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Michael Heule

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Michael Heule
Heule with Wil in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-04-27) 27 April 2001 (age 25)
Place of birth Altstätten, Switzerland
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position Left-back
Team information
Current team
1. FC Heidenheim
Number 27
Youth career
2005–2011 FC Widnau
2011–2013 Team Rheintal-Bodensee
2013–2019 St. Gallen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 St. Gallen U21 18 (1)
2021 St. Gallen 1 (0)
2021 Wil U21 1 (0)
2021–2023 Wil 57 (0)
2023–2025 Stade Lausanne Ouchy 43 (3)
2025–2026 Thun 34 (2)
2026– 1. FC Heidenheim 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:30, 20 September 2026 (UTC)

Michael Heule (born 27 April 2001) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a left-back for 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Heidenheim.

Career

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Heule is a product of the youth academies of the Swiss clubs FC Widnau, Team Rheintal-Bodensee and St. Gallen.[1] He made his senior and professional debut with St. Gallen in a 2–1 Swiss Super League win over Servette on 21 May 2021.[2] On 12 April 2021, he transferred to FC Wil on a two-year contract.[3] On 14 June 2023, he moved to Stade Lausanne Ouchy as they were newly promoted to the Super League.[4] He broke his hand four games into the season with SLO, who ended up getting relegated that season.[5] The following season, he was named to the 2024–25 Swiss Challenge League Team of the Season. On 2 July 2025, he transferred to Thun on a three-year contract as they were newly promoted to the Swiss Super League.[6] He helped Thun win their first ever first division title, the 2025–26 Swiss Super League.[7]

Heule moved to 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Heidenheim in August 2026, signing a contract until 2030.[8] The transfer paid to Thun was reported as €2.5 million.

Career statistics

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As of match played 20 September 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
St. Gallen U21 2019–20 1. Liga Classic 120———120
2020–21 1. Liga Classic 61———61
Total 181———181
St. Gallen 2020–21 Swiss Super League 1000——10
Wil U21 2021–22 2. Liga Interregional 10———10
Wil 2021–22 Swiss Challenge League 23010——240
2022–23 Swiss Challenge League 34030——370
Total 57040——610
Stade Lausanne Ouchy 2023–24 Swiss Super League 13010——140
2024–25 Swiss Challenge League 30320——323
Total 43330——463
Thun 2025–26 Swiss Super League 31210——322
2026–27 Swiss Super League 30005[a]0—80
Total 3421050—402
1. FC Heidenheim 2026–27 2. Bundesliga 4000——40
Career total 15868050001716
  1. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

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Thun

Individual

References

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  1. ↑ Steiger, Hansueli (11 May 2023). "Nachwuchs lernte zwei Jungprofis aus dem Rheintal kennen". www.rheintaler.ch.
  2. ↑ "Sieg zum Saisonabschluss: Der FCSG schlägt Servette 2:1".
  3. ↑ "FC Wil nimmt zwei Talente unter Vertrag". wil24.ch.
  4. ↑ "Michael Heule wechselt in die Super League". FC Wil 1900. 14 July 2023.
  5. ↑ Streule, Ralf. "Wil im Cup gegen Stade Lausanne: Pechvogel Michael Heule sitzt auf der Tribüne".
  6. 1 2 "Erster Transfer des Aufsteigers: Der FC Thun verpflichtet Michael Heule – und dürfte sich in Basel bedienen". Der Bund. 2 July 2025.
  7. 1 2 "Der Thuner Meistertitel ist "unglaublich und unbeschreiblich"". www.sarganserlaender.ch.
  8. ↑ Florian, Dominik (24 August 2026). "Transfer ist perfekt: Michael Heule wechselt für eine Millionensumme zum 1. FC Heidenheim" [The transfer is complete: Michael Heule joins 1. FC Heidenheim for a fee in the millions]. Heidenheimer Zeitung [de] (in German). Retrieved 24 August 2026.
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