Ethan Meichtry

Ethan Meichtry
Personal information
Full name Franz-Ethan Meichtry
Date of birth (2005-07-08) 8 July 2005
Place of birth Thun, Switzerland
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Genoa
Youth career
2013–2018 FC Rot-Schwarz
2018–2020 Thun
2020–2023 Dürrenast
2023–2024 Thun
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024–2025 Thun U21 19 (1)
2024–2026 Thun 58 (10)
2026– Genoa 0 (0)
International career‡
2025 Switzerland U20 2 (0)
2025– Switzerland U21 5 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 14:13, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

Franz-Ethan Meichtry (born 8 July 2005) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Genoa.

Club career

Meichtry is a product of the youth academies of the Swiss clubs FC Rot-Schwarz, Thun and Dürrenast. On 10 July 2024, he signed his first professional contract with Thun until 2026.[1] He helped Thun win the 2024–25 Swiss Challenge League and earn promotion to the Swiss Super League. On 18 December 2025, he extended his contract with Thun until 2030.[2] The following season, he helped Thun win their first ever first division title, the 2025–26 Swiss Super League.[3]

On 30 June 2026, Meichtry moved to Genoa in Italy.[4]

International career

Born in Switzerland, Meichtry was born to a Swiss father and Cameroonian mother and holds dual-citizenship.[5] He is a youth international for Switzerland, having been called up to the Switzerland U21s for a set of 2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches.[6]

Honours

Thun

References

  1. ↑ "Frith und Meichtry unterschreiben beim FC Thun". www.neo1.ch. 11 July 2024.
  2. ↑ Baumgartner, Gian-Andri (18 December 2025). "FC Thun verlängert mit Ethan Meichtry". Blick.
  3. 1 2 3 "Der Thuner Meistertitel ist "unglaublich und unbeschreiblich"". www.sarganserlaender.ch.
  4. ↑ "Il Genoa piazza il colpo Franz-Ethan Meichtry" [Genoa completes Franz-Ethan Meichtry signing] (in Italian). Genoa CFC. 30 June 2026. Retrieved 13 August 2026.
  5. ↑ Guillemin, Tim (3 May 2025). "Ethan Meichtry, der Lamine Yamal des Berner Oberlands". Blick.
  6. ↑ "Aufgebot für FC-Thun-Spieler? Warum Kastriot Imeri ein Kandidat für das WM-Kader ist". Berner Zeitung. 10 February 2026.
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