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Cédric Zesiger

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Cédric Zesiger
Personal information
Full name Cedric Adrian Zesiger[1]
Date of birth (1998-06-24) 24 June 1998 (age 26)
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 28 (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 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:00, 28 September 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:01, 8 June 2024 (UTC)

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.

Club career

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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

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Zesiger made his debut for the Switzerland national team on 1 September 2021 in a friendly against Greece. He played the full match in a 2–1 home victory.[6]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 28 September 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Neuchâtel Xamax 2015–16 Swiss 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 1 139 6
VfL Wolfsburg 2023–24 Bundesliga 23 0 3 0 26 0
2024–25 5 0 1 0 6 0
Total 28 0 4 0 32 0
Career total 208 6 25 2 25 1 0 0 258 9

Honours

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Young Boys

References

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  1. ^ "Cédric Zesiger". DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  2. ^ Cédric Zesiger at Soccerway
  3. ^ YB holt Verteidiger Cédric Zesiger, bernerzeitung.ch, 29 June 2019
  4. ^ "CÉDRIC ZESIGER WECHSELT ZU WOLFSBURG" [CÉDRIC ZESIGER MOVES TO WOLFSBURG]. www.bscyb.ch (in German). 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Swiss arrival". www.vfl-wolfsburg.de/en. 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Switzerland v Greece game report". ESPN. 1 September 2021.
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