Mickaël Facchinetti is back at Neuchâtel Xamax. The “red and black” football club announced on Monday that they had signed the 33-year-old player. The duration of the latter was not specified. Left side capable of also playing as a central defender, the grandson of former president Gilbert Facchinetti must come to relieve a beleaguered defense (36 goals conceded in 18 league matches) during the second part of the Challenge season League, but also compensate for the departure of Fabrice Nsakala.
After 2008, then 2016, “Facchi” settled down at La Maladière for the third time in his long career. However, the situation is a little different this time. After winning the Swiss Cup with Lugano in 2022, the junior from Hauterive and Saint-Blaise had to put his career on hold for a year due to a rupture of the cruciate ligaments in his right knee and the external meniscus. He returned to the field this summer with the Ticino club Promotion League Paradiso. He played 12 matches out of 16 possible.
The arrival of a captain
Mickaël Facchinetti arrives at La Maladière crowned with a Swiss Cup and a Cyprus championship title with APOEL Nicosia during the 2018-2019 season. Passed in particular by Lausanne, Saint-Gall, Thun and even Sion, the one who will wear the number 77 can rely on a solid experience of more than 280 Super League matches in his career. /dpi
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