Fabian Lustenberger

Fabian Lustenberger (born 2 May 1988) is a Swiss football defender who plays for BSC Young Boys. He has also earned 3 caps with the Swiss squad.

Fabian Lustenberger
Fabian Lustenberger 2015.
Personal information
Full name Fabian Lustenberger
Date of birth (1988-05-02) 2 May 1988
Place of birth Nebikon, Switzerland
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Young Boys
Number 28
Youth career
1995–2000 SC Nebikon
2000–2005 FC Luzern
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 Luzern 34 (0)
2007–2019 Hertha BSC 271 (4)
2019– Young Boys 18 (0)
National team‡
2007–2011 Switzerland U-21 25 (2)
2013– Switzerland 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:23, 21 July 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2015

Career

FC Luzern

In his first season for FC Luzern, Lustenberger succeeded in integrating himself into the team. He earned increasingly more respect from manager Ciriaco Sforza, and by the winter break, he had earned a spot in Luzern's starting eleven.

Hertha BSC

In August 2007, Lustenberger transferred to Hertha BSC in the Bundesliga for 1.5 million Euros. In his first season with Hertha, he made 24 Bundesliga appearances. He scored his first Bundesliga goal during a Hertha 2–1 loss to 1. FC Nürnberg in December 2007. Although he was never a consistent starter, Lustenberger earned 37 caps over the two seasons that followed, and stayed with Hertha when the club was relegated to the 2. Bundesliga at the end of the 2009–10 season. During the 2010 summer break, he sustained an injury that ruled him out for almost four months. In his first game back, Lustenberger was forced to play the last eight minutes as goalkeeper, following the expulsion of Marco Sejna. Since 2013, Lustenberger has been the captain of the Berlin side, after helping Hertha return to the Bundesliga after a season in 2. Bundesliga.[1] On 9 March 2016, he extended his contract until 2019.[2] In 2019, after 12 years in Berlin, Lustenberger confirmed that he would not extend his contract and would leave Hertha and move back to Switzerland joining Young Boys Bern on a free. Lustenberger played his final game for Hertha in a 5–1 home defeat to Bayer Leverkusen, spending his final 20 minutes on the pitch as captain after Vedad Ibisevic was subbed off. He ended his career in Berlin with 308 appearances for the club.

Young Boys

On 28 January 2019 BSC Young Boys announced, that Lustenberger would join the club from the upcoming 2019/20 season.[3] He penned a 3-year deal.

Career statistics

Club
As of match played on 6 February 2019.
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotalRef.
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Luzern2005-06Challenge League1000—10
2006–07Super League30063—363[4]
2007–08Super League3000—30[4]
Totals34063—403—
Hertha BSC2007–08Bundesliga24100—241[4]
2008–09Bundesliga1412190252[4]
2009–10Bundesliga2300040270[4]
2010–112. Bundesliga18100—181[4]
2011–12Bundesliga12030—150[4]
2012–132. Bundesliga33010—340[5]
2013–14Bundesliga19020—210[6]
2014–15Bundesliga27010—280[4]
2015–16Bundesliga30140—341[7]
2016–17Bundesliga1901020220[8]
2017–18Bundesliga2301050290[9]
2018–19Bundesliga17010—180
Totals25941612002955—
Hertha BSC II2007–08NOFV-Oberliga Nord20——20[4]
2008–09Regionalliga Nord60——60[4]
2009–10Regionalliga Nord31——31[4]
2010–11Regionalliga Nord40——40[4]
2011–12Regionalliga Nord41——41[4]
2014–15Regionalliga Nordost21——21[4]
Totals212——212—
Career totals314622420035610—

International
As of match played on 10 September 2014.
National teamSeasonAppsGoalsAssists
Switzerland 2013–14100
Total100

Personal life

His brother Simon is also a footballer who currently plays for the FC Luzern reserves. He is not related to his former Luzern teammate Claudio Lustenberger.

References
  1. http://www.berliner-zeitung.de/hertha/jos-luhukay-fabian-lustenberger-ist-neuer-hertha-kapitaen,10808800,23896636.html
  2. "DER KAPITÄN BLEIBT AN BORD!" (in German). Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  3. FABIAN LUSTENBERGER IM SOMMER ZU YB, bscyb.ch, 28 June 2019
  4. "Fabian Lustenberger » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  5. "Fabian Lustenberger". kicker.de. kicker. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  6. "Fabian Lustenberger". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  7. "Fabian Lustenberger". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  8. "Fabian Lustenberger". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  9. "Fabian Lustenberger". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 14 May 2018.


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