Aurèle Amenda
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aurèle Florian Amenda[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 31 July 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Biel/Bienne, Switzerland[1] | ||
| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Coventry City | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Etoile Biel | |||
| 2014–2022 | Young Boys | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Young Boys U21 | 23 | (1) |
| 2022–2024 | Young Boys | 31 | (0) |
| 2024–2026 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 32 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Young Boys (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2026– | Coventry City | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Switzerland U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | Switzerland U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2021 | Switzerland U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2022 | Switzerland U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2023– | Switzerland U21 | 13 | (1) |
| 2024– | Switzerland | 7 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 June 2026 | |||
Aurèle Florian Amenda (born 31 July 2003) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Coventry City and the Switzerland national team.
Club career
[edit]Young Boys
[edit]Amenda signed his first professional contract in December 2021 with Young Boys.[2][3] He made his professional debut for the club on 13 February 2022, replacing Wilfried Kanga in the 85th minute with a 3–1 league win over Basel.[4] He made three more appearances in the 2021–22 season: on 3 April 2022 against Basel,[5] on 9 April 2022 against Lausanne-Sport[6] and on 22 May 2022 against Grasshoppers[7] finishing the season with four games in total.
At the start of the 2022–23 season, Amenda made his European debut on 28 July 2022 with Young Boys in a 3–0 win against Liepāja in the UEFA Europa Conference League qualifier match.[8] He played two matches for Young Boys in the 2022–23 Swiss Super League.[9]
Eintracht Frankfurt
[edit]On 7 February 2024, Amenda was announced at Eintracht Frankfurt from 1 July 2024, signing a five year contract with the club.[10]
Coventry City
[edit]On 16 July 2026, Amenda signed with Premier League club Coventry City on a "long-term contract" for an undisclosed fee.[11]
International career
[edit]Amenda represented Switzerland at youth international level.[1]
Amenda made his Switzerland national team debut on 15 November 2024 in a Nations League game against Serbia at Letzigrund. He played the full game in a 1–1 draw.[12]
On 20 May 2026, Amenda was selected in the 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[13]
Style of play
[edit]Amenda is a centre-back with physical attributes including height and speed. He participates in a defensive play through his aerial and ground challenges, including tackling. In addition to these attributes, he moves the ball forward by dribbling into the opposition's half or using long-range passing. He is noted for maintaining composure in various situations and demonstrates having leadership qualities.[14]
Personal life
[edit]Aurèle Amenda was born and raised in Switzerland. He is the child of a family originally from Cameroon.[15]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 16 September 2026[16]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Young Boys U21 | 2020–21 | Swiss 1. Liga | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Swiss Promotion League | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | 1[b] | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Swiss Promotion League | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 23 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 24 | 1 | |||||
| Young Boys | 2021–22 | Swiss Super League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Swiss Super League | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Swiss Super League | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4[d] | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| Total | 31 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | — | 42 | 0 | ||||
| Young Boys (loan) | 2023–24 | Swiss Super League | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[e] | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[e] | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5[d] | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | |||
| Total | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | — | 42 | 0 | ||||
| Coventry City | 2026–27 | Premier League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 102 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 129 | 1 | ||
- ↑ Includes Swiss Cup, DFB-Pokal
- ↑ Appearance in Swiss Promotion League promotion play-offs
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
[edit]- As of match played 6 June 2026[17]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 0 | |
Honours
[edit]Young Boys
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 Aurèle Amenda at WorldFootball.net
- ↑ "Aurèle Amenda Erhält Profivertrag" [Aurèle Amenda Signs Professional Contract]. bscyb.ch (in German). 21 December 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ↑ "Profivertrag für YB-Talent" [Professional contract for YB talent]. bernerzeitung.ch (in German). 21 December 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ↑ "BSC Young Boys - FC Basel". Soccerway. 13 February 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ↑ "Basel v Young Boys". goal.com. 3 April 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ↑ "BSC YOUNG BOYS - FC LAUSANNE-SPORT". eurosport.com. 9 April 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ↑ "Young Boys - Grasshopper Club Zürich". sofascore.com. 22 May 2022.
- ↑ "Young Boys-Liepaja". UEFA. 28 July 2022.
- ↑ "Aurele Amenda". Bscyb.ch. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ↑ "Aurèle Amenda to become an Eagle". en.eintracht.de.
- ↑ "Coventry City sign Aurele Amenda from Eintracht Frankfurt". Coventry City F.C. 16 July 2026. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
- ↑ "Switzerland v Serbia game report". ESPN. 15 November 2024.
- ↑ "Rodriguez and Xhaka feature in Yakin's Switzerland squad". 20 May 2026. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
- ↑ Staub, Emmanuel (9 January 2022). "Swiss Talent Watch: Aurèle Amenda – das neuste YB-Juwel" [Swiss Talent Watch: Aurèle Amenda - the latest YB jewel]. bolzplazz.com (in German). Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ↑ "Aurèle Amenda : "Je veux devenir un titulaire à part entière à YB !"". kmedia-ch.ch. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ↑ Aurèle Amenda at Soccerway
- ↑ "Amenda, Aurèle". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 1 October 2026.
External links
[edit]- Aurèle Amenda at Soccerway
- Auele Amenda at SFL
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- 2003 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Biel/Bienne
- Footballers from the canton of Bern
- Swiss people of Cameroonian descent
- Men's association football central defenders
- Swiss men's footballers
- Switzerland men's youth international footballers
- Switzerland men's under-21 international footballers
- Switzerland men's international footballers
- 2026 FIFA World Cup players
- Swiss 1. Liga (football) players
- Swiss Promotion League players
- Swiss Super League players
- Bundesliga players
- Premier League players
- BSC Young Boys players
- Eintracht Frankfurt players
- Coventry City F.C. players
- Swiss expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Swiss expatriate sportspeople in England
- 21st-century Swiss sportsmen
