Cédric Zesiger
Personal information
Full name Cedric Adrian Zesiger[1]
Date of birth (1998-06-24) 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 2 (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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 September 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:16, 4 June 2023 (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]

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]

International career

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

Club

As of 1 April 2023
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Neuchâtel Xamax 2015–16 Challenge League 26011271
2016–17 601070
Total 32021341
Grasshoppers 2016–17 Swiss Super League 702090
2017–18 18130211
2018–19 21120231
Total 46270532
Young Boys 2019–20 Swiss Super League 2325070352
2020–21 2800070350
2021–22 2002161282
2022–23 2313050311
Total 943101251001295
Career total 1725192251002168

Honours

Young Boys

References

  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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