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Career & Clubs
Youth
Oberlin started his youth football with FC Étoile-Broye, FC Thierrens and Lausanne-Sport, with whom he won an Under-15 championship in Switzerland.
Zürich
In 2011 he moved to FC Zürich, and signed his first professional contract with the club in 2014. While he was initially promised playing time in the first team, he was used sparingly at the club, and for that reason Oberlin sought to transfer away from the club. He was sought after by Manchester United in England, but would've started in their academy with the Under-18 team. For that reason, Oberlin chose to transfer to Red Bull Salzburg in Austria, where a path to the first team was clearer. Oberlin was often compared with fellow Cameroon-born, Swiss international Breel Embolo, and Zürich chairman Ancillo Capella remarked upon Oberlin's departure that he did not want "hysterical mothers claiming that their sons are at least as good as Embolo".
Salzburg
On 30 June 2015, Red Bull Salzburg made the announcement that they had signed a three-year contract with Oberlin. Oberlin scored his first goal with Salzburg in his second game with the club, against Rapid Wien on 1 August, after coming on as a second-half substitute. He ended up splitting his first season with Salzburg and their farm club, Liefering. He scored three goals with Salzburg, and seven with Liefering in the Erste Liga. Oberlin received an offer from Red Bull parent club RB Leipzig in the German Bundesliga, but declined, citing…
Oberlin received his first call to the Switzerland national football team for friendlies against Greece and Panama in March 2018. Born in Cameroon, Oberlin moved to Switzerland at the age of 9, and has participated in their youth ranks from the age of 14. He made his debut on 23 March 2018 in a game against Greece.
- Club
- S.V. Zulte Waregem (2019–)
- Club
- Switzerland national under-21 football team
- Club
- Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe (2024–)
- Club
- FC Zürich (2014–2015)
- Club
- FC Liefering (2015–)
- Club
- FC Red Bull Salzburg (2015–)
- Club
- Switzerland national under-16 association football team (2012–2012)
- Club
- Switzerland national under-17 association football team (2014–2014)
- Club
- Switzerland national under-19 association football team (2014–2014)
- Club
- FC Basel
- National team
- Switzerland
Legacy
Red Bull Salzburg
Austrian Bundesliga: 2015–16, 2016–17 Austrian Cup: 2015–16, 2016–17 Basel
Swiss Cup runner-up: 2019–20 Individual
Swiss Super League Young Footballer of the Year: 2017–18
Clubs
- FC Liefering2015current
- FC Red Bull Salzburg2015current
- S.V. Zulte Waregem2019current
- Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe2024current
- FC Baselcurrent
- Switzerland national under-21 football teamcurrent
- Switzerland national under-16 association football team2012–2012
- FC Zürich2014–2015
- Switzerland national under-17 association football team2014–2014
- Switzerland national under-19 association football team2014–2014
Played together with
Abdou DialloS.V. Zulte Waregem · 2015–2016
Abedi PeleFC Zürich · 1983–1984
Adama TraoréFC Basel · 2015
Adi HütterFC Red Bull Salzburg · 1993–2000- Adi HütterFC Red Bull Salzburg · 2005–2007
Adis JahovićFC Zürich · 2013–2013
Admir MehmediFC Zürich · 2008–2012
Admir VladavićFC Red Bull Salzburg · 2009–2010- Adolf StelzerFC Zürich · 1929–1932
Adrian IlieFC Zürich · 2004–2005- Adrian KnupFC Basel · 1986–1988
- Adrian KnupFC Basel · 1996–1998
Archive
Passport
Identifiers & aliases
Dimitri Joseph Oberlin Mfomo is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga I club Sepsi OSK. Born in Cameroon, he represented the Switzerland national team.
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