Forward CV: Example and Template
How to structure your CV as a Forward (striker) for clubs in the National League, Swiss League and MyHockey League.
Currently 12 open Forward positions in Switzerland, across 4 cantons, 2 of them from the last 7 days. Salesforce advertises the most.
CV example — two-page template
This template is editable straight away — or upload your existing CV and it is carried into this layout automatically.
What training and licence do I need as a Forward in Switzerland?
A valid player licence from the Swiss Ice Hockey Federation is mandatory; everything else depends on your sporting development and a solid secondary education.
The path usually leads through a junior elite hockey centre with the U17-Elite and U20-Elite levels, often combined with a regional or national Swiss Olympic Talent Card. You need a licence via the SIHF portal for every appearance; when changing clubs, a transfer card is also required, and when moving from abroad, the international transfer certificate (ITC) via the IIHF applies. State clearly in your CV which league your licence covers and whether, as a Swiss player, you do not count against the foreign-player quota - that is one of the first questions sporting directors ask.
Because a professional career is on average short, Swiss clubs place great emphasis on a dual career. Mention your EFZ, Berufsmatura, a sports school or a distance-learning programme, and how you combined this with eight to twelve training sessions per week. A stint at the elite-sport recruit school in Magglingen or completion of elite-sport basic training also belongs in the CV, as it demonstrates resilience and training discipline.
If you are thinking long-term about a coaching role, junior player development or sports management, you can score points with the J+S Instructor course in ice hockey, the Trainer C or B Diploma from Swiss Ice Hockey, and a current BLS-AED-SRC course. These qualifications open doors to follow-on opportunities at MyHockey League clubs or at a hockey school, where player-coach roles with part-time positions between CHF 20'000 and CHF 45'000 are common.
How do I structure work experience and statistics in the CV?
List each position with league, role in the line-up and hard figures, rather than just club names and years.
A sporting director reads your CV like a scouting report. For each position, state whether you played as a centre or winger, on which line, how much ice time you received, and whether you were used on the power play or penalty kill. Add games, goals, assists, points per game, plus/minus, faceoff win rate, shooting percentage and penalty minutes - exactly the figures that are checked against the SIHF statistics pages anyway.
Show development rather than snapshots: from 0.48 to 1.06 points per game, penalty minutes halved, faceoff win rate improved by four percentage points. Also mention B-licence appearances with the farm team, playoff or playout series, league qualification, spells abroad and national team selections (U18, U20, senior national team, Universiade). Injury breaks may be explained factually, ideally with reference to the rehabilitation completed and the number of games played since returning.
Supplement your CV with a link to a three- to five-minute highlight video and a reference list with coach, sporting director and athletic trainer, including phone numbers. It is also worth including height, weight, shooting hand and availability from a given date, as well as your advisor or agent, if contract negotiations run through an agency.
How long should the CV be, is a photo needed, and what is typically Swiss?
Two pages are enough, and a photo is customary in Switzerland - ideally one in playing gear plus a formal portrait.
Keep the CV to a maximum of two pages: page one with profile, position, key figures and current club, page two with earlier positions, education, licences and languages. Swiss clubs value a sober, tabular presentation without exaggeration; statistics must match the official league data exactly, since they will be verified in any case.
A photo is part of the application in Switzerland. Use a current portrait and optionally an action shot in your jersey without a helmet-visor reflection. State your place of residence, nationality or permit (B, C or EU/EFTA), since the number of foreign-player spots in the National League and Swiss League is limited, as well as your willingness to relocate within Switzerland - many clubs expect residence in the region.
Pay attention to linguistic details: write amounts as CHF 85'000, use regional terms such as 'Bully' instead of 'faceoff' when applying to a German-speaking Swiss club, and include a French or Italian version when applying to clubs in Romandy or Ticino. Stating language skills by CEFR level is worthwhile, since the dressing-room language in Swiss professional teams is often English, and a move to the Lausanne, Fribourg or Ambrì area requires multilingualism.
Where Forward are hired in Switzerland
How the 12 open positions are spread across the cantons.
Figures as a table
| Canton | postings |
|---|---|
| Zürich | 5 |
| Waadt | 2 |
| Freiburg | 1 |
| Genf | 1 |
Which languages the postings require
Of 10 postings that state a language — in brackets, those requiring professional level.
Figures as a table
| Language | postings |
|---|---|
| English | 10 (10) |
| German | 4 (4) |
| French | 3 (3) |
Who hires Forward in Switzerland
Employers with the most open positions. Staffing agencies are excluded.
Figures as a table
| Employer | postings |
|---|---|
| Salesforce | 5 |
| adaptyv | 2 |
| neuralconcept | 1 |
| blackforestlabs | 1 |
| gitlab | 1 |
| Wonderful | 1 |
Full-time or part-time?
How the positions are advertised.
Figures as a table
| Workload | postings |
|---|---|
| Vollzeit / plein temps | 5 |
The CV in full
To read through and reuse.
Nils Brügger
Forward (Centre/Left Wing) · SIHF Licence National League · Kaufmann EFZ
Two-way forward with 214 games in the Swiss League and National League, deployable as a second-line centre and as a winger on the power play. Strong in the faceoff circle (54.8 percent faceoff win rate) and in forechecking, with a consistent plus/minus balance over three seasons. Resilient, willing to travel and, thanks to a Kaufmann EFZ, prepared for a dual career after his playing days.
What sets me apart
Faceoff specialist for defensive-zone starts: Won 54.8 percent of 612 faceoffs in the 2023/24 season, 58 percent of them in the defensive zone - as a result, fixed deployment by the coaching staff for penalty-killing starts and the final 90 seconds when leading.
Power-play finisher at the bumper slot: Scored 11 of 24 season goals on the power play, raised the first unit's conversion rate from 17.9 to 24.3 percent, specialist for one-timers off the half-board pass.
Two-way forward with defensive responsibility: Plus/minus of +18 over 48 appearances, 61 blocked shots and 1.9 puck recoveries per game in forechecking - the third-highest figure on the team according to InStat analysis.
Dual career and dressing-room culture: Completed Kaufmann EFZ alongside U20-Elite hockey, member of the players' council for two seasons and mentor to four young players holding a Swiss Olympic Talent Card.
Key achievements
Advance to the playoff semi-finals. Scored 9 points (4 goals, 5 assists) in 12 games during the 2024 playoffs, including the overtime goal in the fifth quarter-final game in front of 6'800 spectators.
Career-best scoring season. Finished the 2023/24 season with 24 goals and 27 assists in 48 games, an increase from 0.71 to 1.06 points per game compared to the previous season.
Injury-free streak thanks to prehab. 76 consecutive competitive games without a missed match thanks to an individual prehab programme with the athletic trainer, body fat percentage reduced from 12.4 to 9.8 percent over two years.
Experience
Forward (2nd-line Centre) — EHC Seetal Lions, National League, Since 07/2022
Professional contract with an NL club with 24 licensed players, around 60 competitive games per season and a dual role on the power play and penalty kill.
- 51 scoring points in 48 games of the 2023/24 season, ranked 3rd on the team's internal scoring list
- Faceoff win rate of 54.8 percent on 612 faceoffs, best figure on the roster
- 11 power-play goals, improved the first unit's efficiency from 17.9 to 24.3 percent
- Plus/minus of +18 with an average ice time of 16:42 minutes per game
Forward (Left Wing) — HC Rive-Sud, Swiss League, 08/2019 - 06/2022
Regular player at a Swiss League club with a development mandate, with regular B-licence appearances in the farm-team system of an NL partner club.
- 128 games, 84 scoring points (38 goals, 46 assists), increase from 0.48 to 0.79 points per game
- 214 shots on goal in the 2021/22 season, ranked 2nd on the team with a shooting percentage of 12.1 percent
- 9 National League appearances on a B licence, scoring 3 points
- Reduced penalty minutes from 62 to 28 per season while maintaining 2.1 bodychecks per game
Forward U20-Elite / First Licence — SC Aarewinkel, U20-Elite and MyHockey League, 08/2016 - 06/2019
Junior elite hockey centre with a national Swiss Olympic Talent Card, alongside a commercial apprenticeship in the sports-school model with 10 training sessions per week.
- Scored 63 points in 41 games as captain of the U20-Elite team in the 2018/19 season
- 6 appearances for the U20 national team, 2 assists at the Four Nations Tournament
- Completed Kaufmann EFZ with a grade average of 5.1 alongside competitive sport
- 22 games in the MyHockey League with the farm team, 14 scoring points
Education
Federal VET Diploma (EFZ), Kaufmann EFZ, Profile E (sports-school model) — Kaufmännische Berufsfachschule Zug · 2019
Junior competitive sport training, U20-Elite with national Swiss Olympic Talent Card — SC Aarewinkel junior elite hockey centre · 2016 - 2019
Player licence, Swiss Ice Hockey Federation (SIHF), National League category · J+S Instructor Ice Hockey (BASPO Magglingen), 2023 · BLS-AED-SRC basic course, valid until 2026 · Trainer C Diploma, Swiss Ice Hockey (in training, completion 2026)