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Yann Sommer

Yann Sommer, Swiss footballer

Born
December 17, 1988
Age in 2026
38
Zodiac sign
Sagittarius
Birth year
1988

About Yann Sommer

Yann Sommer (born 17 December 1988) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Belgian Pro League club Club Brugge. He is known for his exceptional reflexes and high agility. Sommer began his career at Basel, where he won the Swiss Super League on four consecutive occasions. He also won the Swiss Challenge League and two Liechtenstein Football Cups while on loan to Vaduz. In 2014, he moved to German side Borussia Mönchengladbach, where he remained for nine years, before signing for Bayern Munich in January 2023, where he won a Bundesliga title. In August, Sommer joined Italian side Inter Milan. With them, he won two Serie A titles, a Coppa Italia and helped them reach the final of UEFA Champions League in 2025. Sommer made his debut for the Switzerland national team in 2012. He represented the nation at the FIFA World Cup in 2014, 2018 and 2022, and the UEFA European Championship in 2016, 2020 and 2024 before retiring in August 2024. Sommer began his career at Basel, where he won the Swiss Super League on four consecutive occasions, before transferring to Borussia Mönchengladbach in 2014, where he remained for nine years.

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The world when Yann Sommer was born

Yann Sommer was born in 1988. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1988

  • #1 song"Faith" – George Michael
  • Top movieRain Man
  • Top TV showThe Cosby Show
  • Best-selling bookA Brief History of Time – Stephen Hawking

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBen Johnson stripped of Olympic 100m gold for doping
  • Top headlineGeorge H.W. Bush elected president
  • Technology milestoneFirst transatlantic fiber optic cable
  • Defining fadKoosh balls
  • Notable inventionFirst disposable contact lenses
  • World population5.11 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderRonald Reagan
  • Sports championLos Angeles Dodgers (World Series)
  • Also wonLos Angeles Lakers (NBA)
  • U.S. population244.5M

1988 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Yann Sommer's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19882026
Gas$0.95$3.45/gal
Average home$89,300$435,000
Average income$32,191$67,500
Minimum wage$3.35$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$4.11$11.95
Postage stamp$0.25$0.73
Population244.5M341 million

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