{{short description|Swiss footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Franck Surdez | full_name = Franck William Surdez | image = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|5|5|df=yes}} | birth_place = Neuchâtel, Switzerland | height = 1.88m | position = Winger | currentclub = Sion | clubnumber = 19 | youthyears1 = 2011–2020 | youthclubs1 = Neuchâtel Xamax | years1 = 2020–2024 | clubs1 = Neuchâtel Xamax | caps1 = 54 | goals1 = 11 | years2 = 2024–2026 | clubs2 = Gent | caps2 = 46 | goals2 = 3 | years3 = 2026– | clubs3 = Sion | caps3 = 16 | goals3 = 1 | nationalyears1 = 2022 | nationalteam1 = Switzerland U20 | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 1 | nationalyears2 = 2023–2024 | nationalteam2 = Switzerland U21 | nationalcaps2 = 10 | nationalgoals2 = 2 | club-update = 26 May 2026 | nationalteam-update = }}
'''Franck William Surdez''' (born 5 May 2002) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a winger for FC Sion in the Swiss Super League.<ref name=sw>{{Soccerway|franck-william-surdez/669917}}</ref>
==Club career== Surdez is a youth product of Neuchâtel Xamax, having joined their academy in 2011 and worked his way up their youth categories.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.arcinfo.ch/sport/football/franck-surdez-jetais-certain-que-ce-serait-dur-a-gand-1380883|title=Franck Surdez: "J’étais certain que ce serait dur à Gand" |work=ArcInfo}}</ref> He debuted with the Neuchâtel Xamax senior team in the Swiss Challenge League in 2020, and on 16 March 2021 signed his first professional contract with the club until 2023 with an option to extend for one season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.littoralfoot.ch/2021/03/16/franck-surdez-a-signe-son-premier-contrat-professionnel/|title=littoralfoot.ch - Franck Surdez a signé son premier contrat professionnel|date=March 16, 2021|website=littoralfoot.ch}}</ref> On 15 February 2023, he extended his contract until 2025.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://xamax.ch/2023/02/prolongation-de-franck-surdez/|title=Prolongation de Franck Surdez • Neuchâtel Xamax|first=Neuchâtel|last=Xamax|date=February 15, 2023}}</ref> In January 2024, he was nominated as one of the players of the season for the Swiss Challenge League.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://xamax.ch/2023/12/franck-surdez-nomine-au-best-player-dieci-challenge-league-2023/|title=Franck Surdez nominé au Best Player dieci Challenge League 2023 • Neuchâtel Xamax|first=Neuchâtel|last=Xamax|date=15 December 2023}}</ref>
On 25 January 2024, he transferred to the Belgian club Gent on a contract until 2027.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rtl.be/sport/football/football-belgique/la-gantoise-se-renforce-avec-linternational-espoir-suisse-franck-surdez/2024-01-25/article/630798|title=La Gantoise se renforce avec l'international espoir suisse Franck Surdez|date=January 25, 2024|website=RTL Info}}</ref>
After two years in Belgium, he returned to Switzerland on 16 January 2026, joining FC Sion on a permanent basis.<ref>{{cite web |title=Franck Surdez bindet sich langfristig an den FC Sion. |url=https://www.fcsion.ch/de/news/franck-surdez-bindet-sich-langfristig-an-den-fc-sion-4465 |publisher=FC Sion |access-date=17 January 2026 |language=de-ch |date=16 January 2026}}</ref> He signs a contract until summer 2030.
==International career== Surdez was born in Switzerland to a Swiss father and Cameroonian mother.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.arcinfo.ch/sport/franck-surdez-ou-la-fidelite-a-xamax-recompensee-1161154|title=Franck Surdez ou la fidélité à Xamax récompensée|website=Franck Surdez ou la fidélité à Xamax récompensée}}</ref> He is a youth international for Switzerland, having played for the Switzerland 21s in 2023.<ref name="g917">{{cite web | last=Feller | first=Bastien | title=Franck Surdez: "J'ai vécu un passage à vide et j'ai su rebondir" | website=Blick | date=2023-11-15 | url=https://www.blick.ch/fr/sport/football/la-pepite-xamaxienne-franck-surdez-jai-vecu-un-passage-a-vide-et-jai-su-rebondir-id19143901.html | language=fr | access-date=2024-08-16}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{updated|16 January 2026}}<ref name=sw/>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Swiss Cup, Belgian Cup}} !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="5"|Neuchâtel Xamax |2020–21 |rowspan=4|Swiss Challenge League |6||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||7||0 |- |2021–22 |24||4||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||26||4 |- |2022–23 |7||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||2{{efn|Appearances in relegation play-off}}||0||9||0 |- |2023–24 |17||7||2||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||19||9 |- !colspan="2"|Total !54!!11!!5!!2!!colspan="2"|—!!2!!0!!61!!13 |- |rowspan="4"|Gent |2023–24 |rowspan=3|Belgian Pro League |3||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||6{{efn|Appearances in play-off}}||0||9||0 |- |2024–25 |29||2||1||0||11{{efn|name=UECL|Appearances in UEFA Conference League}}||1||colspan="2"|—||41||3 |- |2025–26 |14||1||2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||16||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !46!!3!!3!!0!!11!!1!!6!!0!!66!!4 |- |Sion |2025–26 |Swiss Super League |0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !100!!14!!8!!2!!11!!1!!8!!0!!127!!17 |} {{notelist}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{Soccerway|franck-william-surdez/669917}} *[https://www.football.ch/fr/asf/equipes-nationales/m21/team.aspx/t-41643/p-889160/ Football.ch Profile]
{{FC Sion squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Surdez, Franck}} Category:2002 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Neuchâtel Category:Swiss men's footballers Category:Switzerland men's youth international footballers Category:Switzerland men's under-21 international footballers Category:Swiss people of Cameroonian descent Category:Men's association football wingers Category:Neuchâtel Xamax FCS players Category:KAA Gent players Category:Belgian Pro League players Category:Challenge League (Switzerland) players Category:Swiss expatriate men's footballers Category:Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Category:21st-century Swiss sportsmen