Zachary Athekame (born 13 December 2004) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Swiss club Young Boys.
Club career
Athekame is a youth product of the Swiss clubs Athlétique-Régina FC, Olympique de Genève FC, Servette FC and Meyrin FC.[1] He moved over to Neuchâtel Xamax in February 2022 and started playing the Swiss Challenge League, and signed his first professional contract with them on 12 December 2022.[2] On 30 December 2023, he signed a contract with Young Boys until 2028 and was loaned back to Neuchâtel Xamax for the second half of the 2023–24 season.[3]
International career
Born in Switzerland, Athekame is of Nigerian descent.[4] He is a youth international for Switzerland, having played for the Switzerland U21s in September 2023.[4]
Career statistics
- As of match played 27 February 2025
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Neuchâtel Xamax | 2022–23 | Swiss Challenge League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Swiss Challenge League | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 1 | |||
| Total | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 33 | 1 | |||
| Neuchâtel Xamax (loan) | 2023–24 | Swiss Challenge League | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 1 | ||
| Young Boys | 2024–25 | Swiss Super League | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8[b] | 0 | — | 28 | 1 | |
| Career total | 65 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 78 | 3 | ||
- Notes
- ^ Appearances in Swiss Challenge League Promotion play-off
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
References
- ^ "Xamax: la trajectoire exemplaire de Zachary Athekame". ArcInfo.
- ^ Grafener, Carim (23 December 2022). "littoralfoot.ch - Xamax offre un premier contrat pro à Zachary Athekame". littoralfoot.ch.
- ^ Neuchâtel, www rtn ch, RTN, Radio Télévision (30 December 2023). "Zachary Athekame : de Xamax à YB". www.rtn.ch.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Feller, Bastien (17 November 2023). "Zachary Athekame: "Il y a un poste à aller chercher"". Blick (in French). Retrieved 17 September 2024.
External links
- Zachary Athekame at Soccerway
- SFL Profile
- Football.ch profile