Teenage footballer signs first professional contract just months after surviving fatal Swiss bar fire

SportFootballTeenage footballer signs first professional contract just months after surviving fatal Swiss bar fireThe Swiss bar fire on New Year’s Day claimed the lives of 41 peopleAp Correspondent Tuesday 21 April 2026 10:50 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2961714","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/tahirys-dos-santos-metz-bar-fire-switzerland-b2961714.html","title":"Teenage star signs first professional contract after surviving fatal Swiss bar fire"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-13049","index":0}41 people died in the Swiss bar fire on New Year’s Day (AFP/Getty)Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sportGet our free Inside Sport newsletterGet our free Inside Sport newsletterEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Inside_Sport_CDP","regTitle":"Inside Sport","subscriptionGroup":"inside_sport","subscriptionGroupId":"9cec95c5-a973-40ac-9b05-03d636c07853","type":"sport","pathPrefix":["/sport","/f1"],"associatedAuthors":["Lawrence Ostlere","Kieran Jackson"],"title":"Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sport","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Sport newsletter","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/InsideSport1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideSportNews","regSourceSection":"Football","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}French footballer Tahirys Dos Santos has signed his first professional contract with Ligue 1 side Metz, less than four months after miraculously surviving a devastating bar fire in S...