C. Pickel

Charles Monginda Pickel (born 15 May 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for La Liga club Espanyol. Born in Switzerland, he plays for the DR Congo national team.

Pickel started his youth football with FC Solothurn. In Summer 2011, he transferred to the youth department of FC Basel and played in their U-16 and advanced via their U-17 and U-18 team to their U-21 team in 2015. On 23 December 2015, he signed a two-and-a-half-year professional contract, but remained with the U-21 team. On 16 May 2016, Pickel was called up to the first team by head coach Urs Fischer. He played his Swiss Super League debut for the Basel first team in the starting eleven, but Basel suffered a 0–4 away defeat against Luzern. Basel won the Swiss Super League championship at the end of the 2015–16 Super League season. For the club it was the seventh title in a row and their 19th championship title in total. Pickel joined Basel's first team definitively for their 2016–17 season under head coach Urs Fischer.