The 'Alpine Messi' is renowned for his spectacular big-tournament goals and creative flair, contributing to titles with Bayern Munich and Liverpool. Career record: 125 caps and 32 goals for Switzerland; club career at FC Bayern Munich, Stoke City, Chicago Fire.
One rank above: Stephan Lichtsteiner at #5.
One rank below: Josef Hügi at #7.
Switzerland's editorial top five: Stéphane Chapuisat · Yann Sommer · Alexander Frei · Granit Xhaka · Stephan Lichtsteiner.