Their 2026 World Cup
Match by match
N. Elvedi played 6 matches for Switzerland, starting every one.
| Round | Match | His game |
|---|---|---|
| Group B | vs Qatar 1-1 | Started, played the full match |
| Group B | vs Bosnia and Herzegovina 4-1 | Started, played the full match · 🟨 |
| Group B | vs Canada 2-1 | Started, played the full match |
| Round of 32 | vs Algeria 2-0 | Started, played the full match |
| Round of 16 | vs Colombia 0-0 | Started, played the full match |
| Quarter-finals | vs Argentina 1-3 | Started, played the full match |
Biography
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.
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.
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Tournament data from API-Football. See more rankings on the World Cup data hub.
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