Numa Lavanchy


Numa Lavanchy is a Swiss professional footballer who plays for FC Lugano.

Club career

Lavanchy started his career with FC Lausanne-Sport as an academy player. At Lausanne he was able to rise through the youth ranks and actually broke into the first-team before he'd even made his reserve team debut. He made his debut for Lausanne-Sport in a Swiss Challenge League match on 15 April 2010 in a 2–2 away draw against FC Biel-Bienne. He would go to make three more appearances during the 2009–10 season though he has not made a league appearance for the club since then. Lavanchy later made his debut for Lausanne's reserve team, Team Vaud, on 17 September 2011 against FC La Tour/Le Pâquier in a 5–2 home win.
Lavanchy joined FC Lugano on 1 February 2019 until June 2021 with an option for a further year.

International career

Lavanchy is a Switzerland youth international having played at both under-17 and under-18 level. In 2010 represented Switzerland at the UEFA Under-17 European Championship.