The announcement

Yann Sommer, a former Bayern Munich goalkeeper and Swiss international, announced on Instagram on Wednesday, 14 October 2026, that he and his wife Alina are separating. In the post, the couple said they had decided early in 2026 to go separate ways after seven years of marriage, after careful thought and by mutual agreement. Sommer wrote that they look back on their time together with respect and gratitude.

“Our two daughters will connect us forever. Their happiness and well-being remain our top priority.”

The couple has two daughters, and the statement said nothing about the reasons for the split.

Timing and background

The announcement came the morning after Club Brugge beat Inter Milan 4-3 on Tuesday, 13 October, in a match at San Siro, the stadium where Sommer returned for the first time since his four years at Inter. Sommer made several saves in that game, including one from a close-range shot by Lautaro Martínez. The couple met while Sommer was at Borussia Mönchengladbach, started dating in 2016 and married in 2019 in Cologne, where they have lived and still own several properties. Alina, a trained lawyer from Cologne, has largely stayed out of the public eye, and in a 2022 SRF documentary she said she had put her legal career on hold to focus on the children.

What is known

The couple's last joint Instagram post dates to 23 September 2025, from the Ballon d'Or ceremony in Paris, where Sommer was counted among the ten best goalkeepers in the world. Il Fatto Quotidiano reported that the post immediately drew a flood of messages of support. The couple said they will not answer further questions about the separation and asked for their privacy to be respected.