The world of football has a curious habit of producing seemingly an endless procession of faces that flit across the firmament like shooting stars. Such is the lot of Cedric Itten, who, despite being a visible presence on the pitch, has held few meaningful moments under the stadium lights. Born on the 27th of December, 1996 in Switzerland, Itten is a forward who mostly trips around as a striker for Young Boys Bern, which, I assure you, is a bonafide football club and not a joke made by some bloke at a pub.
Itten stands 6ft 2in tall (that's 1.9m for those who are mired in the mystery that is the metric system), and tips the scales at a respectable 12st 10lb (or in kilograms - 81, if you want to be cosmopolitan about it). He can commonly be identified by his jersey, notably emblazoned with the number 9, in case you were interested.
Itten's current market value resonates to around ÂŁ1.5m, according to Transfermarkt. His contract with Young Boys Bern, in what could possibly be a thrilling cliffhanger, has two and a half years remaining, which we are to believe will expire sometime around 30th June 2027. Riveting stuff, to be sure.
Now, let enter the fare of statistical consideration. Itten kicked off his career at Basel in Switzerland, where he decided it would be a splendid idea to make 11 first team appearances, during which he managed to score a solitary goal. Remarkable. As the months ticked by, he fluttered from club to club, making half-hearted appearances and popping in a few goals every now and again. He had a rather satisfying stint at St. Gallen during the 2019 - 2020 season where he managed to score 19 goals in his 34 appearances. Didn't he just.
Eventually, he found himself in Scotland, playing for Rangers, where he mustered a meagre four goals over 27 appearances in the 2020 - 2021 season and an even more disheartening one goal in six appearances the following year.
When the allure of Scotland eventually wore thin, he ran off to Germany to play for Greuther Furth, smirking at us with 12 appearances and two goals. Thereafter, he trotted back to Switzerland where Young Boys Bern were apparently eager for his services. And boy, did they get it. By now, he's made a comfortable number of first team appearances and knocked in a significant number of goals. We wonder, do these commendable figures accurately reflect his contributions on the field? Time will tell.
Itten also made appearances in the Champions League, Europa League and the Coupe de Suisse, but do we really care about that? Well, perhaps some care about it.
Thus, we have Cedric Itten; a footballer who has dipped his toes into the pools of Swiss, German, and Scottish football, and emerged statistically significant, if not particularly memorable. Let's be honest though, wouldn't we all rather he had a stint with the mighty Celtic? Alas, he did not. So, there's hardly much more to say or care about. Thank you, Cedric Itten for your service to the sport as an active participant. We salute your contribution with a shrug of indifference and a dismissive wave of hand.
