Yanick Brecher

Yanick Brecher (born 25 May 1993) is a Swiss former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Club career Early career In his youth, Brecher played for FC Männedorf before joining Zürich. He came up through the Zürich youth system, playing for the under-18s and under-23s before entering the first team.

FC Zürich Brecher signed for the senior team in the summer of 2011. He made his league debut for the club on 1 June 2013 in a 4–2 away defeat to FC Sion. He played all ninety minutes of the match. In the summer of 2019, Brecher was named captain of FC Zürich. On 8 July 2022, Zürich announced that Brecher had signed a contract extension to keep him at the club through the summer of 2027.

He made his 300th Swiss Super League appearance for Zürich in August 2025.

FC Wil (loan) In July 2014, Brecher was loaned out to Challenge League club FC Wil. He made his league debut for the club on 21 July 2014 in a 4–0 away loss to Winterthur. He played all ninety minutes of the match.

Career statistics

Honors FC Zürich Swiss Super League: 2021-22 Challenge League: 2016–17 Swiss Cup: 2013–14, 2015–16, 2017–18