Nico Elvedi

Nico Elvedi
Personal information
Date of birth	30 September 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth	Zürich, Switzerland
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre back, right back
Team information
Current team	Borussia Mönchengladbach
Number	30
Youth career
2005–2006	FC Greifensee
2006–2013	Zürich
Senior career*
Years	Team
2013–2015	Zürich II
2014–2015	Zürich
2015–	Borussia Mönchengladbach
International career‡
2012–2013	Switzerland U17
2014	Switzerland U18
2013–2016	Switzerland U19
2016–	Switzerland
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 February 2021; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 November 2020

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.^[2]

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.^{[citation needed]}

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]

In May 2019, he played in 2019 UEFA Nations League Finals, where his team finished 4th.^[6]

Elvedi's twin brother, Jan, is also a professional footballer.^[7]

As of 2 March 2021.^[8]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Zürich	2013–14	Swiss Super League	2	0	—		—		2	0
	2014–15	Swiss Super League	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		20	3	4	1	6	1	30	5
	Total		161	8	13	1	21	1	195	10
Career total			179	9	16	1	26	1	221	11

As of 14 November 2020.^[9]

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

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