Ilan Sauter
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ilan Benjamin Sauter | ||
| Date of birth | 6 February 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | New York City, U.S. | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Leftback | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Zürich | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2011 | FC Maur | ||
| 2011–2019 | Zürich | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2023 | Zürich II | 37 | (1) |
| 2019–2023 | Zürich | 3 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | → Wil (loan) | 45 | (1) |
| 2023–2025 | Bellinzona | 57 | (7) |
| 2025– | Zürich | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Switzerland U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Switzerland U17 | 11 | (1) |
| 2019 | Switzerland U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Switzerland U19 | 6 | (1) |
| 2020 | Switzerland U20 | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 October 2020 | |||
Ilan Benjamin Sauter (born 6 February 2001) is a Swiss footballer who plays as a centre back for Swiss Super League club Zürich.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Born in New York City, aged six Sauter moved to Switzerland, where he started playing for his local club FC Maur. Four years later, he moved to the youth academy of FC Zürich and was promoted to the first team in 2019, at the age of 18.
Professional career
[edit | edit source]Sauter made his professional debut for Zürich in a 4–0 Swiss Super League loss to BSC Young Boys on 24 August 2019.[1] Twelve months later, he joined Swiss club Wil on loan. On 10 July 2021, the loan was extended for the 2021–22 season.[2]
On 3 July 2025, Sauter rejoined Zürich on a five-year contract.[3]
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- FCZ Profile Archived 26 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine
- SFL Profile
- SFV U16 Profile
- SFV U17 Profile
- SFV U18 Profile
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- Soccer players from New York City
- American people of Swiss descent
- Living people
- Swiss men's footballers
- Switzerland men's youth international footballers
- American men's soccer players
- Men's association football full-backs
- FC Zürich players
- FC Wil players
- AC Bellinzona players
- Swiss Super League players
- Challenge League (Switzerland) players
- Swiss Promotion League players
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- 21st-century Swiss sportsmen
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