Cédric Adrian Zesiger (born 24 June 1998) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a centre back for German Bundesliga club Augsburg on loan from VfL Wolfsburg, and the Switzerland national team.[2] He has also played for the Switzerland U21, U20, U19 and U18 teams.
Club career
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] On 14 January 2025, Zesiger joined Augsburg on loan with an option to buy.[6]
International career
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.[7]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 8 February 2025
| 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 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 0 | ||||
| FC Augsburg (loan) | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 213 | 6 | 25 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 263 | 9 | ||
Honours
Young Boys
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "FCA loan Cédric Zesiger from VfL Wolfsburg". FC Augsburg. 14 January 2025. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
- ^ "Switzerland v Greece game report". ESPN. 1 September 2021.
External links
- Swiss U20 Profile
- Swiss U21 Profile
- Cédric Zesiger at WorldFootball.net
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