Cedric Jan Itten (born 27 December 1996) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a centre forward for Swiss club Young Boys and the Switzerland national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Cedric Jan Itten | ||
Date of birth | (1996-12-27) 27 December 1996 (age 25) | ||
Place of birth | Basel, Switzerland | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Young Boys | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2004 | FC Black Stars Basel | ||
2004–2007 | BSC Old Boys | ||
2007–2015 | Basel | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2015 | Basel U-21 | 32 | (1) |
2015–2018 | Basel | 21 | (3) |
2016–2017 | → FC Luzern (loan) | 33 | (3) |
2018 | → St. Gallen (loan) | 16 | (5) |
2018–2020 | St. Gallen | 42 | (23) |
2020–2022 | Rangers | 33 | (5) |
2021–2022 | → Greuther Fürth (loan) | 12 | (2) |
2022– | Young Boys | 8 | (5) |
National team‡ | |||
2013–2014 | Switzerland U-18 | 6 | (3) |
2014–2015 | Switzerland U-19 | 6 | (2) |
2015–2016 | Switzerland U-20 | 7 | (2) |
2016–2018 | Switzerland U-21 | 7 | (0) |
2019– | Switzerland | 7 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:30, 26 September 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 November 2021 |
Itten started his youth football with FC Black Stars Basel in 2003, and then moved to BSC Old Boys a year later. In February 2007 he transferred to Basel and played in their U-18 team and their U-21 team. Itten was a part of FC Basel's 2013–14 UEFA Youth League campaign. He signed a three-year professional contract on 21 August 2015 and joined their first team.[1]
Itten made his league debut for Basel on 21 February 2016 during the 5–1 home win against Vaduz.[2] He scored his first league goal for Basel on 21 February during the 4–1 away win against Lugano.[3] Under trainer Urs Fischer Itten won the Swiss Super League championship at the end of the 2015–16 Super League season. For the club it was the seventh title in a row and their 19th championship title in total.[4]
On 18 June 2016, Basel announced that they were loaning out Itten to FC Luzern, until the end of the 2016–17 Swiss Super League season, so that he could gain first team playing experience.[5] Again on 23 June 2017 Basel announced that they were prolonging their contract with Itten until 30 June 2020 and were continuing the loan to Luzern for another year, until the end of the 2017–18 season.[6]
Due to Basel's bad start to the season, on 13 September 2017 Basel announced that they had recalled striker Itten back from the loan.[7] His first goal following his return was the winning goal for the team in the Stadio Comunale (Chiasso) during the 2017–18 Swiss Cup match in the against FC Chiasso.[8]
On 4 August 2020, Itten signed for Scottish club Rangers, on a four-year deal and for an undisclosed fee,[9] reported to be £2.7 million.[10] On 9 August 2020, Itten made his debut for Rangers in a Scottish Premiership match against St Mirren.[11]
On 27 September 2020, Itten scored his first two goals for Rangers, coming off the bench to score Rangers' fourth and fifth goals in a 5–1 win against Motherwell at Fir Park.[12]
On 31 August 2021, the last day of the 2021 summer transfer window Itten signed for German club Greuther Fürth on a season-long loan.[13] On 12 January 2022, Itten’s loan was cut short as he was recalled by parent club Rangers.[14]
On 1 June 2022, his transfer to Bernese club BSC Young Boys was announced.[15] He signed a four-year contract with the Swiss Super League club.
On 15 November 2019, Itten made his debut in the Switzerland national team, coming as a substitute in a 1–0 win over Georgia and scoring the only goal of the match.[16] Three days later, he scored twice in a 6–1 win over Gibraltar.[17]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Basel | 2015–16 | Swiss Super League | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | ||
2017–18 | Swiss Super League | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 6[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 19 | 3 | |||
Total | 21 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 4 | ||
Luzern (loan) | 2016–17 | Swiss Super League | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 31 | 3 | ||
2017–18 | Swiss Super League | 5 | 0 | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
Total | 33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 3 | ||
St. Gallen (loan) | 2017–18 | Swiss Super League | 16 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 5 | ||||
St. Gallen | 2018–19 | Swiss Super League | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 10 | 6 | ||
2019–20 | Swiss Super League | 34 | 19 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 35 | 19 | ||||
Total | 58 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 30 | ||
Rangers | 2020–21 | Scottish Premiership | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 6 |
2021–22 | Scottish Premiership | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | |
Total | 33 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 8 | ||
Greuther Fürth (loan) | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 2 | |||
Career total | 157 | 41 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 47 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 15 November 2019 | Kybunpark, St. Gallen, Switzerland | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
2 | 18 November 2019 | Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar | ![]() | 1–0 | 6–1 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
3 | 5–1 | |||||
4 | 15 November 2021 | swissporarena, Lucerne, Switzerland | ![]() | 3–0 | 4–0 | FIFA World Cup 2022 qualification |
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