David Degen

Quick Facts

Full Name	David Degen
Occupation	Swiss Footballer
Date Of Birth	Feb 15, 1983(1983-02-15)
Age	41
Birthplace	Liestal
Country	Switzerland
Horoscope	Aquarius

David Degen Biography

David Degen is one of the most popular and richest Swiss footballer who was born on February 15, 1983 in Liestal, Switzerland. David Degen (born 15 February 1983 in Liestal) is an ex- Swiss footballer, who most recently had a stint with FC Basel, mostly as a right-handed midfielder within the Swiss Super League. David Degen is half Dutch since his mother hails of the Netherlands. He has a twin brother Philipp Degen was also a professional soccer player.

On May 31, 2012 Basel declared that they’d signed Degen for a contract that runs until June 15, 2015 and his older brother Philipp. Degen played his first game with his team after his return Servette FC on 13 July and scored the winning goal for the 1-0 win. In the final stages of the Swiss Super League season 2012-13 Degen was awarded the Championship title as well as being the Swiss Cup runner up with Basel. In 2012-13, UEFA Europa League Basel advanced to the semi-finals. There, they were faced with the champions of the UEFA Champions League holders Chelsea however they were eliminated after being defeated 2-5 in aggregate.

Degen made the move into Bundesliga Club Borussia Monchengladbach in 2006. He made his debut with Monchengladbach on the 14th of October, 2006 during the game in the match against VfL Wolfsburg and scored his first goal for the club he joined in the game. But, following the club’s fall from the Bundesliga season of 2006-07 to the 2. Bundesliga, Borussia manager Jos Luhukay loaned him for his previous club Basel in 2007/08. On the 22nd of August, 2008, he was recalled to Switzerland in a permanent contract in the form of BSC Young Boys. Degen was in the BSC Young Boys for four seasons, Bern playing in 106 league games with 17 scoring goals.

David Degen Net Worth

David Degen is one of the richest Swiss Footballer from Switzerland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, David Degen 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Degen began his soccer career at the his local team FC Oberdorf. In 1996, Degen was transferred to the youth team that were part of FC Basel playing in their U-18 and U-21 teams. He began his professional career with FC Aarau in 2000 but returned to Basel in 2003. While at Basel during the Super League season 2003-04 and 2004-05, Degen won two domestic League Titels.

Degen was chosen to Degen was selected for Swiss 2005 World Cup squad. He only participated in warm-up matches. Degen was not included in the squad for UEFA Euro 2008.

At the end of the 2013–14 Super League season Degan won his fifth league championship with Basel. They also reached the final of the 2013–14 Swiss Cup, but were beaten 2–0 by Zürich after extra time. In the 2013–14 Champions League season Basel in the group stage finished the group in third position to qualify for Europa League knockout phase and here they advanced as far as the quarter-finals. After the season Degen retired from professional football.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Facts & Trivia

David Ranked on the list of most popular Swiss footballer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Switzerland. David Degen celebrates birthday on February 15 of every year.