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Nico Elvedi
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Personal information
Date of birth (1996-09-30) 30 September 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Zürich, Switzerland
Height 1.87 m
Playing position Centre-back, right-back
Club information
Current club 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 266 (15)
National team
2012–2013 Switzerland U17 11 (0)
2014 Switzerland U18 1 (0)
2013–2016 Switzerland U19 19 (2)
2016– Switzerland 56 (2)
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:58, 4 October 2024 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:48, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

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

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. in 2017. 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.

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

In May 2019, he played in 2019 UEFA Nations League Finals, where the Swiss team finished 4th.

In 2021, he was called up to the national team for the 2020 UEFA European Championship, where the team upset favorites France en route to the quarter-finals, where they lost to Spain.

In 2022, Elvedi was part of the Switzerland national football team's 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, where Switzerland were knocked out in the round-of-16 by Portugal, 6-1.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Zürich 2013–14 Swiss Super League 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 Bundesliga 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 32 1 2 0 5 0 39 1
2020–21 29 3 4 1 7 1 40 5
2021–22 28 1 3 0 31 1
2022–23 32 3 2 0 34 3
2023–24 30 2 3 0 33 2
2024–25 6 1 0 0 6 1
Total 266 15 21 1 21 1 309 17
Career total 284 16 24 1 27 1 335 18

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Switzerland 2016 3 0
2017 1 0
2018 5 1
2019 8 0
2020 5 0
2021 13 0
2022 8 0
2023 7 0
2024 6 1
Total 56 2
Scores and results list Switzerland's goal tally first.
List of international goals scored by Nico Elvedi
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
2 4 June 2024 Swissporarena, Lucern, Switzerland  Estonia 3–0 4–0 Friendly

Personal life

Elvedi's twin brother, Jan, is also a professional footballer who plays for 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Kaiserslautern.

See also

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