There are six returns and one “new entry” among the 24 players called up by the coach of the Swiss national football team, Murat Yakinahead of the Nations League matches against Serbia and Denmark. The new player is Christian Witzig, a 23-year-old midfielder from St. Gallen. Of note are the returns of Edimilson Fernandes and Andi Zeqiri, as well as Dan Ndoye and Cédric Zesiger.
The complete list:
Goalkeepers: Gregor Kobel (Borussia Dortmund), Philipp Köhn (Monaco), Yvon Mvogo (Lorient).
Defenders: Manuel Akanji (Manchester City), Nico Elvedi (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Ulisses Garcia (Marseille), Becir Omeragic (Montpellier), Ricardo Rodriguez (Betis Seville), Silvan Widmer (Mainz), Cédric Zesiger (Wolfsburg).
Midfielders/Forwards: Michel Aebischer (Bologna), Zeki Amdouni (Benfica), Breel Embolo (Monaco), Edmilson Fernandes (Brest), Remo Freuler (Bologna), Joël Monteiro (Young Boys), Dan Ndoye (Bologna), Fabian Rieder (Stuttgart), Vincent Sierro (Toulouse), Filip Ugrinic (Young Boys), Christian Witzig (St. Gallen), Granit Xhaka (Bayer Leverkusen), Denis Zakaria (Monaco) and Andi Zeqiri (Standard Liège).