Christian Witzig | |
Birth Date: | 9 January 2001 |
Birth Place: | Münsterlingen, Switzerland |
Height: | 1.78 m |
Position: | Midfielder |
Currentclub: | St. Gallen |
Clubnumber: | 37 |
Youthyears1: | 2005–2008 |
Youthclubs1: | FC Tägerwilen |
Youthyears2: | 2008–2009 |
Youthclubs2: | FC Münchwilen |
Youthyears3: | 2009–2015 |
Youthclubs3: | Wil |
Youthyears4: | 2015–2019 |
Youthclubs4: | St. Gallen |
Years1: | 2017–2021 |
Caps1: | 53 |
Goals1: | 3 |
Years2: | 2021– |
Caps2: | 67 |
Goals2: | 8 |
Nationalyears1: | 2016 |
Nationalteam1: | Switzerland U15 |
Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears2: | 2016–2017 |
Nationalteam2: | Switzerland U16 |
Nationalcaps2: | 4 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Nationalyears3: | 2017–2018 |
Nationalteam3: | Switzerland U17 |
Nationalcaps3: | 4 |
Nationalgoals3: | 1 |
Nationalyears4: | 2024– |
Nationalteam4: | Switzerland |
Nationalcaps4: | 1 |
Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 27 May 2024 |
Nationalteam-Update: | 15 October 2024 |
Christian Witzig (born 9 January 2001) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for St. Gallen and the Switzerland national team.
Witzig is a product of the youth academies of Tägerwilen, Münchwilen, Wil and St. Gallen. He began his senior career with the reserves of St. Gallen in 2017.[1] On 24 June 2021, he signed his first professional contract with St. Gallen, tying him to the club until June 2023.[2] He made his professional debut with St. Gallen in a 3–1 Swiss Super League loss to Sion on 27 November 2021.[3]
Witzig is a youth international for Switzerland, having played from the U15 to U17 levels. He represented the Switzerland U17s at the 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[4]