Nicolas Haas

Nicolas Thibault Haas (born 23 January 1996) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie B club Empoli.^[2]

Nicolas Haas

Personal information
Full name	Nicolas Thibault Haas[1]
Date of birth	(1996-01-23) 23 January 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth	Sursee, Switzerland
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Empoli
Number	32
Youth career
	FC Luzern
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2017	FC Luzern	55	(2)
2017–2021	Atalanta	9	(0)
2018–2019	→ Palermo (loan)	32	(1)
2019–2020	→ Frosinone (loan)	35	(0)
2020–2021	→ Empoli (loan)	34	(4)
2021–	Empoli	50	(1)
2023–2024	→ FC Luzern (loan)	22	(0)
International career‡
2011	Switzerland U15	4	(1)
2011–2012	Switzerland U16	5	(0)
2012	Switzerland U17	2	(0)
2015–2017	Switzerland U20	11	(0)
2016–2017	Switzerland U21	7	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 February 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 March 2019

Club career

Haas is a youth exponent from FC Luzern. He made his Swiss Super League debut at 7 February 2015 against BSC Young Boys replacing Adrian Winter after 87 minutes in a 1–1 home draw.^[3]

On 8 June 2017, he signed for Serie A side Atalanta, reportedly on a four-year contract, arriving as a free agent after leaving Lucerne at the end of his contract.^[4][5]

On 25 July 2018, Haas joined Serie B club Palermo on a season-long loan deal.^[6]

On 12 August 2019, Haas joined Serie B club Frosinone on loan until 30 June 2020.^[7]

On 25 September 2020, he joined Serie B club Empoli on loan. If Empoli were to be promoted to Serie A at the end of the 2020–21 season, Empoli was obligated to purchase his rights.^[8] That condition was fulfilled as Empoli was promoted.

On 3 September 2023, Haas returned to FC Luzern on a season-long loan deal with the option to purchase.^[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 8 November 2024^[2]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
FC Luzern	2014–15	Super League	8	0	0	0	–		–		8	0
	2015–16		24	1	5	0	–		–		29	1
	2016–17		23	1	3	0	2	0	–		28	1
	Total		55	2	8	0	2	0	0	0	65	2
Atalanta	2017–18	Serie A	9	0	2	0	0	0	–		11	0
Palermo (loan)	2018–19	Serie B	32	1	1	0	–		–		33	1
Frosinone (loan)	2019–20	Serie B	35	0	2	0	–		4[a]	0	41	0
Empoli	2020–21	Serie B	34	4	3	0	–		–		37	4
	2021–22	Serie A	16	0	2	1	–		–		18	1
	2022–23		24	1	1	0	–		–		25	1
	2023–24		10	0	2	1	–		–		12	1
	Total		84	5	8	2	0	0	0	0	92	7
Career total			215	8	21	2	2	0	4	0	242	10

1. Appearances in Serie B promotion play-offs