Martin Büchel

Martin Büchel

Büchel playing forLiechtensteinin 2015
Personal information
Full name	Martin Büchel
Date of birth	(1987-02-19)19 February 1987
Place of birth	Ruggell,Liechtenstein
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1996–2005	FC Ruggell
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2006	FC Vaduz	0	(0)
2006–2012	FC Zürich	33	(2)
2010	→FC Vaduz(loan)	9	(0)
2011	→Deportivo B(loan)	12	(1)
2012–2018	FC Unterföhring	122	(5)
2018–2019	FC Zürich II	6	(0)
2019–2021	FC Red Star Zürich	16	(0)
2021–2022	FC Ruggell	0	(0)
International career‡
2004–2021	Liechtenstein	91	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 June 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 November 2021

Martin Büchel(born 19 February 1987 inRuggell) is a retiredLiechtensteinfootballer,who last played forFC RuggellinLiechtensteinand formerly played for theLiechtenstein national football team.

Career

Büchel began his career in his hometown forFC Ruggelland signed after nine years in the youth side with his club for local rivalFC Vaduz.His talents as a youngster earned him a transfer in 2006 toSwiss Super LeaguesideFC Zürich,who were then champions ofSwitzerland.On 12 January 2010 left Büchel his Swiss clubFC Zürichand turned on loan back to his former clubFC Vaduz.Following a loan spell atDeportivo de La CoruñainSpain,Büchel joined German side FC Unterföhring in 2012.

Büchel re-joined FC Zurich in 2018 as an osteopath while also continuing his playing career with their reserve side.

In July 2019, Büchel moved on to another Zürich side,FC Red Star.

International career

He was one ofLiechtenstein's biggest youngfootballtalents and made his international debut at the age of 17. He announced his retirement from international football on 4 November 2021, being effective after the last matches of that year.

International goals

Scores and results list Liechtenstein's goal tally first.

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	29 February 2012	Ta' Qali National Stadium,Mdina,Malta	Malta	1–0	1–2	Friendly
2.	7 June 2013	Rheinpark Stadion,Vaduz,Liechtenstein	Slovakia	1–0	1–1	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification