Stefan Gartenmann

Biography

Stefan Gartenmann (born 2 February 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Hungarian NB1 club Ferencváros. Born in Denmark, he plays for the Switzerland national team. On 2 October 2012, Gartenmann played for the first time for the Denmark under-16 team in a 4–2 win in a test match in Lhota, Kladno against the Czech Republic. He was used in nine games at under-16 level. On 5 August 2013, he gained his first of eleven total caps for Denmark at under-17 level in a 4–0 win during a tournament in Norway against Sweden. After he was not used for Denmark under-18, Gartenmann finally appeared in his first game for the Denmark under-19 on 4 September 2014 in a 2–1 win in the friendly against Norway in Lyngdal. In this game he scored his first goal for this age group with the goal to 2–0. The qualification for the 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship was missed; Gartenmann played his last game on 15 November 2015 in a goalless draw in the European Championship qualifier against Israel in Hamrun, Malta. On 7 October 2017, Gartenmann played his last of six games for the under-20 team, in a 2–2 draw in a friendly against Sweden in Södra Sandby. Gartenmann is of Swiss descent through a grandfather, and gained Swiss citizenship in March 2025. On 12 March 2025, his request to switch international allegiance to Switzerland was approved by . He received his first call-up to the national team the next day.