Nico Elvedi
Nico Elvedi (born 30 September 1996) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Borussia Mönchengladbach.[2]
| 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) |
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* 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]
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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium | 4–2 | 5–2 | 2018–19 UEFA Nations League A |
References
- https://www.borussia.de/de/team-saison/die-fohlenelf/spielerkader.html?playerid=312&cHash=39dcb20fbd70388783c118182833cde2
- "Switzerland - N. Elvedi - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- "Lausanne Sport vs. FC Zürich - 15 May 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- http://www.espnfc.us/match?gameId=441676
- "Switzerland opts for experience in World Cup squad". Associated Press News. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/48191915
- Nico Elvedi at FootballDatabase.eu
- Nico Elvedi at Soccerway
- "Nico Elvedi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
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