2009–2010 Siena Weight 71 kg 2005–2009 St. Gallen Height 1.75 m | Number 77 Role Footballer Playing position Name Marcel Buchel Career start 2007 | |
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Date of birth (1991-03-18) 18 March 1991 (age 24) Current team Empoli F.C. (#77 / Midfielder) Similar People Federico Casarini, Karim Laribi, Mbaye Diagne, Valerio Rosseti, Domenico Maietta | ||
Place of birth Feldkirch, Austria | ||
Marcel Büchel (born 18 March 1991) is a professional footballer who plays for Empoli, as a midfielder.
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Born in Austria, he represents Liechtenstein at international level.
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Early career
Born in Feldkirch, Austria, Büchel began his career with the youth teams of Swiss club FC St. Gallen and Italian club Siena. Büchel signed a season-long loan deal with Juventus for the 2010–11 season, and made his professional debut for Juventus in the 2010-11 UEFA Europa League, in a group stage match against Austrian team Red Bull Salzburg on 4 November 2010.
On 1 July 2011, Büchel was sent out on loan to Serie B side Gubbio on a season-long deal. He finished the 2011-12 Serie B campaign having made 17 league appearances for the club, and scoring 1 goal. Büchel spent the next season out on loan to Cremonese.
Juventus
On 31 January 2013, it was officially communicated that Büchel was sold to former club Juventus in a co-ownership deal. In exchange, Siena also signed Juventus' Primavera captain Andrea Schiavone, also on a co-ownership deal. As part of the negotiations, Büchel's loan spell at Cremonese would continue. He was called up to the Juventus first team by head coach Antonio Conte, as part of a 31-man squad for their pre-season training camp in Valle d’Aosta on 11 July 2013.
On 2 September 2013, Büchel was officially loaned out to Virtus Lanciano on a season-long deal, that expired on 30 June 2014
On 26 August 2014, Büchel was officially loaned out to Bologna on a season-long deal, that expired 30 June 2015.
Empoli
On 31 August 2015, he was loaned out to Empoli.
On 22 June 2016, Empoli bought Büchel's loan outright from Juventus.
International career
On 18 September 2015, it was announced that Büchel had acquired Liechtensteiner citizenship and was named in their squad for the upcoming UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers in October.