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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Stephan Keller | ||
Date of birth | 31 May 1979 | ||
Place of birth | Zürich, Switzerland | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Playing position | Centre Back | ||
Youth career | |||
until 1999 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999–2001 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 63 | (1) |
2001–2002 | Kriens | 10 | (1) |
2002–2004 | Zürich | 61 | (3) |
2004 | → Aarau (loan) | 12 | (0) |
2004–2005 | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 19 | (2) |
2005–2007 | RKC Waalwijk | 47 | (3) |
2007–2009 | De Graafschap | 39 | (3) |
2009–2011 | Sydney FC | 53 | (1) |
2011–2012 | Willem II | 17 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2002 | Switzerland U-21 | 4 | (0) |
2002–2003 | Switzerland | 3 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 February 2011. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 December 2009 |
Stephan Keller (born 31 May 1979) is a former Swiss footballer who last played for Willem II in the Eerste Divisie.
Keller is a defender, born in Zürich, who played 13 years youth career for Grasshopper Club Zürich. He made his debut in professional football, being part of the Neuchâtel Xamax squad in the 1999–2000 season.
Keller spent the majority of his career playing for various clubs in the Swiss Super League before moving to Germany to play for then, 2. Fußball-Bundesliga team, Rot-Weiß Erfurt. After spending half a season there he moved to the Netherlands where he spent four years playing in the Dutch Eredivisie playing for RKC Waalwijk and De Graafschap respectively.
After four years in the Netherlands, Keller moved to Australia to play for Sydney FC in the A-League. On 26 July, he made his debut for Sydney FC in a friendly match against Newcastle Jets. He re-signed with Sydney FC for the 2010–11 A-League season. He scored his first goal for Sydney FC in the Round 5, 3–1 loss to Adelaide United at the Sydney Football Stadium. Following a poor second season and Champions League campaign from Sydney FC, Keller was released along with several other players.