# Nico Elvedi

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

    As of match played 15 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | Europe | Europe | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Zürich | 2013–14 | Swiss Super League | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Zürich | 2014–15 | Swiss Super League | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| Zürich | Total | Total | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2015–16 | Bundesliga | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2016–17 | Bundesliga | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 33 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 2 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 2 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 1 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 29 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 40 | 5 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 1 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 3 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 2 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 1 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | Total | Total | 279 | 15 | 21 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 322 | 17 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 297 | 16 | 24 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 348 | 18 |

### International

    As of match played 15 October 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Switzerland | 2016 | 3 | 0 |
| Switzerland | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| Switzerland | 2018 | 5 | 1 |
| Switzerland | 2019 | 8 | 0 |
| Switzerland | 2020 | 5 | 0 |
| Switzerland | 2021 | 13 | 0 |
| Switzerland | 2022 | 8 | 0 |
| Switzerland | 2023 | 7 | 0 |
| Switzerland | 2024 | 6 | 1 |
| Total | 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.