Nico Elvedi

Nico Elvedi (born 30 September 1996) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach and the Switzerland national team.

Nico Elvedi
Elvedi with Switzerland at UEFA Euro 2020
Personal information
Full name Nico Elvedi[1]
Date of birth (1996-09-30) 30 September 1996
Place of birth Zürich, Switzerland
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
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 178 (8)
National team‡
2012–2013 Switzerland U17 11 (0)
2014 Switzerland U18 1 (0)
2013–2016 Switzerland U19 19 (2)
2016– Switzerland 35 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 October 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:03, 12 October 2021 (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.[3]

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.

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]

In 2021 he was called up to the national team for the 2020 UEFA European Championship, where the team created one of the main sensations of the tournament reaching the quarter-finals. [7]

Personal life

Elvedi's twin brother, Jan, is also a professional footballer who plays for 2. Bundesliga club Jahn Regensburg.[8][9]

Career statistics

Club
As of 2 October 2021[10]
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Zürich 2013–14 Swiss Super League 20——20
2014–15 1613050241
Total 1813050261
Borussia Mönchengladbach 2015–16 Bundesliga 2101020240
2016–17 2502080350
2017–18 33230—362
2018–19 30210—312
2019–20 3212050391
2020–21 2934171405
2021–22 7010—80
Total 177814121121310
Career total 195917127123911

International
As of 12 October 2021[11]
Switzerland
YearAppsGoals
201630
201710
201851
201980
202050
2021130
Total351
Scores and results list Switzerland's goal tally first.[11]
List of international goals scored by Nico Elvedi
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
118 November 2018Swissporarena, Lucern, Switzerland Belgium4–25–22018–19 UEFA Nations League A

References
  1. "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of Players: Switzerland" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2019.
  2. https://www.borussia.de/de/team-saison/die-fohlenelf/spielerkader.html?playerid=312&cHash=39dcb20fbd70388783c118182833cde2
  3. "Lausanne Sport vs. FC Zürich - 15 May 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  4. "Switzerland vs. Belgium - Football Match Summary - May 28, 2016 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  5. "Switzerland opts for experience in World Cup squad". Associated Press News. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  6. "Pickford the hero in England shootout win". BBC Sport.
  7. https://www.uefa.com / uefaeuro-2020 / match / 2024485 - switzerland-vs-spain / lineups /? iv = true
  8. Nico Elvedi at FootballDatabase.eu
  9. Nico Elvedi at kicker (in German)
  10. Nico Elvedi at Soccerway
  11. "Nico Elvedi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
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