Stenia Liliane Michel (born 23 October 1987) is a retired Swiss footballer who last played as a goalkeeper for FC Basel of the Swiss Nationalliga A. She previously played for FF USV Jena of the German Bundesliga, and FC Zürich of Switzerland's Nationalliga A, who were known as SV Seebach until 2008. Michel has been a member of the Switzerland national team since 2005, but did not make her debut until March 2014, a 1–1 draw with South Korea at the 2014 Cyprus Cup.[3]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stenia Liliane Michel[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 October 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Uster, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–2000 | FC Uster | ||
| 2000–2002 | FC Wetzikon | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2013 | Zürich | ||
| 2013–2016 | USV Jena | 72 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Basel | 46 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2004–2006 | Switzerland U19 | 9 | (0) |
| 2006 | Switzerland U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2014–2017 | Switzerland | 14 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2018–2020 | Grasshopper Club Zürich (goalkeeping coach) | ||
| 2021– | Basel (goalkeeping coach) | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 July 2023[2] ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 July 2023[2] | |||
Michel became Switzerland's first-choice goalkeeper in the run up to the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, because rival Gaëlle Thalmann had suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury.[4]
Honours edit
Zürich edit
- Champion (5): 2007/08, 2008/09, 2009/10, 2011/12, 2012/13
- Runner-up (1): 2006/07
- Champion (3): 2006/07, 2011/12, 2012/13
- Runner-up (2): 2004/05, 2005/06,
Basel edit
- Runner-up: 2017/18
References edit
- ^ "List of Players – Switzerland" (PDF). FIFA. 30 May 2015. p. 22. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
- ^ a b "Stenia Michel". soccerdonna.de. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ^ Portrait in the Swiss Football Association's page
- ^ "Steht Stenia Michel an der WM gegen den Weltmeister im Tor?" (in German). Zürcher Oberländer. 6 December 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
External links edit
- Stenia Michel – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Stenia Michel at Soccerway
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