Winterthur

Winterthur net spend since 2015

Winterthur have spent €700k on disclosed transfer fees since July 2015 and received €3m: a net profit of €2m on transfers.

That covers 64 signings (4 for a disclosed fee, 38 free, 22 undisclosed) and 55 departures (5 sold for a disclosed fee, 32 free, 18 undisclosed). Loans are counted apart: 20 in, 12 out.

Record signing: Nishan Burkart, €300k from SC Freiburg (Jul 2023). Record sale: Christian Gomis, €2m to Schalke 04 (Sep 2025).

Winterthur transfer spending by season

Winterthur record signings

1. Nishan Burkart · €300k from SC Freiburg · Jul 2023
2. Randy Schneider · €200k from St. Gallen · Jul 2023
3. Théo Golliard · €100k from Young Boys · Jul 2025
4. Manuel Sutter · €100k from Vaduz · Jul 2016

Winterthur record sales

1. Christian Gomis · €2m to Schalke 04 · Sep 2025
2. Manuel Akanji · €700k to Basel · Jul 2015
3. Antoine Baroan · €400k to Rapid Bucuresti · Jul 2025
4. Adrian Gantenbein · €300k to Schalke 04 · Jul 2024
5. Christian Fassnacht · €200k to Thun · Jul 2016

Winterthur trading record: profit on players bought and sold

On the 23 players Winterthur both signed and sold since July 2015 (academy graduates and free signings cost nothing), sales brought in €300k against €200k paid: a trading profit of €100k.

Academy graduates sold since July 2015 brought in €300k across 1 player, led by Adrian Gantenbein (€300k to Schalke 04, Jul 2024).

• Adrian Gantenbein: academy graduate (Aug 2020), sold to Schalke 04 for €300k (Jul 2024): profit €300k

• Randy Schneider: signed for €200k (Jul 2023), left free for FC Andorra (Jul 2026): loss €200k

Winterthur ins and outs 2026/27: who left and who came in, by position

Winterthur have made 5 signings and 5 departures in 2026/27. Who left each position and who came in:

• Goalkeeper: out Stefanos Kapino (left free for AEL); in nobody.
• Defence: out Loïc Lüthi (to Luzern), Silvan Sidler (left free for Lecco); in Severin Ottiger (from Luzern).
• Midfield: out Carmine Chiappetta (left free for FC Schaffhausen), Randy Schneider (left free for FC Andorra); in nobody.
• Attack: out nobody; in Emilio Kehrer (from Willem II).
• Position unknown: out nobody; in Markus Kuster (free from a club outside our record), Antonio Marchesano (free from Yverdon Sport), Aldin Turkes (free from Sarajevo).

Winterthur injury news: injuries and suspensions

Winterthur have 3 players injured as of 8 Nov 2026, with €2m of value sidelined.

• Nishan Burkart (FWD): Injury (type not disclosed) · out since 22 Jul 2026 · return date not set · 17 games missed
• Fabian Rohner (MID): Injury (type not disclosed) · out since 28 Oct 2026 · return date not set · 2 games missed
• Emmanuel Essiam (MID): Injury (type not disclosed) · out since 28 Oct 2026 · return date not set · 2 games missed

Winterthur club-trained players

We can verify 1 club-trained player in the Winterthur squad: Tibault Citherlet. 3 other squad players are not verifiable on our record.

• Tibault Citherlet (DEF): no league minutes yet

On the record we can verify, 3 players club-trained at Winterthur now play for other clubs we track, led by Adrian Gantenbein (Schalke 04, value €2m), Loïc Lüthi (Luzern, value €1m) and Amir Abrashi (Grasshopper, value €220k).

• Adrian Gantenbein · Schalke 04 · €2m
• Loïc Lüthi · Luzern · €1m
• Amir Abrashi · Grasshopper · €220k

We count a player as club-trained when his record shows him registered with the club for three entire seasons or 36 months between the ages of 15 and 21 (UEFA's home-grown test), wherever he started and whatever he cost; time on loan counts for the club that borrowed him.

Winterthur free agents: released players without a club

One former Winterthur player is a verified free agent as of 10 Nov 2026: Pajtim Kasami (€125k, without a club since 1 July 2026).

Every verified free agent