Fabian Lustenberger

Fabian Lustenberger
Lustenberger in 2015
Personal information
Full name Fabian Lustenberger
Date of birth (1988-05-02) 2 May 1988
Place of birth Nebikon, Switzerland
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Defensive midfielder
Youth career
1995–2000 SC Nebikon
2000–2005 FC Luzern
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 Luzern 34 (0)
2007–2019 Hertha BSC 271 (4)
2007–2014 Hertha BSC II 21 (2)
2019–2024 Young Boys 116 (2)
International career
2007–2011 Switzerland U-21 25 (2)
2013–2015 Switzerland 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fabian Lustenberger (born 2 May 1988) is a Swiss former professional footballer. He has earned three caps with the Switzerland national team.

Career

Since 2013, Lustenberger has been the captain of the Berlin side, after helping Hertha BSC return to the Bundesliga after a season in 2. Bundesliga.[1] On 9 March 2016, he extended his contract until 2019.[2] However, Vedad Ibišević became the new captain of Hertha BSC in August 2016, due to choice of Pál Dárdai.[3][4]

Young Boys

On 28 January 2019, BSC Young Boys announced that Lustenberger would join the club from the upcoming 2019/20 season.[5] He penned a three-year deal.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played on 26 May 2024[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Luzern2005-06Swiss Challenge League1000—10
2006–07Swiss Super League30063—363
2007–08Swiss Super League3000—30
Total34063—403
Hertha BSC2007–08Bundesliga24100—241
2008–09Bundesliga141219[a]0252
2009–10Bundesliga230004[a]0270
2010–112. Bundesliga18100—181
2011–12Bundesliga12030—150
2012–132. Bundesliga33010—340
2013–14Bundesliga19020—210
2014–15Bundesliga27010—280
2015–16Bundesliga30140—341
2016–17Bundesliga190102[a]0220
2017–18Bundesliga230105[a]0290
2018–19Bundesliga29010—300
Total27141612003075
Hertha BSC II2007–08NOFV-Oberliga Nord20——20
2008–09Regionalliga Nord60——60
2009–10Regionalliga Nord31——31
2010–11Regionalliga Nord40——40
2011–12Regionalliga Nord41——41
2014–15Regionalliga Nordost21——21
Total213——212
Young Boys2019–20Swiss Super League300317[b]0401
2020–21 Swiss Super League 2101011[c]0330
2021–22 Swiss Super League 210001[d]0220
2022–23 Swiss Super League 260404[e]0300
2023–24 Swiss Super League 182302[f]0232
Total 11621112501523
Career total 442933545052014
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, nine appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  5. ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
  6. ↑ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played on 26 February 2021
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Switzerland 201310
201320
Total30

Honours

Hertha BSC

Young Boys

Individual

References

  1. ↑ Zeitung, Berliner. "Jos Luhukay: Fabian Lustenberger ist neuer Hertha-Kapitän". Berliner Zeitung.
  2. ↑ "DER KAPITÄN BLEIBT AN BORD!" (in German). Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  3. ↑ Dzaferovic, Amina (18 August 2016). "Motivator and Leader: Vedad Ibisevic is the New Captain of Hertha!". Sarajevo Times. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  4. ↑ "Hertha's Weiser all the wiser against Bayern". dw.com. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  5. ↑ FABIAN LUSTENBERGER IM SOMMER ZU YB, bscyb.ch, 28 June 2019
  6. ↑ "Fabian Lustenberger". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  7. ↑ "Yes: Hertha BSC win promotion! - Teams - HerthaBSC.de". www.herthabsc.de (in German). Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  8. ↑ "Young Boys wins Swiss league title in 54th week of season". Washington Post. Associated Press. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  9. ↑ "Young Boys seal third straight Swiss title". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  10. ↑ "Schweizerischer Fussballverband - Statistik und Resultate". www.football.ch (in German). Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  11. ↑ "SAFP Golden 11 Winners 2020". Golden11. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2022.