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	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
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Zürich	2013–14	2	0	—		—		2	0
	2014–15	16	1	3	0	5	0	24	1
	Total	18	1	3	0	5	0	26	1
Borussia Mönchengladbach	2015–16	21	0	1	0	2	0	24	0
	2016–17	25	0	2	0	8	0	35	0
	2017–18	33	2	3	0	—		36	2
	2018–19	30	2	1	0	—		31	2
	2019–20	31	1	2	0	5	0	38	1
	Total	140	5	9	0	15	0	164	5
Career total		158	6	12	0	20	0	190	6

International

As of 7 September 2020[9]

Switzerland
Year	Apps	Goals
2016	3	0
2017	1	0
2018	5	1
2018	8	0
2019	0	0
2020	2	0
Total	19	1

International goals

Scores and results list Switzerland's goal tally first.[9]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	18 November 2018	Swissporarena, Lucern, Switzerland	Belgium	4–2	5–2	2018–19 UEFA Nations League A

References

1. https://www.borussia.de/de/team-saison/die-fohlenelf/spielerkader.html?playerid=312&cHash=39dcb20fbd70388783c118182833cde2
2. "Switzerland - N. Elvedi - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
3. "Lausanne Sport vs. FC Zürich - 15 May 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
4. http://www.espnfc.us/match?gameId=441676
5. "Switzerland opts for experience in World Cup squad". Associated Press News. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
6. https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/48191915
7. Nico Elvedi at FootballDatabase.eu
8. Nico Elvedi at Soccerway
9. "Nico Elvedi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 22 November 2018.