Leonidas Stergiou (born 3 March 2002)(Greek: Λεωνίδας Στεργίου) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for German Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart, on loan from St. Gallen. He also plays for the Switzerland national team.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 March 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Wattwil, Switzerland[1] | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
VfB Stuttgart (on loan from St. Gallen) | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Wil | |||
| 2015–2019 | St. Gallen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | St. Gallen II | 5 | (0) |
| 2019– | St. Gallen | 139 | (1) |
| 2023– | → VfB Stuttgart (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2017 | Switzerland U15 | 6 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Switzerland U16 | 8 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Switzerland U17 | 9 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Switzerland U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2020– | Switzerland U21 | 18 | (1) |
| 2022– | Switzerland | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 August 2023 | |||
Club career edit
Stergiou initially made his competitive debut for the senior St. Gallen side in February 2019, participating in a 3–1 victory against FC Zürich.
On 22 August 2023, Stergiou joined VfB Stuttgart in Germany on loan.[3]
International career edit
Stergiou has played four games for Switzerland U15[4] and five for Switzerland U16.[5]
He was the captain of Switzerland U21 at the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, where they reached quarter-finals.[6]
Stergiou made his debut for the senior Switzerland national football team on 12 June 2022 in a Nations League game against Spain. He substituted Ricardo Rodriguez in the 79th minute as Switzerland won 1–0.[7]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of match played 13 April 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| St. Gallen II | 2018–19 | Swiss 1. Liga | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| St. Gallen | 2018–19 | Swiss Super League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Swiss Super League | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21 | Swiss Super League | 32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 37 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Swiss Super League | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Swiss Super League | 35 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Swiss Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 139 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 153 | 1 | |||
| VfB Stuttgart (loan) | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 155 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 1 | ||
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
International edit
- As of match played 12 June 2022
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours edit
Individual
- Swiss Super League Young Footballer of the Year: 2020–21[citation needed]
Personal life edit
Stergiou was born in Wattwil in the Toggenburg area of Switzerland, to a Serbian mother and a Greek father. After joining the FC St. Gallen academy at a young age he progressed through the ranks to the first team.[8][1]
References edit
- ^ a b St. Gallens Juwel im Interview - Leonidas Stergiou: «Irgendwann zum Fuchs werden», srf.ch, 16 December 2019
- ^ Leonidas Stergiou at Soccerway
- ^ "VfB sign Leonidas Stergiou". VfB Stuttgart. 22 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ Schweizerischer Fussballverband - U-15, football.ch
- ^ Schweizerischer Fussballverband - U-16, football.ch
- ^ "Spain U21 v Switzerland U21 game report". UEFA. 1 July 2023.
- ^ "Switzerland v Spain game report". UEFA. 12 June 2022.
- ^ Leonidas Stergiou, die Perle aus dem Toggenburg, nzz.ch, 6 February 2019
External links edit
- Leonidas Stergiou at St. Gallen's website
- Leonidas Stergiou at SFV (U17)
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