Christopher Routis Explained

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

Career

Servette

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

Routis made his Servette debut on 7 November 2010, in a 3–1 Challenge League home victory against Yverdon Sport FC.^[2] 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.^[3]

Bradford City

On 8 August 2014, it was announced that Routis would sign for Bradford City on a one-year contract.^[4] On 2 September 2014, he made his Bradford debut in the Football League Trophy in a 1–0 defeat against Oldham Athletic.^[5] He made his league debut two weeks later against Milton Keynes Dons.^[6] He made his home debut on 27 September in a 1–1 draw against Port Vale.^[7] He scored his first goal for the club on 21 October 2014, scoring in a 2–2 draw against Bristol City.^[8] He scored his second goal for the club in a 2–2 draw against Fleetwood Town on 21 March 2015.^[9] During his initial season with the club he played in a number of positions, including in midfield.^[10] He also adjusted to a language barrier.^[11] He signed a new one-year deal with the club in May 2015 after they exercised an option in his contract.^{[12] [13]}

Ross County

Routis signed for Scottish Premiership club Ross County in May 2016.^[14] He made his league debut for the club on 6 August 2016 in a 3–1 home defeat to Dundee F.C.^[15] 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.^[16] He left the club in May 2018, after they had been relegated from the Premiership.^[17]

Servette (2nd spell)

Routis returned to Servette after being released by Ross County in the summer of 2018.^[18]

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.^[19]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Servette	2010–11	Swiss Challenge League	12	1	1	0	—		2[20]	0	15	1
	2011–12	Swiss Super League	31	3	1	0	—		—		32	3
	2012–13		22	0	0	0	—		0	0	22	0
	2013–14	Swiss Challenge League	22	1	1	0	—		—		23	1
	Total		87	5	3	0	—		2	0	92	5
Bradford City	2014–15	League One	18	2	3	0	1	0	1[21]	0	23	2
	2015–16		11	0	3	0	1	0	1	0	16	0
	Total		29	2	6	0	2	0	2	0	39	2
Ross County	2016–17	Scottish Premiership	30	3	1	2	3	0	—		34	5
	2017–18		26	2	1	0	5	0	—		32	2
	Total		56	5	2	2	8	0	0	0	66	7
Servette	2018–19	Swiss Challenge League	29	1	2	1	—		—		31	2
	2019–20	Swiss Super League	18	0	0	0	—		—		18	0
	Total		47	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	49	2
Stade Lausanne	2020–21	Swiss Challenge League	20	0	1	0	—		—		21	0
Career total			239	13	14	3	10	0	4	0	267	16

Honours

Servette

• Swiss Challenge League

2018–19

Notes and References

1. News: The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015 . The Football League . 40 . 16 May 2015 . 20 June 2015.
2. Web site: Servette Football Club . 2016-01-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160202030312/http://www.servettefc.ch/fr/saison/game.php?schedule_id=924 . 2016-02-02 . dead .
3. Web site: Servette Football Club . 2016-01-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160202075335/http://www.servettefc.ch/fr/saison/game.php?schedule_id=1098 . 2016-02-02 . dead .
4. Web site: Bradford City sign Filipe Morais and Christopher Routis. 8 August 2014. 16 May 2015. BBC Sport.
5. Web site: Oldham Athletic 1-0 Bradford City. bbc.com. 2 September 2014.
6. Web site: Milton Keynes Dons 1-2 Bradford City. bbc.co.uk. 16 September 2014.
7. Web site: Bradford City 1 Port Vale 1. bradfordcity.co.uk. 27 September 2014.
8. Web site: Bristol City 2-2 Bradford City. bbc.com. 21 October 2014.
9. Web site: Bradford City 2-2 Fleetwood Town. bbc.com. 21 March 2015.
10. Web site: Frenchman plots new Rout if Bradford City keep the faith. 12 May 2015. 16 May 2015. Simon Parker. Telegraph & Argus.
11. Web site: Mind your language: Bantams ace Routis happy to be an Englishman abroad back home in Bordeaux. 28 April 2015. 16 May 2015. Simon Parker. Telegraph & Argus.
12. Web site: CITY EXERCISE ROUTIS OPTION. 15 May 2015. 16 May 2015. Bradford City A.F.C..
13. Web site: Dolan released by Bradford City but Routis stays. 15 May 2015. 16 May 2015. Simon Parker. Telegraph & Argus.
14. Web site: Ross County bring in four new signings on free transfers . BBC Sport . BBC . 25 May 2016 . 25 May 2016.
15. Web site: Ross County vs. Dundee FC – 6 August 2016 – Soccerway. int.soccerway.com. 18 November 2018.
16. Web site: St Johnstone vs. Ross County – 19 November 2016 – Soccerway. int.soccerway.com. 18 November 2018.
17. Web site: Starting from scratch as Ross County rebuild begins. Press & Journal. 16 May 2018. 2 June 2018.
18. Web site: Le Servette FC annonce l'arrivée de Christopher Routis au club. Servette FC. 29 June 2018. 29 June 2018. 29 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180629235650/http://www.servettefc.ch/index.php/saison/actualites/594-christopher-routis-de-retour-chez-les-grenat. dead.
19. Web site: Servette. M21 : DE L’EXPÉRIENCE AU SERVICE DE LA JEUNESSE. 20 July 2022. 13 October 2022. fr.
20. Appearances in the Swiss Super League play-offs
21. Appearances in the Football League Trophy