Nico Elvedi
Nico Elvedi (born 30 September 1996) is a Swiss football player. He plays as a centre back for Borussia Mönchengladbach and the Switzerland national team.
.jpg) Elvedi with Switzerland at UEFA Euro 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nico Elvedi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 September 1996 (aged 29) | ||
| Place of birth | Zürich, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position | 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 | 291 | (15) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012–2013 | Switzerland U17 | 11 | (0) |
| 2014 | Switzerland U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2013–2016 | Switzerland U19 | 19 | (2) |
| 2016– | Switzerland | 60 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:22, 5 October 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:45, 10 October 2025 (UTC) | |||
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 5 October 2025[3]
| 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 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 25 | 1 | |||
| 2025–26 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | 1 | |||
| Total | 291 | 15 | 22 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 335 | 18 | ||
| Career total | 309 | 16 | 25 | 2 | 27 | 1 | 361 | 19 | ||
International
- As of match played 10 October 2025
| 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 | |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | |
| Total | 60 | 3 | |
- Scores and results list Switzerland's goal tally first.[4]
| 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 |  Estonia |
3–0 | 4–0 | Friendly | |
| 3 | 8 September 2025 | St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland |  Slovenia |
1–0 | 3–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
References
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: List of players: Switherland" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 28. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ↑ Nico Elvedi at Soccerway
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