 September 2023, Freuler returned to Italy and joined Serie A club Bologna on loan with a conditional obligation to buy,{{cite web|publisher=Bologna|url=https://www.bolognafc.it/freuler-al-bologna/|title=Freuler al Bologna|trans-title=Freuler at Bologna|date=1 September 2023|access-date=1 September 2023|language=it}}{{Cite web |date=1 September 2023 |title=Freuler arriva al Bologna, Dominguez al Nottingham |url=https://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/sport/calcio/2023/09/01/freuler-arriva-al-bologna-dominguez-al-nottingham_d0e997c8-9158-4a51-a2dd-0d421c80ea15.html |access-date=2 September 2023 |website=ANSA |language=it-IT}} as part of a swap deal that saw Nicolás Domínguez join Premier League side Nottingham Forest.

International career

Freuler came through the youth setup in Switzerland before being called up to the senior squad for the first time during Switzerland's 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign. He made his debut for the Nati as an 84th-minute substitute for Haris Seferovic in a 1–0 win over Latvia on 25 March 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fussball-schweiz.ch/nationalspieler-aktuell/portraets-von-a-l/freuler-remo/|title=Remo Freuler - Porträt|language=German|access-date=16 June 2024|website=Fussball-Schweiz}}

He was included in Switzerland's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia,{{cite news| url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/sports/dcunited/switzerland-opts-for-experience-in-world-cup-squad/2018/06/04/86572ee2-680a-11e8-a335-c4503d041eaf_story.html| title = - The Washington Post| newspaper = The Washington Post}} where he was an unused substitute in all four matches as the Swiss reached the round of 16.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/football/team/squad/_/id/475/league/FIFA.WORLD/season/2018|title=2018 FIFA World Cup Squad: Switzerland|access-date=16 June 2024|website=ESPN}}

On 26 March 2019, Freuler scored his first goal for Switzerland in a 3–3 draw with Denmark during UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying.{{Cite web|url=https://www.srf.ch/sport/fussball/nationalmannschaft/vom-3-0-zum-3-3-gegen-daenemark-schweiz-verspielt-sicher-geglaubten-sieg|title=Vom 3-0 zum 3-3 gegen Dänemark: Schweiz verspielt sicher geglaubten Sieg|language=German|date=26 March 2019|access-date=16 June 2024|website=SRF Sport}}

In May 2019, he played in the 2019 UEFA Nations League Finals, where his team finished fourth.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/48191915|title = Pickford the hero in England shootout win|work = BBC Sport}}

Freuler was named in the 26-man Swiss squad for the postponed UEFA Euro 2020,{{Cite web|title=Switzerland's full 26-man Euro 2020 squad|url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4211030/2021/06/01/switzerlands-full-26-man-euro-2020-squad/|access-date=5 July 2021|website=The Athletic}} where he started all five matches for the Nati. On 2 July 2021, in the quarter-final against Spain, he contributed the assist for Xherdan Shaqiri's equalizing goal, but was later sent off in the 77th minute following a decision many pundits thought was too harsh.{{Cite web|last=Barker|first=Gabby|date=3 July 2021|title=The controversy of Switzerland-Spain: it is just the direct red to Freuler|url=https://sportsfinding.com/the-controversy-of-switzerland-spain-it-is-just-the-direct-red-to-freuler/103877/|access-date=5 July 2021|website=Sports Finding}} The match ended 1–1 and went to a penalty shoot-out, in which Spain progressed to the semi-finals.{{Cite news|title=Spain beat Switzerland on penalties to reach Euros semis|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51198650|access-date=5 July 2021}}

Freuler was named in Switzerland's squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, making his 50th appearance for the national team and first at a World Cup finals in the team's opening match against Cameroon on 24 November 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2022/november/24/loan-watch--reds-feature-in-world-cup-opening-games/|title=Loan Watch: Reds feature in World Cup opening games|date=24 November 2022|access-date=16 June 2024|website=Nottingham Forest}} In the team's final Group G match, he scored the winning goal of a 3–2 win against Serbia to qualify the Nati for the knockout stage.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63752146|title=World Cup 2022: Serbia 2-3 Switzerland - Swiss through after exciting victory|date=1 December 2022|access-date=16 June 2024|website=BBC Sport}}

On 7 June 2024, Freuler was named in the Swiss squad for UEFA Euro 2024 in Germany.{{Cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/sports/soccer/switzerland-announce-26-man-squad-euro-2024-2024-06-07/|title=Switzerland announce 26-man squad for Euro 2024|date=7 June 2024|website=Reuters|access-date=16 June 2024}} He started the team's opening match against Hungary, assisting Michel Aebischer's goal in the 3–1 win.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/cy99107knekt#Line-ups|title=Hungary 1-3 Switzerland LIVE: UEFA Euro 2024 - score, updates & reaction|website=BBC Sport|access-date=16 June 2024}} In the round 16 match against Italy, he scored his first goal in the European competition in a 2–0 victory, contributing to his country's first win over their opponent since 1993.{{cite web |last=Murray |first=Miranda |url=https://www.reuters.com/sports/soccer/swiss-coach-yakin-enjoy-italy-win-before-quarter-final-challenge-2024-06-29/ |title=Swiss coach Yakin to enjoy Italy win before quarter-final challenge |publisher=Reuters |date=29 June 2024 }}

Style of play

Freuler mainly plays as a central midfielder for club and country. He is considered an effective and versatile player who recovers the ball, tackles well and has a good range of passing. Il Giorno correspondent Fabrizio Carcano described him as "the conductor of the orchestra" due to his high footballing intelligence.{{Cite news|title=Are Liverpool set to face Europe's most underrated player?|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55042483|access-date=2 July 2021}}

Personal life

Freuler is of German descent through his mother, who is from Bavaria.{{Cite web|url=https://www.blick.ch/sport/fussball/em/nati-mittelfeldspieler-im-portrait-das-muessen-sie-ueber-remo-freuler-wissen-id16561673.html|title=Das müssen Sie über Remo Freuler wissen|date=1 May 2021|website=Blick}} He is distantly related to the Swiss cyclist Urs Freuler.{{Cite web|url=https://www.blick.ch/sport/fussball/wm/mutter-sabine-freuler-ueber-ihren-remo-alle-nannten-ihn-mini-id8445805.html|title=WM 2018: Der Karriere-Anfang von Remo Freuler|first=Max|last=Kern|date=1 June 2018|website=Blick}}

Career statistics

=Club=

{{updated|match played 24 May 2025}}{{cite web|title=R. Freuler|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/remo-freuler/129109/|website=Soccerway|access-date=7 January 2018}}

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"|National cup{{efn|Includes Swiss Cup, Coppa Italia}}

!colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes EFL Cup}}

!colspan="2"|Europe

!colspan="2"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
rowspan="3"|Winterthur U21

|2008–09

|rowspan="2"|Swiss 1. Liga

|1

0colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—10
2009–10

|9

2colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—92
colspan="2"|Total

!10||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||10||2

Winterthur

|2009–10

|Swiss Challenge League

|2

000colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—20
rowspan="3"|Grasshoppers U21

|2010–11

|rowspan="2"|Swiss 1. Liga

|19

7colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—197
2011–12

|5

1colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—51
colspan="2"|Total

!24||8||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||24||8

rowspan="3"|Grasshoppers

|2010–11

|rowspan="2"|Swiss Super League

|5

121colspan="2"|—0072
2011–12

|7

021colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—91
colspan="2"|Total

!12

142colspan="2"|—00163
rowspan="4"|Winterthur

|2011–12

|rowspan="3"|Swiss Challenge League

|14

210colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—152
2012–13

|35

321colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—374
2013–14

|21

310colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—223
colspan="2"|Total

!72

841colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—769
Winterthur U21

|2013–14

|Swiss 1. Liga

|1

1colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—11
rowspan="4"|Luzern

|2013–14

|rowspan="3"|Swiss Super League

|12

110colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—131
2014–15

|33

730colspan="2"|—2{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Europa League|name=UEL}}0387
2015–16

|18

140colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—221
colspan="2"|Total

!63

980colspan="2"|—20739
rowspan="8"|Atalanta

|2015–16

|rowspan="7"|Serie A

|6

100colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—61
2016–17

|33

520colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—355
2017–18

|35

530colspan="2"|—8{{efn|name=UEL}}1466
2018–19

|35

240colspan="2"|—5{{efn|name=UEL}}0442
2019–20

|31

210colspan="2"|—8{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Champions League|name=UCL}}1403
2020–21

|34

250colspan="2"|—7{{efn|name=UCL}}0462
2021–22

|29

120colspan="2"|—12{{efn|Six appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League}}1432
colspan="2"|Total

!203

18170colspan="2"|—40326021
Nottingham Forest

|2022–23

|Premier League

|28

00050colspan="2"|—330
Bologna (loan)

|2023–24

|Serie A

|32

120colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—341
rowspan="2"|Bologna

|2024–25

|Serie A

|37

150colspan="2"|—7{{efn|name=UCL}}0491
colspan="2"|Bologna total

!69

270colspan="2"|—70832
colspan="3"|Career total

!482

494035049357655

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=International=

{{updated|match played 10 June 2025|{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=29792|title=Remo Freuler|website=EU-Football.info|access-date=24 June 2018}}}}

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|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year

!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals

rowspan="9"|Switzerland

|2017

70
201870
201971
202042
2021151
2022132
2023102
2024152
202520
colspan="2"|Total8010

:Scores and results list Switzerland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Freuler goal.{{NFT|67583|access-date=30 March 2019}}

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ List of international goals scored by Remo Freuler

!scope="col"|No.

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Venue

!scope="col"|Opponent

!scope="col"|Score

!scope="col"|Result

!scope="col"|Competition

align="center"|126 March 2019St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland{{fb|DEN}}align="center"|1–0align="center"|3–3UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
align="center"|213 October 2020RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany{{fb|GER}}align="center"|2–0align="center"|3–32020–21 UEFA Nations League A
align="center"|314 November 2020St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland{{fb|ESP}}align="center"|1–0align="center"|1–12020–21 UEFA Nations League A
align="center"|415 November 2021Swissporarena, Lucerne, Switzerland{{fb|BUL}}align="center"|4–0align="center"|4–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
align="center"|527 September 2022Kybunpark, St. Gallen, Switzerland{{fb|CZE}}align="center"|1–0align="center"|2–12022–23 UEFA Nations League A
align="center"|62 December 2022Stadium 974, Doha, Qatar{{fb|SRB}}align="center"|3–2align="center"|3–22022 FIFA World Cup
align="center"|716 June 2023Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella, Andorra{{fb|AND}}align=center|1–0align=center| 2–1UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
align="center"|89 September 2023Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina, Kosovo{{fb|KOS}}align=center|1–0align=center| 2–2UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
align="center"|929 June 2024Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany{{fb|ITA}}align=center|1–0align=center| 2–0UEFA Euro 2024
align="center"|1015 October 2024Kybunpark, St. Gallen, Switzerland{{fb|DEN}}align=center|1–0align=center| 2–22024–25 UEFA Nations League A

Honours

Bologna

  • Coppa Italia: 2024–25{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/clyglj8evzgt|title=AC Milan 0–1 Bologna: Bologna win Coppa Italia to end 51-year trophy drought|work=BBC Sport|date=14 May 2025|access-date=14 May 2025}}

References

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External links

{{Commons category}}

  • [https://www.bolognafc.it/player/remo-freuler/ Profile] at the Bologna FC 1909 website
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