Name: Stephan Lichtsteiner

• Nationality: Switzerland
• Date of Birth: 16 January 1984
• Place of Birth: Adligenswil, Switzerland
• Height: 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
• Position: Right back / Right wing-back
• Preferred Foot: Right

Club Career (selected highlights):

• Grasshopper (Switzerland) – Youth and early senior career
• Lugano (Switzerland) – Early professional years
• Luzern (Switzerland) – Continued development
• Lazio (Italy) – 2008–2011; established himself in Serie A
• Juventus (Italy) – 2011–2018; multiple Serie A titles, Coppa Italia and Supercoppa wins, regular UEFA Champions League participant
• Arsenal (England) – 2018–2019; helped provide experience and depth at right-back/right wing-back
• FC Augsburg (Germany) – 2020–2021; final professional club before retirement

International Career (Switzerland):

• Senior debut: 2006
• Caps: 108+
• Goals: 8+
• Major tournaments: UEFA European Championships (2008, 2016, 2020), FIFA World Cups (2010, 2014, 2018)
• Notable: Long-serving captain of the Swiss national team and known for leadership, stamina and defensive reliability on the right flank

Style of Play: Energetic, defensively solid full-back with the ability to contribute in attack; strong stamina, tackling and aerial ability for a full-back; good positional sense and leadership qualities.

Honours (selected):

• With Juventus: Multiple Serie A titles (2011–2018 stretch), Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana victories
• Individual: Recognised as one of Switzerland’s top right-backs of his generation

Status: Retired from professional club football (announced retirement in 2022 after final matches and a brief return/retirement sequence). He remains a prominent figure in Swiss football history.