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Renato Steffen (born 3 November 1991) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays for Lugano and the Switzerland national team. He is a left-footed winger.[3]

Renato Steffen

Steffen with Basel in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth	(1991-11-03) 3 November 1991 (age 30)[1]
Place of birth	Aarau, Switzerland
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Position(s)	Winger
Club information
Current team	Lugano
Youth career
1998–2004	FC Erlinsbach
2004–2007	Aarau
2007–2011	SC Schöftland
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2012	Solothurn	27	(8)
2012–2013	Thun	19	(4)
2013–2016	Young Boys	67	(16)
2016–2018	Basel	63	(15)
2018–2022	VfL Wolfsburg	115	(16)
2022–	Lugano	0	(0)
National team‡
2015–	Switzerland	27	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 August 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 September 2022

Club career

Youth football

Steffen played his youth football with local club FC Erlinsbach. He played three years in the Aarau U-14 and U-16 youth teams. He then transferred to SC Schöftland and spent another four years with them.

Solothurn and Thun

Steffen played amateur football in the 1. Liga Classic for Solothurn. After one season he transferred to Thun in July 2012[4] and made his professional debut on 2 September 2012 in the game against Servette FC. He scored 4 goals in 19 games for Thun in the 2012–13 Swiss Super League that season.

Young Boys

At the end of that season Steffen was sold for €500.000 to Young Boys. Here he signed a four-year deal in Bern.

Basel

During the 2015–16 Super League winter break, on 12 January, Basel announced that Steffen had signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with them.[5] Steffen played his first team league debut for Basel on 7 February, coming in as a substitute in the 74 minute, in the home game against Luzern. He scored his first goal for his new club, the final goal of that match in the 85 minute and Basel won the game 3–0.[6] Under trainer Urs Fischer Steffen won the Swiss Super League championship at the end of the season[7] and at the end of the 2016–17 Super League season. For the club this was the eighth title in a row and their 20th championship title in total.[8] They also won the Swiss Cup for the twelfth time, which meant they had won the double for the sixth time in the club's history.[9]

Wolfsburg

On 10 January 2018, Steffen signed a three and a half year deal with VfL Wolfsburg. The transfer fee was reported as being €1.75 million.[10] He scored the first Wolfsburg goal after the temporary cancellation of the Bundesliga because of the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany, against FC Augsburg with a header from the edge of the box.

Lugano

On 30 August 2022, Steffen signed a three-year contract with Lugano.[11]

International career

Steffen made his first appearance for Switzerland on 9 October 2015, in a Euro 2016 qualifier against San Marino. He was subbed on in the 78th minute of a 7–0 victory.

In May 2019, he Steffen played in the 2019 UEFA Nations League Finals, where his team finished fourth.[12] He then started for Switzerland against Germany in a 2020–21 UEFA Nations League match.

Steffen was forced to sit out of UEFA Euro 2020, due to injury.[13] Following the tournament, he returned to the national team and was frequently chosen in the starting lineup for 2022 World Cup qualifying matches. On 12 October 2021, Steffen scored his first international goal for Switzerland against Lithuania.[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 April 2022[15]

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
Thun	2012–13	Swiss Super League	19	4	3	0	—		—		22	4
Young Boys	2013–14	Swiss Super League	21	4	2	0	—		—		23	4
	2014–15		34	9	2	1	11[lower-alpha 1]	4	—		47	14
	2015–16		12	3	2	0	0	0	—		14	3
	Total		67	16	6	1	11	4	—		84	21
Basel	2015–16	Swiss Super League	16	7	—		4	0	—		20	7
	2016–17		30	5	4	1	5[lower-alpha 2]	1	—		39	7
	2017–18		17	3	4	0	6[lower-alpha 2]	0	—		27	3
	Total		63	15	8	1	15	1	—		86	17
VfL Wolfsburg	2017–18	Bundesliga	16	0	—		—		2[lower-alpha 3]	0	18	0
	2018–19		31	5	3	0	—		—		34	5
	2019–20		27	6	2	0	9[lower-alpha 1]	0	—		38	6
	2020–21		21	5	4	0	3[lower-alpha 1]	0	—		28	5
	2021–22		20	0	1	0	5[lower-alpha 2]	2	—		26	2
	Total		115	16	10	0	17	2	2	0	144	18
Career total			264	51	27	2	43	7	2	0	337	60

International

As of match played 27 September 2022[16]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Switzerland	2015	2	0
	2016	3	0
	2019	5	0
	2020	4	0
	2021	6	1
	2022	7	0
Total		27	1

Scores and results list Switzerland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Steffen goal.[16]

List of international goals scored by Renato Steffen

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	12 October 2021	LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania	Lithuania	2–0	4–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

FC Basel

• Swiss Super League: 2015–16, 2016–17
• Swiss Cup: 2016–17[17]

References

External links

• Profile season 2017/18 on the Swiss Football League homepage

На других языках

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[de] Renato Steffen

Renato Steffen (* 3. November 1991 in Aarau) ist ein Schweizer Fussballspieler. Er steht beim FC Lugano in der Schweizer Super League unter Vertrag.

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- [en] Renato Steffen

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[es] Renato Steffen

Renato Steffen (Aarau, Suiza, 3 de noviembre de 1991) es un futbolista suizo. Juega como delantero y su equipo es el VfL Wolfsburgo de la 1. Bundesliga de Alemania.

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[fr] Renato Steffen

Renato Steffen, né le 3 novembre 1991 à Aarau, est un footballeur international suisse, qui évolue au poste de milieu de terrain dans le club allemand du VfL Wolfsburg.

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[it] Renato Steffen

Renato Steffen (Aarau, 3 novembre 1991) è un calciatore svizzero, centrocampista del Wolfsburg.

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[ru] Штеффен, Ренато

Ренато Штеффен (нем. Renato Steffen; 3 ноября 1991, Арау, Швейцария) — швейцарский футболист, вингер клуба «Лугано» и сборной Швейцарии.

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