Nico Elvedi

Nico Elvedi (born 30 September 1996) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Borussia Mönchengladbach.[2]

Nico Elvedi
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-09-30) 30 September 1996
Place of birth Zürich, Switzerland
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre back, right back
Club information
Current team
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Number 30
Youth career
2005–2006 FC Greifensee
2006–2013 Zürich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Zürich II 24 (0)
2014–2015 Zürich 18 (1)
2015– Borussia Mönchengladbach 140 (5)
National team
2012–2013 Switzerland U17 11 (0)
2014 Switzerland U18 1 (0)
2013–2016 Switzerland U19 19 (2)
2016– Switzerland 19 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 June 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 September 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Zürich, Elvedi was a youth player for FC Zürich. He made his Swiss Super League debut on 15 May 2014 in a 1–0 away win against FC Lausanne-Sport playing the full match.

Elvedi joined Borussia Mönchengladbach in 2015 for a €4 million transfer fee. He scored his first goal in the Bundesliga during the derby against 1. FC Köln. The match saw Borussia Mönchengladbach win 1–0.[3]

International career

Elvedi played for various Swiss youth teams, and made his debut for the senior Switzerland national football team in a friendly 1–2 defeat to Belgium on 28 May 2016.[4]

He was included in the Switzerland national football team 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[5]

In May 2019, he played in 2019 UEFA Nations League Finals, where his team finished 4th. [6]

Personal life

Elvedi's twin brother, Jan, is also a professional footballer.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of 16 June 2020[8]
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Zürich 2013–14 2020
2014–15 1613050241
Total 1813050261
Borussia Mönchengladbach 2015–16 2101020240
2016–17 2502080350
2017–18 33230362
2018–19 30210312
2019–20 3112050381
Total 1405901501645
Career total 15861202001906

International

As of 7 September 2020[9]
Switzerland
YearAppsGoals
201630
201710
201851
201880
201900
202020
Total191

International goals

Scores and results list Switzerland's goal tally first.[9]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.18 November 2018Swissporarena, Lucern, Switzerland Belgium4–25–22018–19 UEFA Nations League A

References


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