Yann Sommer

Sommer is the kind of goalkeeper I find quietly thrilling. At 183 cm he's not a towering presence between the posts, so he wins with reflexes, reading, and agility rather than sheer reach, which I think makes him far more interesting to watch. Four straight Swiss Super League titles at Basel speak to a rare consistency, and his long run as Switzerland's reliable last line of defense underlines a temperament built for big moments. He's never the flashiest name, but that's exactly the appeal: a craftsman doing the unglamorous, high-pressure work superbly, season after season. I have a real soft spot for understated professionals like him.

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Name (English)

Yann Sommer

Name (Japanese)

ヤン・ゾマー

Reading

やん・ぞまー

Born

December 17, 1988 (age 37)

Origin

Morges, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland

Height

183 cm

Occupation

association football player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Dragon

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yann%20Sommer
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%BE%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q667596

Tags

• Canton of Vaud
• association football player

Last updated

September 23, 2026

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