Christopher Routis

Christopher Pascal Routis (born 3 March 1990) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swiss club Servette II.[2] Routis has previously played for Bradford City and Ross County.

Christopher Routis
Personal information
Full name Christopher Pascal Routis[1]
Date of birth (1990-03-03) 3 March 1990
Place of birth Bordeaux, France
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender / midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Servette II
Number 27
Youth career
0000–2010 Servette
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 Servette 87 (5)
2014–2016 Bradford City 29 (2)
2016–2018 Ross County 56 (5)
2018–2020 Servette 47 (1)
2020–2022 Stade Lausanne 39 (0)
2022– Servette II 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 October 2022

Career

Servette

Born in Bordeaux, Routis started his career at Swiss club Servette, playing for them between 2010 and 2014.[2]

Routis made his Servette debut on 7 November 2010, in a 3–1 Challenge League home victory against Yverdon Sport FC.[3] The following season, Routis scored his first goal for Servette in their first game back in the Swiss Super League, a 1–2 home defeat against FC Thun on 17 July 2011.[4]

Bradford City

On 8 August 2014, it was announced that Routis would sign for Bradford City on a one-year contract.[5] On 2 September 2014, he made his Bradford debut in the Football League Trophy in a 1–0 defeat against Oldham Athletic.[6] He made his league debut two weeks later against Milton Keynes Dons.[7] He made his home debut on 27 September in a 1–1 draw against Port Vale.[8] He scored his first goal for the club on 21 October 2014, scoring in a 2–2 draw against Bristol City.[9] He scored his second goal for the club in a 2–2 draw against Fleetwood Town on 21 March 2015.[10] During his initial season with the club he played in a number of positions, including in midfield.[11] He also adjusted to a language barrier.[12] He signed a new one-year deal with the club in May 2015 after they exercised an option in his contract.[13][14]

Ross County

Routis signed for Scottish Premiership club Ross County in May 2016.[15] He made his league debut for the club on 6 August 2016 in a 3–1 home defeat to Dundee F.C.[16] He scored his first league goal for the club on 19 November 2016 in a 4–2 away victory over St Johnstone. His goal, scored in the 38th minute, made the score 2–0 to Ross County.[17] He left the club in May 2018, after they had been relegated from the Premiership.[18]

Servette (2nd spell)

Routis returned to Servette after being released by Ross County in the summer of 2018.[19]

Servette (3rd spell)

On 20 July 2022, Routis returned to Servette once again, this time joining the club's Under-21 second team that plays in the fourth-tier Swiss 1. Liga.[20]

Career statistics
As of match played 6 April 2021 [2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Servette 2010–11[21] Swiss Challenge League 12110—2[lower-alpha 1]0151
2011–12[22] Swiss Super League 31310——323
2012–13[23] 22000—00220
2013–14[24] Swiss Challenge League 22110——231
Total 87530—20925
Bradford City 2014–15[25] League One 18230101[lower-alpha 2]0232
2015–16[26] 11030101[lower-alpha 2]0160
Total 292602020392
Ross County 2016–17[27] Scottish Premiership 3031230—345
2017–18[28] 2621050—322
Total 565228000667
Servette 2018–19 Swiss Challenge League 29121——312
2019–20 Swiss Super League 18000——180
Total 471210000492
Stade Lausanne 2020–21 Swiss Challenge League 20010——210
Career total 239131431004026716
  1. Appearances in the Swiss Super League play-offs
  2. Appearances in the Football League Trophy

Honours
Servette

References
  1. "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 40. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  2. Christopher Routis at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  3. "Servette Football Club". Archived from the original on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  4. "Servette Football Club". Archived from the original on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  5. "Bradford City sign Filipe Morais and Christopher Routis". BBC Sport. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  6. "Oldham Athletic 1-0 Bradford City". bbc.com. 2 September 2014.
  7. "Milton Keynes Dons 1-2 Bradford City". bbc.co.uk. 16 September 2014.
  8. "Bradford City 1 Port Vale 1". bradfordcity.co.uk. 27 September 2014.
  9. "Bristol City 2-2 Bradford City". bbc.com. 21 October 2014.
  10. "Bradford City 2-2 Fleetwood Town". bbc.com. 21 March 2015.
  11. Simon Parker (12 May 2015). "Frenchman plots new Rout if Bradford City keep the faith". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  12. Simon Parker (28 April 2015). "Mind your language: Bantams ace Routis happy to be an Englishman abroad back home in Bordeaux". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  13. "CITY EXERCISE ROUTIS OPTION". Bradford City A.F.C. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  14. Simon Parker (15 May 2015). "Dolan released by Bradford City but Routis stays". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  15. "Ross County bring in four new signings on free transfers". BBC Sport. BBC. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  16. "Ross County vs. Dundee FC – 6 August 2016 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  17. "St Johnstone vs. Ross County – 19 November 2016 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  18. "Starting from scratch as Ross County rebuild begins". Press & Journal. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  19. "Le Servette FC annonce l'arrivée de Christopher Routis au club". Servette FC. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  20. "M21 : DE L'EXPÉRIENCE AU SERVICE DE LA JEUNESSE" (in French). Servette. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  21. "Games played by Christopher Routis in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  22. "Games played by Christopher Routis in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  23. "Games played by Christopher Routis in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  24. "Games played by Christopher Routis in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  25. "Games played by Christopher Routis in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  26. "Games played by Christopher Routis in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  27. "Games played by Christopher Routis in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  28. "Games played by Christopher Routis in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 November 2017.


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