Yann Sommer

Yann Sommer (born 17 December 1988) is a Swiss footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Borussia Mönchengladbach in the Bundesliga. Since 2012 he also represents his country in the Swiss national football team.

Football career

Club career

Born in Morges, Sommer played as a child in the youth teams of his local side FC Herrliberg and later of Concordia Basel. He moved to the Basel youth in 2003. He signed his first professional contract with Basel in 2005. He became the first choice goalkeeper in the Under-21 squad almost immediately, fending off opposition like Jayson Leutwiler and Orkan Avci, and was third choice for the senior squad behind Franco Costanzo and Louis Crayton.

During the summer of 2007, he signed a new contract, dated until 2011, and was loaned out to Liechtensteiner club Vaduz to gain first-team experience in an environment somewhat more competitive than the reserves in the Swiss 1. Liga. He was made the first-choice goalkeeper and played 33 matches over the course of the 2007–08 Swiss Challenge League season, playing a major part in Vaduz's promotion to the Swiss Super League. His loan deal was extended, lasting until January 2009. He made his Super League debut for Vaduz on 20 July 2008 in the 2–1 away win against Luzern. Sommer was recalled to Basel on 7 January 2009 because their first choice goalie, Costanzo, was injured.