Charles Pickel

Charles Pickel (born 15 May 1997) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for French Ligue 2 club Grenoble Foot 38.

Charles Pickel
Pickel in 2020.
Personal information
Full name Charles Monginda Pickel
Date of birth (1997-05-15) 15 May 1997
Place of birth Solothurn, Switzerland
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder[1]
Club information
Current team
 Grenoble
Number 6
Youth career
2009–2015 Solothurn
2004–2011 Basel
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2016 Basel U-21 8 (0)
2016–2017 Basel 3 (0)
2017–2019 Grasshoppers 19 (0)
2018 → FC Schaffhausen (loan) 1 (0)
2018–2019 → Neuchâtel Xamax (loan) 26 (2)
2019– Grenoble 13 (1)
National team
2014–2015 Switzerland U18 6 (0)
2015–2016 Switzerland U19 4 (0)
2015–2018 Switzerland U20 9 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:12, 4 November 2019 (UTC)

Career

Pickel started his youth football with FC Solothurn. In Summer 2011, he transferred to Basel and played in their U18 team in their U21 team. On 23 December 2015, he signed a two and a half year professional contract.[2] On 16 May 2016, Pickel made his Swiss Super League debut for Basel in the starting eleven in the 0–4 away defeat against Luzern.[3] Under trainer Urs Fischer Pickel won the Swiss Super League championship at the end of the 2015–16 Super League season. For the club it was the seventh title in a row and their 19th championship title in total.[4]

On 1 March 2017, it was announced that Pickel had signed for Grasshopper Club.[5] GC announced that he had signed a four and a half year contract with them.[6] Pickel played his debut for his new club on 5 March 2017 in the Swissporarena in the starting eleven against Luzern. He played the entire game and it ended in a 1–1 draw.

International career

Born in Switzerland, Pickel is of Congolese and Swiss descent.[7] Pickel played one international game for the Swiss U-15. He played his debut for the Swiss U-18 national team as midfielder on 2 September 2014 as they drew 2–2 with the Swedish U-18. He played his debut for the Swiss U-19 national team as Defender on 1 September 2015 as they drew 1–1 with Portugal U-19.[8]

Honours

FC Basel

References
  1. Charles Pickel at WorldFootball.net
  2. FC Basel 1893 (2015). "Charles Pickel unterzeichnet einen Profivertrag". FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  3. Marti, Caspar (2016). "0:4 – Der FCB bleibt ohne Chancen beim FC Luzern". FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  4. Marti, Casper (2016). "Es ist vollbracht ! Der FCB ist zum 19. Mal Meister". FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  5. FC Basel 1893 (2017). "Charles Pickel wechselt zum Grasshopper Club Zürich". FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  6. GCZ (2017). "Charles-Pickel zu GC". Grasshopper Club Zürich. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  7. Kad, par (15 May 2019). "Portrait de Charles Pickel".
  8. SFV (2015). "Kader U-19 Charles Pickel". SFV. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
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