Gregory Wüthrich

Gregory Wüthrich

Wüthrich warming up for Young Boys in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Gregory Kwesi Wüthrich[1]
Date of birth	(1994-12-04) 4 December 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Bern, Switzerland
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Sturm Graz
Number	5
Youth career
0000–2014	Young Boys
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2019	Young Boys	55	(2)
2015	→ Grasshopper (loan)	8	(0)
2019–2020	Perth Glory	18	(1)
2020–	Sturm Graz	128	(9)
International career^‡
2012	Switzerland U18	1	(0)
2012–2013	Switzerland U19	5	(0)
2013–2015	Switzerland U20	6	(0)
2014–2015	Switzerland U21	3	(0)
2024–	Switzerland	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 September 2024

Gregory Kwesi Wüthrich (born 4 December 1994) is a Swiss footballer who plays as a centre-back for Austrian Bundesliga club Sturm Graz and the Switzerland national team.

Club career

Wüthrich is a youth exponent from Young Boys. He made his Swiss Super League debut at 2 February 2014 against Thun in 2–1 home win.[2] He made 8 league appearances during the 2013–14 season. After making a total of 15 appearances, 9 of those being in the league, during the 2014–15 season, Wüthrich left Young Boys to join fellow Swiss Super League side Grasshopper on loan on 24 February 2015.[3] He made his club debut on 1 March versus St. Gallen.[4]

Wüthrich signed for A-League club Perth Glory on 18 September 2019.[5]

On 7 August 2020 he signed for Sturm Graz.[6]

International career

Early career

Wüthrich was born to a Ghanaian mother and a Swiss father.[7] He has been a youth international for Switzerland.

Wüthrich was called up to the senior Switzerland national team for the first time for the Nations League games against Denmark and Spain in September 2024.[8] He debuted on 5 September 2024 against Denmark at the Parken Stadium. He substituted Ruben Vargas in the 61st minute after the starting centre-back Nico Elvedi was sent off. Denmark won 2–0.[9]

Young Boys

In July 2014, Wüthrich move to Young Boys from their academy. He made his official debut for Young Boys on 31 July against Ermis Aradippou. He scored his first professional goal against Grasshoppers on 31 August 2014.

Career statistics

Club

As of 29 January 2025

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Young Boys	2013–14	Swiss Super League	8	1	—		—		—		8	1
	2014–15		9	1	2	0	4	0	—		15	1
	2015–16		12	0	1	0	0	0	—		13	0
	2016–17		3	0	1	0	2	0	—		6	0
	2017–18		8	0	2	0	3	0	—		13	0
	2018–19		14	0	1	0	3	0	—		18	0
	2019–20		1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
	Total		55	2	7	0	12	0	—		74	2
Grasshopper (loan)	2014–15	Swiss Super League	8	0	1	0	—		—		9	0
Perth Glory	2019–20	A-League	18	1	0	0	1	0	—		19	1
Sturm Graz	2020–21	Austrian Bundesliga	23	1	5	0	—		—		28	1
	2021–22		31	4	0	0	8	0	—		39	4
	2022–23		28	1	5	0	8	0	—		41	1
	2023–24		28	3	4	1	10	0	—		42	4
	2024–25		8	0	2	0	4	0	—		14	0
	Total		128	9	16	1	30	0	—		164	10
Career total			200	12	24	1	43	0	0	0	267	13

International

As of match played 5 September 2024

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Switzerland	2024	1	0
Total		1	0

Honours

Young Boys

• Swiss Super League: 2017–18

References

1. Gregory Wüthrich on Instagram
2. "Young Boys vs. Thun - 2 February 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
3. "Gregory Wüthrich until the end of the season to GC". GCZ.ch. Archived from the original on 13 March 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
4. "Live-Ticker Zum Spiel: FC St. Gallen - GC". GCZ.ch. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
5. "Glory swoop for Swiss defender". Perth Glory FC. 18 September 2019.
6. "Grüezi, Gregory Wüthrich!". SK Sturm Graz (in German). Archived from the original on 8 August 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
7. "Switzerland – G. Wuthrich – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
8. "Männer-Nationalteam: Erstes Aufgebot für Gregory Wüthrich" (in German). Swiss Football Association. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
9. "Denmark v Switzerland game report". ESPN. 5 September 2024.