Stephan Andrist

As a child Andrist played for FC Dürrenast, but he came through the ranks at FC Thun. Andrist was called into their first team in 2007 and played his debut on 22 September in the home game against FC Luzern. Under head coach René van Eck Andrist became a regular in the team, but at the end of the 2007–08 Super League season, Thun finished last in the table and suffered relegation. In September 2008 Andrist suffered a tibia and fibula fracture, which kept him out of the team for more than a year. In the 2009–10 Challenge League season, under head coach Murat Yakin, Andrist fought his way back into the team and they were division champions and won promotion. In the 2010–11 Super League season he was able to become a regular starter. On 30 August 2011, it was announced that Andrist transferred to FC Basel with a three-year contract until the end of June 2014, with option of another season. However, Andrist was not eligible to play in the Champions League because he played qualifiers for the Europa League with Thun. He joined Basel's first team during their 2011–12 season under head coach Thorsten Fink. After playing in two test games Andrist played his domestic league debut his new club in the away game in the Stade de Genève on 20 September 2011 as Basel won 4–0 against Servette FC. He scored his first two goals for the team in the Swiss Cup 2011–12 second round 5–1 away win against FC Schötz on 15 October 2011. He scored his first league goal for the club on 29 October 2011…

Andrist is a former Swiss youth international. He played his Swiss Under-18s debut on 13 October 2004 in the 0–2 home defeat against the Austrian Under-18s. He played his debut for the Swiss U-21 team on 17 November 2007 in the game against the Estonia U-21 team and just a few days later, on 21 November 2007, he played his sole game in the Swiss U-20 against the German Under-20s.

Basel

Swiss Super League Champion: 2012 Swiss Cup: 2012 Uhren Cup winner: 2013