Euro 2008 Player Profile: Stephan Lichtsteiner

Name: Stephan Lichtsteiner
Date of Birth: January 16th, 1984
Place of Birth: Adligenswil
Height: 1m81
Position: Full-Back, Winger
Current Club: Lille OSC, Number 26
Club History: 1991-1996 FC Adligenswil, 1996-2000 FC Luzern, 2000-2001 Grasshoppers (Youth Clubs), 2001-2005 Grasshoppers (79 Appearances, 4 Goals), 2005-onwards Lille OSC (89 App, 5 Goals)
Switzerland Stats: 12 Games, first appearance Switzerland-Brazil 1-2 15th November 2006, Number 5

Part of the Best 11 Team in the French Ligue for the 2007-2008 Season.
Swiss Champion in 2003 with Grasshoppers.
29 Appearances with the Under-21 team.
Lazio, Real Madrid, Porto and Hertha Berlin are interested in signing him.

In an interview with fifa.com he has said, concerning Euro 2008:
“It’s an extremely tough group,” admitted the Lille player. “We’ll really have to knuckle down to make sure we’re at the top of our game for the first match. It hasn’t been easy to prepare these last couple of years, having only played friendly matches, but I’m confident that we have enough quality to progress from our group in first or second place. From that point on we’ll do our utmost to go all the way.”
“Our country is normally quite laid-back, so our supporters will have to reveal another side to themselves to really spur us on,”