Seraina Piubel

Seraina Piubel
Seraina Piubel in September 2023.
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-06-02) 2 June 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Wettingen, Switzerland
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
West Ham United
Number 77
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2024 Zürich 130 (35)
2024– West Ham United 1 (0)
International career
2021– Switzerland 20 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:48, 22 September 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 August 2024

Seraina Piubel (born 2 June 2000) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays for Women's Super League club West Ham United and the Switzerland national team.[1][2][3]

Club career

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Zürich

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Piubel played for FC Fislisbach in her youth. At the age of 13, she was accepted into the Footeco support program and switched to FC Zürich. From 2015 to 2016, she played for a year in the FC Red Star Zürich U-15 boys' team before moving back to FC Zürich. On August 6, 2016 she made her debut in the Super League, coming on as a 75th-minute substitute in the game against the BSC YB. On 25 August 2016, she played in the Champions League qualifier against KFF Vllaznia Shkodër where she played the full game, and scored a goal in the 85th minute.[4]

In the 2017/18 season, Piubel was used regularly, mostly as a substitute. On October 11, 2017, the game against FC Gintra was their UEFA Women's Champions League debut, coming on in the 67th minute. She has been one of the regular players at FCZ since the 2020/21 season.[5][6]

In January 2022, she was nominated by a panel of experts as one of three players for the AXA Women's Super League 2021 award. Ultimately, Sandy Maendly won the award. Piubel was also nominated for this award the following year, but the winner was Fabienne Humm.[7]

Piubel won the AXA Women’s Super League Player award.[8]

West Ham United

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On 9 September 2024, it was announced that Piubel had signed a three-year-contract with Women's Super League side West Ham United.[9]

International career

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Piubel playing against Italy on September 22, 2023.

On 18 September 2020, Piubel played her first match for Switzerland against Croatia in qualifying for the Euro 2022, ending in a 1–1 draw.

On 11 April 2023, she scored her first international goal against Iceland in a friendly match, but eventually lost 2–1.[10]

Piubel was called up to the Switzerland squad for the 2023 World Cup.[11] In Switzerland's opening match against Philippines, Piubel scored the second goal for a 2–0 win.[12]

Career statistics

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Scores and results list Switzerland's goal tally first.
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 11 April 2023 Letzigrund, Zürich, Switzerland  Iceland 1–1 1–2 Friendly
2. 30 June 2023 Tissot Arena, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland  Zambia 2–3 3–3
3. 21 July 2023 Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin, New Zealand  Philippines 2–0 2–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup

Honours

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FC Zürich

References

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  1. ^ "CL-Sieger Barça heiss auf Nati-Star". Blick. 23 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Nati-Talent Seraina Piubel zum FC Barcelona?". 20 Minuten. 27 June 2023.
  3. ^ Kainz, Mathias. "Schweizer Nati verliert erstmals unter Inka Grings". Nau.
  4. ^ "Zürich vs Vllaznia - 25 August 2016". uk.soccerway.com.
  5. ^ "Schweizerischer Fussballverband - Team". www.football.ch. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Seraina Piubel - Erfolge und Titel - Frauenfußball auf soccerdonna.de". www.soccerdonna.de. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Fabienne Humm, Marie Höbinger und Seraina Piubel als «AWSL Player 2022» nominiert". FC Zürich (in German). Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Five things you need to know about women's team's new signing Seraina Piubel". www.whufc.com.
  9. ^ "West Ham United sign Switzerland midfielder Seraina Piubel" (in www.whufc.com).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  10. ^ "Switzerland vs Iceland - 11 April 2023". uk.soccerway.com.
  11. ^ "Switzerland at the 2023 Women's World Cup: Fixtures, results, squad, scorers | Women's World Cup". UEFA.com. 10 July 2023.
  12. ^ "Philippines - Switzerland". BBC. 23 July 2023.