Ethan Meichtry
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Franz-Ethan Meichtry | ||
| Date of birth | 8 July 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Thun, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Thun | ||
| Number | 77 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2018 | FC Rot-Schwarz | ||
| 2018–2020 | Thun | ||
| 2020–2023 | Dürrenast | ||
| 2023–2024 | Thun | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024–2025 | Thun U21 | 19 | (1) |
| 2024– | Thun | 58 | (10) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025 | Switzerland U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2025– | Switzerland U21 | 5 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14:13, 16 February 2026 (UTC) | |||
Franz-Ethan Meichtry (born 8 July 2005) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swiss Super League club Thun.
Club career
[edit]Meichtry is a product of the youth academies of the Swiss clubs FC Rot-Schwarz, Thun and Dürrenast. On 10 July 2024, he signed his first professional contract with Thun until 2026.[1] He helped Thun win the 2024–25 Swiss Challenge League and earn promotion to the Swiss Super League. On 18 December 2025, he extended his contract with Thun until 2030.[2] He helped Thun win the 2024–25 Swiss Challenge League, and the following season their first ever first division title, the 2025–26 Swiss Super League.[3]
International career
[edit]Born in Switzerland, Meichtry was born to a Swiss father and Cameroonian mother and holds dual-citizenship.[4] He is a youth international for Switzerland, having been called up to the Switzerland U21s for a set of 2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches.[5]
Honours
[edit]Thun
References
[edit]- ^ "Frith und Meichtry unterschreiben beim FC Thun". www.neo1.ch. 11 July 2024.
- ^ Baumgartner, Gian-Andri (18 December 2025). "FC Thun verlängert mit Ethan Meichtry". Blick.
- ^ a b c "Der Thuner Meistertitel ist "unglaublich und unbeschreiblich"". www.sarganserlaender.ch.
- ^ Guillemin, Tim (3 May 2025). "Ethan Meichtry, der Lamine Yamal des Berner Oberlands". Blick.
- ^ "Aufgebot für FC-Thun-Spieler? Warum Kastriot Imeri ein Kandidat für das WM-Kader ist". Berner Zeitung. 10 February 2026.
External links
[edit]- Franz-Ethan Meichtry at Soccerway
- SFV Profile
- 2005 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Thun
- Swiss men's footballers
- Switzerland men's under-21 international footballers
- Switzerland men's youth international footballers
- Swiss people of Cameroonian descent
- Men's association football midfielders
- FC Thun players
- Swiss Super League players
- Challenge League (Switzerland) players
- Swiss Promotion League players
- Swiss 1. Liga (football) players
- 2. Liga Interregional players
- 21st-century Swiss sportsmen