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{{short description|Swiss footballer (born 1991)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
{{Infobox football biography
| name = François Affolter
| name = François Affolter
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1991|3|13}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1991|3|13}}
| birth_place = [[Biel/Bienne]], [[Bern]], Switzerland
| birth_place = [[Biel/Bienne]], [[Bern]], Switzerland
| height = {{height|m=1.87|precision=0}}
| height = 1.86 m
| position = [[Centre back]]
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Centre back]]
| currentclub = [[San Jose Earthquakes]]
| currentclub = [[FC Biel-Bienne|Biel-Bienne]]
| clubnumber = 3
| clubnumber = 2
| youthyears1 = 2000–2001
| youthyears1 = 2000–2001
| youthclubs1 = [[FC Etoile Biel|Etoile Biel]]
| youthclubs1 = [[FC Etoile Biel|Etoile Biel]]
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| goals4 = 1
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2014–2017
| years5 = 2014–2017
| clubs5 = [[FC Luzern|Luzern]]
| clubs5 = [[FC Luzern]]
| caps5 = 101
| caps5 = 101
| goals5 = 4
| goals5 = 4
| years6 = 2017–
| years6 = 2017–2019
| clubs6 = [[San Jose Earthquakes]]
| clubs6 = [[San Jose Earthquakes]]
| caps6 = 7
| caps6 = 16
| goals6 = 0
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2020
| clubs7 = [[FC Aarau]]
| caps7 = 12
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2020–2021
| clubs8 = [[FC Chiasso|Chiasso]]
| caps8 = 45
| goals8 = 1
| years9 = 2022–
| clubs9 = [[FC Biel-Bienne|Biel-Bienne]]
| caps9 = 39
| goals9 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2008
| nationalyears1 = 2008
| nationalteam1 = [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland U18]]
| nationalteam1 = [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland U18]]
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| nationalcaps4 = 1
| nationalcaps4 = 1
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| nationalyears5 = 2010–
| nationalyears5 = 2010–2012
| nationalteam5 = [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]]
| nationalteam5 = [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]]
| nationalcaps5 = 5
| nationalcaps5 = 5
| nationalgoals5 = 0
| nationalgoals5 = 0
| pcupdate = 14 April 2018
| pcupdate = 26 October 2023
| ntupdate = 16 October 2012
| ntupdate =
}}
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'''François Affolter''' (born 13 March 1991) is a Swiss professional [[Association football|football]] [[Defender (association football)|defender]] currently playing for the [[San Jose Earthquakes]].
'''François Affolter''' (born 13 March 1991) is a Swiss professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Defender (association football)|defender]] for [[FC Biel-Bienne|Biel-Bienne]] in the [[Swiss Promotion League]]. He was part of the Swiss team at the [[2012 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-01-14|title=François Affolter Bio, Stats, and Results {{!}} Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/af/francois-affolter-1.html|access-date=2020-10-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200114101500/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/af/francois-affolter-1.html|archive-date=14 January 2020}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
===Young Boys===
===Young Boys===
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Born in [[Biel/Bienne]], [[Canton of Bern|Bern]], He made his senior debut for [[BSC Young Boys]] at the age of 17 years on 14 September 2008 in a 2–1 victory over [[AC Bellinzona]], replacing [[Marc Schneider (footballer)|Marc Schneider]] in the starting eleven due to suspension.<ref>{{cite web|title=BELLINZONA VS. YOUNG BOYS 1 - 2|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2008/09/14/switzerland/super-league/ac-bellinzona/bsc-young-boys-bern/631818/|publisher=Soccerway.com|date=14 September 2008|access-date=1 December 2017}}</ref> Since that match, he was a regular starter for the club in their three-man defence, alongside [[Saif Ghezal]] and [[Miguel Alfredo Portillo]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Guardian.co.uk]]|title=Stats Centre: François Affolter Facts|url=http://guardian.touch-line.com/StatsCentre.asp?CTID=25&CPID=99&TEID=1016&PLID=211762&pStr=Player|access-date=6 April 2010|archive-date=2 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121002112551/http://guardian.touch-line.com/StatsCentre.asp?CTID=25&CPID=99&TEID=1016&PLID=211762&pStr=Player|url-status=dead}}</ref>
[[Image:YB vs. FCL - Nikolaj Hänni 3.jpg|thumb|300px|left|Affolter playing for [[BSC Young Boys]] in 2014.]]
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Born in [[Biel/Bienne]], [[Canton of Bern|Bern]], He made his senior debut for [[BSC Young Boys]] at the age of 17 years on 14 September 2008 in a 2–1 victory over [[AC Bellinzona]], replacing [[Marc Schneider (footballer)|Marc Schneider]] in the starting eleven due to suspension.<ref>{{cite web|title=BELLINZONA VS. YOUNG BOYS 1 - 2|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2008/09/14/switzerland/super-league/ac-bellinzona/bsc-young-boys-bern/631818/|publisher=Soccerway.com|date=14 September 2008|accessdate=1 December 2017}}</ref> Since that match, he was a regular starter for the club in their three-man defence, alongside [[Saif Ghezal]] and [[Miguel Alfredo Portillo]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Guardian.co.uk]]|title=Stats Centre: François Affolter Facts|url=http://guardian.touch-line.com/StatsCentre.asp?CTID=25&CPID=99&TEID=1016&PLID=211762&pStr=Player|accessdate= 6 April 2010}}</ref>


Before he played with the first team, he played with the under 18 team.<ref>{{cite web|title=BSC Young Boys >> Squad 2008/2009|url=http://www.worldfootball.net/teams/bsc-young-boys/2009/2/|publisher=worldfootball.net|accessdate=1 December 2017}}</ref> They won the under 18 championship the same year. Then, he joined the first team for friendly matches in the summer of 2008 and the new Young Boys coach [[Vladimir Petkovic]] gave him his chance.
Before he played with the first team, he played with the under 18 team.<ref>{{cite web|title=BSC Young Boys >> Squad 2008/2009|url=http://www.worldfootball.net/teams/bsc-young-boys/2009/2/|publisher=worldfootball.net|access-date=1 December 2017}}</ref> They won the under 18 championship the same year. Then, he joined the first team for friendly matches in the summer of 2008 and the new Young Boys coach [[Vladimir Petkovic]] gave him his chance.


He signed his first professional contract with Young Boys in November 2008. After three seasons with Young Boys, he was loaned to German club [[SV Werder Bremen|Werder Bremen]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Werder verstärkt sich mit Affolter|trans-title=Werder strengthens itself with Affolter|language=German|date=25 January 2012|accessdate=25 January 2012|publisher=[[Deutsche Fußball Liga|DFL]]|url=http://www.bundesliga.de/de/liga/news/2011/index.php?f=0000203439.php}}</ref>
He signed his first professional contract with Young Boys in November 2008. After three seasons with Young Boys, he was loaned to German club [[SV Werder Bremen|Werder Bremen]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Werder verstärkt sich mit Affolter|trans-title=Werder strengthens itself with Affolter|language=de|date=25 January 2012|access-date=25 January 2012|publisher=[[Deutsche Fußball Liga|DFL]]|url=http://www.bundesliga.de/de/liga/news/2011/index.php?f=0000203439.php|archive-date=26 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120126023837/http://www.bundesliga.de/de/liga/news/2011/index.php?f=0000203439.php|url-status=dead}}</ref>


After an unsuccessful half year at Young Boys, he decided to transfer to Swiss side [[FC Luzern]] for an undisclosed fee. His contract was set to expire in June 2018.<ref>{{cite web|title=François Affolter verlässt YB für Luzern|trans-title=François Affolter leaves YB for Luzern|language=German|date=15 December 2013|accessdate=5 February 2014|publisher=[[NZZ|Neue Zürcher Zeitung]]|url=http://www.nzz.ch/aktuell/sport/fussball/franois-affolter-ab-dem-neuen-jahr-bei-luzern-1.18205085}}</ref>
After an unsuccessful half year at Young Boys, he decided to transfer to Swiss side [[FC Luzern]] for an undisclosed fee. His contract was set to expire in June 2018.<ref>{{cite news|title=François Affolter verlässt YB für Luzern|trans-title=François Affolter leaves YB for Luzern|language=de|date=15 December 2013|access-date=5 February 2014|newspaper=[[NZZ|Neue Zürcher Zeitung]]|url=http://www.nzz.ch/aktuell/sport/fussball/franois-affolter-ab-dem-neuen-jahr-bei-luzern-1.18205085}}</ref>

[[Image:Gonzalo Higuain (L), François Affolter - Switzerland vs. Argentina, 29th February 2012.jpg|thumb|300px|left|Affolter defends against [[Gonzalo Higuaín]] during a friendly against [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] at [[Stade de Suisse]] on 29 February 2012]]


===San Jose Earthquakes===
===San Jose Earthquakes===
On 21 July 2017, [[Major League Soccer]] side [[San Jose Earthquakes]] announced it had signed Affolter to a multi-year contract on a free transfer from Luzern.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sjearthquakes.com/post/2017/07/21/news-earthquakes-sign-swiss-defender-francois-affolter|title=NEWS: Earthquakes Sign Swiss Defender Francois Affolter|publisher=San Jose Earthquakes|accessdate=22 July 2017}}</ref> He made his first appearance for San Jose on 9 August, starting in the [[U.S. Open Cup]] semifinal against [[Sporting Kansas City]] and substituting out during extra time in the 103rd minute.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sporting Kansas City vs San Jose Earthquakes 9 August 2017|url=https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2017-08-09-sporting-kansas-city-vs-san-jose-earthquakes/boxscore|publisher=Major League Soccer|accessdate=9 August 2017}}</ref> He made his first MLS start and appearance on 12 August in a 3–0 loss to the [[Houston Dynamo]] at [[BBVA Compass Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Houston Dynamo vs San Jose Earthquakes Aug 12 2017|url=https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2017-08-12-houston-dynamo-vs-san-jose-earthquakes/preview|publisher=Major League Soccer|accessdate=13 August 2017}}</ref>
On 21 July 2017, [[Major League Soccer]] side [[San Jose Earthquakes]] announced it had signed Affolter to a multi-year contract on a free transfer from Luzern.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sjearthquakes.com/post/2017/07/21/news-earthquakes-sign-swiss-defender-francois-affolter|title=NEWS: Earthquakes Sign Swiss Defender Francois Affolter|publisher=San Jose Earthquakes|access-date=22 July 2017}}</ref> He made his first appearance for San Jose on 9 August, starting in the [[U.S. Open Cup]] semifinal against [[Sporting Kansas City]] and substituting out during extra time in the 103rd minute.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sporting Kansas City vs San Jose Earthquakes 9 August 2017|url=https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2017-08-09-sporting-kansas-city-vs-san-jose-earthquakes/boxscore|publisher=Major League Soccer|access-date=9 August 2017}}</ref> He made his first MLS start and appearance on 12 August in a 3–0 loss to the [[Houston Dynamo]] at [[BBVA Compass Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Houston Dynamo vs San Jose Earthquakes Aug 12 2017|url=https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2017-08-12-houston-dynamo-vs-san-jose-earthquakes/preview|publisher=Major League Soccer|access-date=13 August 2017}}</ref>

===FC Aarau===
In February 2020, Affolter joined [[Swiss Challenge League]] side [[FC Aarau]] until the end of the [[2019–20 Swiss Challenge League|2019–20 season]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wendel |first1=Sebastian |title=Eine Wundertüte für den FC Aarau: François Affolter soll die löchrige Abwehr stabilisieren |url=https://www.aargauerzeitung.ch/sport/aargau/neuer-abwehrspieler-fuer-den-fc-aarau-franois-affolter-unterschreibt-bis-ende-saison-136391762 |access-date=15 September 2020 |work=Aargauer Zeitung |date=19 February 2020 |language=de}}</ref>


===Chiasso===
In September 2020, [[free agent]] Affolter signed with [[FC Chiasso]], also of the Swiss Challenge League.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mantegazzi |first1=Elia |title=Rinforzo in difesa: il Chiasso ingaggia Affolter |url=https://www.tio.ch/sport/calcio/1461406/affolter-chiasso-league-rinforzo-difesa |website=tio.ch |access-date=15 September 2020 |language=it |date=14 September 2020}}</ref>


===Return to Biel-Bienne===
On 29 December 2021, Affolter returned to his youth club [[FC Biel-Bienne|Biel-Bienne]] on a 2.5-year contract.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Biel-Bienne|url=https://www.fcbiel-bienne.ch/index.php/de/news-1-mannschaft/francois-affolter-verstaerkt-den-fc-biel-bienne-1896|title=François Affolter verstärkt den FC Biel-Bienne 1896|date=29 December 2021|access-date=4 October 2022|language=de}}</ref>


==Personal life==
Affolter received his [[Permanent residence (United States)|U.S. green card]] in July 2018, which qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sjearthquakes.com/post/2018/07/19/news-francois-affolter-obtains-green-card-no-longer-occupies-international-spot|title=NEWS: Francois Affolter Obtains Green Card, No Longer Occupies International Spot|work=San Jose Earthquakes}}</ref>


==Career statistics==
==Career statistics==
===Club===
===Club===
{{Updated|matches played 14 April 2018}}<ref>{{cite web|title=François Affolter » Club matches|url=http://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/francois-affolter/2/|website=worldfootball.net|accessdate=18 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=F. Affolter|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/-francois--affolter-/65861/|website=Soccerway|accessdate=18 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Francois Affolter|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/francois-affolter|website=MLSsoccer.com|accessdate=18 February 2018}}</ref>
{{Updated|matches played 15 September 2020}}<ref>{{cite web|title=François Affolter » Club matches|url=http://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/francois-affolter/2/|website=worldfootball.net|access-date=18 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Soccerway|65861|accessdate=18 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Francois Affolter|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/francois-affolter|website=MLSsoccer.com|access-date=18 February 2018}}</ref>


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|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
|-
!rowspan=2|Club
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan=2|Season
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan=2|League
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan=2|Cup
!colspan="2"|Cup
!colspan=2|League Cup
!colspan="2"|League Cup
!colspan=2|Continental
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan=2|Total
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
|-
!Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals
!Division||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|[[BSC Young Boys|Young Boys II]]
|[[BSC Young Boys|Young Boys II]]
|[[2008–09 in Swiss football|2008–09]]
|[[2008–09 in Swiss football|2008–09]]
⚫
|
|2||0||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||2||0
|2||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||2||0
|-
|-
⚫
|rowspan="7"|[[BSC Young Boys|Young Boys]]
⚫
!colspan=1|Total
⚫
!2||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||2||0
⚫
|-
⚫
|rowspan=7|[[BSC Young Boys|Young Boys]]
|[[2008–09 Swiss Super League|2008–09]]
|[[2008–09 Swiss Super League|2008–09]]
|rowspan="6"|[[Swiss Super League]]
|22||0||3||0||colspan=2|–||1||0||26||0
|22||0||3||0||colspan="2"|–||1||0||26||0
|-
|-
|[[2009–10 Swiss Super League|2009–10]]
|[[2009–10 Swiss Super League|2009–10]]
|34||1||2||0||colspan=2|–||1||0||37||1
|34||1||2||0||colspan="2"|–||1||0||37||1
|-
|-
|[[2010–11 Swiss Super League|2010–11]]
|[[2010–11 Swiss Super League|2010–11]]
|33||0||4||0||colspan=2|–||12||0||49||0
|33||0||4||0||colspan="2"|–||12||0||49||0
|-
|-
|[[2011–12 Swiss Super League|2011–12]]
|[[2011–12 Swiss Super League|2011–12]]
|5||0||2||1||colspan=2|–||2||0||9||1
|5||0||2||1||colspan="2"|–||2||0||9||1
|-
|-
|[[2012–13 Swiss Super League|2012–13]]
|[[2012–13 Swiss Super League|2012–13]]
|4||0||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||4||0
|4||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||4||0
|-
|-
|[[2013–14 Swiss Super League|2013–14]]
|[[2013–14 Swiss Super League|2013–14]]
|2||1||1||1||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||3||2
|2||1||1||1||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||3||2
|-
|-
!colspan=1|Total
!colspan="2"|Total
!100||2||12||2||0||0||16||0||128||4
!100||2||12||2||0||0||16||0||128||4
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|[[SV Werder Bremen|Werder Bremen]] (loan)
|[[SV Werder Bremen|Werder Bremen]] (loan)
|[[2011–12 Bundesliga|2011–12]]
|[[2011–12 Bundesliga|2011–12]]
|[[Bundesliga]]
|13||0||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||13||0
|13||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||13||0
|-
|-
⚫
|[[SV Werder Bremen II|Werder Bremen II]] (loan)
!colspan=1|Total
!13||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||13||0
⚫
|-
⚫
|rowspan=2|[[SV Werder Bremen II|Werder Bremen II]] (loan)
|[[2012–13 Regionalliga|2012–13]]
|[[2012–13 Regionalliga|2012–13]]
|[[Regionalliga Nord]]
|5||1||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||5||1
|5||1||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||5||1
⚫
|-
!colspan=1|Total
!5||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||5||1
|-
|-
|rowspan=5|[[FC Luzern|Luzern]]
|rowspan="5"|[[FC Luzern]]
|[[2013–14 Swiss Super League|2013–14]]
|[[2013–14 Swiss Super League|2013–14]]
|rowspan="4"|Swiss Super League
|10||0||1||0||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||11||0
|10||0||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||11||0
|-
|-
|[[2014–15 Swiss Super League|2014–15]]
|[[2014–15 Swiss Super League|2014–15]]
|31||1||3||0||colspan=2|–||2||0||36||1
|31||1||3||0||colspan="2"|–||2||0||36||1
|-
|-
|[[2015–16 Swiss Super League|2015–16]]
|[[2015–16 Swiss Super League|2015–16]]
|32||1||4||0||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||36||1
|32||1||4||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||36||1
|-
|-
|[[2016–17 Swiss Super League|2016–17]]
|[[2016–17 Swiss Super League|2016–17]]
|11||0||3||0||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||14||0
|11||0||3||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||14||0
|-
|-
!colspan=1|Total
!colspan="2"|Total
!84||2||11||0||0||0||2||0||97||2
!84||2||11||0||0||0||2||0||97||2
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|[[FC Luzern|Luzern II]]
|[[FC Luzern]]
|[[2014–15 in Swiss football|2014–15]]
|[[2014–15 in Swiss football|2014–15]]
|
|1||0||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||1||0
|1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||1||0
|-
|-
⚫
|rowspan="4"|[[San Jose Earthquakes]]
!colspan=1|Total
!1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0
⚫
|-
⚫
|rowspan=2|[[San Jose Earthquakes]]
|[[2017 Major League Soccer season|2017]]
|[[2017 Major League Soccer season|2017]]
|rowspan="3"|[[Major League Soccer|MLS]]
|6||0||1<ref group=lower-alpha>Appearances in the [[Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup]]</ref>||0||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||2||0
|6||0||1<ref group=lower-alpha name="usopen">Appearances in the [[Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup]]</ref>||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||2||0
|-
|-
|[[2018 Major League Soccer season|2018]]
|[[2018 Major League Soccer season|2018]]
|1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0
|9||0||1<ref group=lower-alpha name="usopen"/>||0||0||0||0||0||10||0
⚫
|-
|[[2019 Major League Soccer season|2019]]
|1||0||2<ref group=lower-alpha name="usopen"/>||0||0||0||0||0||3||0
⚫
|-
⚫
!colspan="2"|Total
⚫
!16||0||4||0||0||0||0||0||20||0
|-
|-
|[[FC Aarau]]
!colspan=1|Total
|[[2019–20 Swiss Challenge League|2019–20]]
!7||0||1||0||0||0||0||0||8||0
|[[Swiss Challenge League]]
|12||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||12||0
|-
|-
!colspan=2|Career total
!colspan="3"|Career total
!212||5||24||2||0||0||18||0||254||7
!233||5||27||2||0||0||18||0||278||7
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François Affolter
Playing for San Jose Earthquakes in 2017
Personal information
Full name François Jacques Affolter
Date of birth (1991-03-13) 13 March 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Biel/Bienne, Bern, Switzerland
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Biel-Bienne
Number 2
Youth career
2000–2001 Etoile Biel
2001–2007 Biel-Bienne
2007–2008 Young Boys
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008 Young Boys II 2 (0)
2008–2014 Young Boys 100 (2)
2012 → Werder Bremen (loan) 13 (0)
2012 → Werder Bremen II (loan) 5 (1)
2014–2017 FC Luzern 101 (4)
2017–2019 San Jose Earthquakes 16 (0)
2020 FC Aarau 12 (0)
2020–2021 Chiasso 45 (1)
2022– Biel-Bienne 39 (0)
International career
2008 Switzerland U18 2 (0)
2009 Switzerland U19 3 (0)
2009–2012 Switzerland U21 17 (2)
2012 Switzerland U23 1 (0)
2010–2012 Switzerland 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 October 2023

François Affolter (born 13 March 1991) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a defender for Biel-Bienne in the Swiss Promotion League. He was part of the Swiss team at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1]

Career

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Young Boys

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Born in Biel/Bienne, Bern, He made his senior debut for BSC Young Boys at the age of 17 years on 14 September 2008 in a 2–1 victory over AC Bellinzona, replacing Marc Schneider in the starting eleven due to suspension.[2] Since that match, he was a regular starter for the club in their three-man defence, alongside Saif Ghezal and Miguel Alfredo Portillo.[3]

Before he played with the first team, he played with the under 18 team.[4] They won the under 18 championship the same year. Then, he joined the first team for friendly matches in the summer of 2008 and the new Young Boys coach Vladimir Petkovic gave him his chance.

He signed his first professional contract with Young Boys in November 2008. After three seasons with Young Boys, he was loaned to German club Werder Bremen.[5]

After an unsuccessful half year at Young Boys, he decided to transfer to Swiss side FC Luzern for an undisclosed fee. His contract was set to expire in June 2018.[6]

San Jose Earthquakes

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On 21 July 2017, Major League Soccer side San Jose Earthquakes announced it had signed Affolter to a multi-year contract on a free transfer from Luzern.[7] He made his first appearance for San Jose on 9 August, starting in the U.S. Open Cup semifinal against Sporting Kansas City and substituting out during extra time in the 103rd minute.[8] He made his first MLS start and appearance on 12 August in a 3–0 loss to the Houston Dynamo at BBVA Compass Stadium.[9]

FC Aarau

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In February 2020, Affolter joined Swiss Challenge League side FC Aarau until the end of the 2019–20 season.[10]

Chiasso

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In September 2020, free agent Affolter signed with FC Chiasso, also of the Swiss Challenge League.[11]

Return to Biel-Bienne

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On 29 December 2021, Affolter returned to his youth club Biel-Bienne on a 2.5-year contract.[12]

Personal life

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Affolter received his U.S. green card in July 2018, which qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.[13]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of matches played 15 September 2020[14][15][16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Young Boys II 2008–09 2 0 – – – 2 0
Young Boys 2008–09 Swiss Super League 22 0 3 0 – 1 0 26 0
2009–10 34 1 2 0 – 1 0 37 1
2010–11 33 0 4 0 – 12 0 49 0
2011–12 5 0 2 1 – 2 0 9 1
2012–13 4 0 – – – 4 0
2013–14 2 1 1 1 – – 3 2
Total 100 2 12 2 0 0 16 0 128 4
Werder Bremen (loan) 2011–12 Bundesliga 13 0 – – – 13 0
Werder Bremen II (loan) 2012–13 Regionalliga Nord 5 1 – – – 5 1
FC Luzern 2013–14 Swiss Super League 10 0 1 0 – – 11 0
2014–15 31 1 3 0 – 2 0 36 1
2015–16 32 1 4 0 – – 36 1
2016–17 11 0 3 0 – – 14 0
Total 84 2 11 0 0 0 2 0 97 2
FC Luzern 2014–15 1 0 – – – 1 0
San Jose Earthquakes 2017 MLS 6 0 1[a] 0 – – 2 0
2018 9 0 1[a] 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
2019 1 0 2[a] 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Total 16 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
FC Aarau 2019–20 Swiss Challenge League 12 0 0 0 – – 12 0
Career total 233 5 27 2 0 0 18 0 278 7
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

References

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  1. ^ "François Affolter Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". 14 January 2020. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  2. ^ "BELLINZONA VS. YOUNG BOYS 1 - 2". Soccerway.com. 14 September 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Stats Centre: François Affolter Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2 October 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
  4. ^ "BSC Young Boys >> Squad 2008/2009". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Werder verstärkt sich mit Affolter" [Werder strengthens itself with Affolter] (in German). DFL. 25 January 2012. Archived from the original on 26 January 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
  6. ^ "François Affolter verlässt YB für Luzern" [François Affolter leaves YB for Luzern]. Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in German). 15 December 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  7. ^ "NEWS: Earthquakes Sign Swiss Defender Francois Affolter". San Jose Earthquakes. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  8. ^ "Sporting Kansas City vs San Jose Earthquakes 9 August 2017". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  9. ^ "Houston Dynamo vs San Jose Earthquakes Aug 12 2017". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  10. ^ Wendel, Sebastian (19 February 2020). "Eine Wundertüte für den FC Aarau: François Affolter soll die löchrige Abwehr stabilisieren". Aargauer Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  11. ^ Mantegazzi, Elia (14 September 2020). "Rinforzo in difesa: il Chiasso ingaggia Affolter". tio.ch (in Italian). Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  12. ^ "François Affolter verstärkt den FC Biel-Bienne 1896" (in German). Biel-Bienne. 29 December 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  13. ^ "NEWS: Francois Affolter Obtains Green Card, No Longer Occupies International Spot". San Jose Earthquakes.
  14. ^ "François Affolter » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  15. ^ François Affolter at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  16. ^ "Francois Affolter". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved 18 February 2018.


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