Biography
Who is Breel Embolo?
Early life and background
Breel Donald Embolo was born on February 14, 1997, in the capital city of Yaoundé, Cameroon. His parents separated when he was young, and at the age of five, his mother moved to France where he attended school while being raised between Toulouse and Paris. The family later settled in Basel, Switzerland, where he began his football path.
Embolo started his youth football with Nordstern before moving to the Old Boys after failing an initial trial with Basel. He eventually joined the FC Basel youth system in their under-13 team. During his time in the junior squads, he played in the under-16 level and won the Swiss Championship title twice, receiving individual prizes such as the Basel youngster of the year award for 2013.
Club career and achievements
On March 8, 2013, just three weeks after his sixteenth birthday, Embolo signed his first professional contract with FC Basel. He advanced to the first team under head coach Murat Yakin and made his professional debut on March 13, 2014, in a Europa League match against Red Bull Salzburg. He scored his first league goal in a win against Aarau and won the Swiss Super League championship in his first three seasons with the club.
Embolo moved to Germany in 2016 to join Bundesliga side Schalke 04 on a five-year deal for a reported fee of €20 million. Shortly after his arrival, he suffered a serious ankle injury that ruled him out for nearly a year. He later played for Borussia Mönchengladbach, where he scored twice in a memorable win over Bayern Munich, before transferring to Ligue 1 club Monaco in July 2022.
International career
Breel Embolo made four appearances for the Switzerland under-16 national team and scored his first international youth goal against Ukraine. Although he was also eligible to play for Cameroon, he pledged his international allegiance to Switzerland in December 2014. He made his senior international debut on March 31, 2015, in a friendly match against the United States in Zürich.
He scored his first senior international goal from a penalty against San Marino, a result that qualified the Swiss team for UEFA Euro 2016. Embolo has since represented Switzerland at multiple major international tournaments, including the UEFA European Championship in 2016, 2020 and 2024, as well as the FIFA World Cup in 2018, 2022 and 2026.
Birthday and age
Breel Embolo was born on February 14, 1997, which makes Breel 29 years old today. That birthday falls under the Aquarius sign. Breel shares the date with 67 other famous people.
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