Ulisses Alexandre Garcia Lopes (born 11 January 1996) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a left-back for French side Marseille. Born in Portugal to parents of Cape Verdean descent and raised in Switzerland, he plays for the Switzerland national team.
Club career
Early career Garcia is a youth exponent from Grasshopper Club Zürich. He made his Swiss Super League debut at 18 May 2014 against FC Sion. He played the full game, which ended in a 3–1 defeat in Sion.
Werder Bremen
On 26 May 2015, Werder Bremen announced their signing of Garcia. Garcia joined the Bundesliga club on a three-year contract. With Santiago García recovering from a long-standing injury, Ulisses Garcia went into the season as first-choice left back ahead of Janek Sternberg. Upon Santiago García's return, Ulisses Garcia was mostly deployed in left midfield.
Young Boys In June 2018, Garcia joined Swiss Super League side BSC Young Boys on a four-year contract. The transfer fee paid to Werder Bremen was reported as €800,000.
Marseille In January 2024, Garcia signed for Ligue 1 club Marseille on a four-and-a-half-year deal for a reported fee of €3 million.
On 2 February 2026, Garcia joined Sassuolo in Italy on loan with an option to buy.
International career Garcia is eligible to play for all three countries. However, he has appeared exclusively for Switzerland in youth international, with seven appearances for the Swiss U19s,Switzerland national under-21 football team 17 with the U21 team.
He was first called up to the Switzerland national football team in June 2017 for games against Belarus and Faroe Islands, but did not play. He made his debut on 1 September 2021 in a friendly against Greece, a 2–1 home victory. He substituted Silvan Widmer at half-time.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGrasshoppers2013–14Swiss Super League100000102014–15Swiss Super League00001010Total10001020Werder Bremen2015–16Bundesliga11020—1302016–17Bundesliga7000—702017–18Bundesliga1020—30Total1904000230Werder Bremen II2015–163. Liga40——402016–173. Liga31——312017–183. Liga10——10Total81——811. FC Nürnberg (loan)2017–182. Bundesliga20——20Young Boys2018–19Swiss Super League23341202942019–20Swiss Super League26160703912020–21Swiss Super League25100803312021–22Swiss Super League27210623422022–23Swiss Super League27140223322023–24Swiss Super League1412060221Total142917131219111Young Boys U212022–23Swiss Promotion League11——112023–24Swiss Promotion League20——20Total31––31Marseille2023–24Ligue 113010001402024–25Ligue 120200—2022025–26Ligue 1400020602026–27Ligue 110001Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League020Total3821030422Sassuolo (loan)2025–26Serie A81——81Career total2211422135227615
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsSwitzerland202140202330202430202510Total110
Honours Young Boys Swiss Super League: 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2022–23 Swiss Cup: 2019–20, 2022–23
Individual Swiss Super League Top assists provider: 2022–23 (shared) Swiss Super League Team of the Year: 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22
References
External links
Profile at the Olypique de Marseille website