Cédric Adrian Zesiger (born 24 June 1998) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg and the Switzerland national team.[2] He has also played for the Switzerland U21, U20, U19 and U18 teams.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cedric Adrian Zesiger[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 June 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Meyriez, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | VfL Wolfsburg | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2009 | FC Müntschemier | ||
| 2009–2011 | FC Xamax 2007 | ||
| 2011–2015 | Neuchâtel Xamax | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 32 | (0) |
| 2016–2019 | Grasshoppers | 46 | (2) |
| 2019–2023 | Young Boys | 102 | (4) |
| 2023– | VfL Wolfsburg | 23 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2016 | Switzerland U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2016 | Switzerland U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Switzerland U20 | 7 | (0) |
| 2017–2021 | Switzerland U21 | 17 | (0) |
| 2021– | Switzerland | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:16, 4 June 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
On 29 June 2019, it was confirmed that Zesiger had signed a four-year contract with Young Boys.[3]
On 3 May 2023, Zesiger agreed to join Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg on a four-year contract when the transfer window opened.[4][5]
International career edit
He made his debut for the Switzerland national football team on 1 September 2021 in a friendly against Greece. He played the full match in a 2–1 home victory.[6]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of 18 May 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Neuchâtel Xamax | 2015–16 | Challenge League | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 27 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 32 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 1 | ||||
| Grasshoppers | 2016–17 | Swiss Super League | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 1 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 46 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 53 | 2 | ||||
| Young Boys | 2019–20 | Swiss Super League | 23 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 35 | 2 | |
| 2020–21 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 28 | 2 | |||
| 2022–23 | 31 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 41 | 2 | |||
| Total | 102 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 6 | ||
| Wolfsburg | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 203 | 6 | 24 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 252 | 9 | ||
Honours edit
Young Boys
References edit
- ^ "Cédric Zesiger". DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ Cédric Zesiger at Soccerway
- ^ YB holt Verteidiger Cédric Zesiger, bernerzeitung.ch, 29 June 2019
- ^ "CÉDRIC ZESIGER WECHSELT ZU WOLFSBURG" [CÉDRIC ZESIGER MOVES TO WOLFSBURG]. www.bscyb.ch (in German). 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- ^ "Swiss arrival". www.vfl-wolfsburg.de/en. 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- ^ "Switzerland v Greece game report". ESPN. 1 September 2021.
External links edit
- Swiss U20 Profile
- Swiss U21 Profile
- Cédric Zesiger at WorldFootball.net