Leonidas Stergiou
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (2002-03-03) 3 March 2002 (age 22) | ||
Place of birth | Wattwil, Switzerland[1] | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | VfB Stuttgart | ||
Number | 20 | ||
Youth career | |||
Wil | |||
2015–2019 | St. Gallen | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2019 | St. Gallen II | 5 | (0) |
2019–2023 | St. Gallen | 139 | (1) |
2023–2024 | → VfB Stuttgart (loan) | 15 | (1) |
2024– | VfB Stuttgart | ||
International career‡ | |||
2016–2017 | Switzerland U15 | 6 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Switzerland U16 | 8 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Switzerland U17 | 9 | (1) |
2019–2020 | Switzerland U19 | 4 | (0) |
2020– | Switzerland U21 | 18 | (1) |
2022– | Switzerland | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:36, 10 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 August 2023 |
Leonidas Stergiou (Greek: Λεωνίδας Στεργίου; born 3 March 2002) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for German Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart. He also plays for the Switzerland national team.[2]
Club career
Stergiou initially made his competitive debut for the senior St. Gallen side on 6 February 2019, participating in a 3–1 victory against FC Zürich.[3]
On 22 August 2023, Stergiou joined VfB Stuttgart in Germany on loan.[4] On 4 May 2024, he scored his first Bundesliga goal in a 3–1 win over Bayern Munich.[5] On 15 May 2024, the loan deal was made permanent and Stergiou signed a contract until June 2028 with VfB Stuttgart.[6]
International career
Stergiou has played four games for Switzerland U15[7] and five for Switzerland U16.[8]
He was the captain of Switzerland U21 at the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, where they reached quarter-finals.[9]
Stergiou made his debut for the senior Switzerland national football team on 12 June 2022 in a Nations League game against Spain. He substituted Ricardo Rodriguez in the 79th minute as Switzerland won 1–0.[10]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 10 May 2024
Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
St. Gallen II | 2018–19 | Swiss 1. Liga | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
St. Gallen | 2018–19 | Swiss Super League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
2019–20 | Swiss Super League | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 1 | |||
2020–21 | Swiss Super League | 32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 37 | 0 | ||
2021–22 | Swiss Super League | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | |||
2022–23 | Swiss Super League | 35 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 0 | |||
Total | 139 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 153 | 1 | |||
VfB Stuttgart (loan) | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 1 | ||
Career total | 159 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 1 |
- ^ Appearances in Swiss Cup and DFB-Pokal
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
International
- As of match played 12 June 2022
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Switzerland | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 |
Honours
Individual
- Swiss Super League Young Footballer of the Year: 2020–21[citation needed]
Personal life
Stergiou was born in Wattwil in the Toggenburg area of Switzerland, to a Serbian mother and a Greek father. After joining the FC St. Gallen academy at a young age he progressed through the ranks to the first team.[11][1]
References
- ^ a b St. Gallens Juwel im Interview - Leonidas Stergiou: «Irgendwann zum Fuchs werden», srf.ch, 16 December 2019
- ^ Leonidas Stergiou at Soccerway
- ^ "Portrait Leonidas Stergiou: Der stille Schaffer in der Innenverteidigung" (in German). FC St. Gallen. 16 December 2020.
- ^ "VfB sign Leonidas Stergiou". VfB Stuttgart. 22 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ "Stuttgart 1–3 Bayern München". BBC Sport. 4 May 2024.
- ^ "Leonidas Stergiou signs long-term VfB deal". VfB Stuttgart. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ Schweizerischer Fussballverband - U-15, football.ch
- ^ Schweizerischer Fussballverband - U-16, football.ch
- ^ "Spain U21 v Switzerland U21 game report". UEFA. 1 July 2023.
- ^ "Switzerland v Spain game report". UEFA. 12 June 2022.
- ^ Leonidas Stergiou, die Perle aus dem Toggenburg, nzz.ch, 6 February 2019
External links
- Leonidas Stergiou at St. Gallen's website
- Leonidas Stergiou at SFV (U17)
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