Cédric Zesiger (born 24 June 1998) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Swiss Super League club Young Boys and the Switzerland national team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | (1998-06-24) 24 June 1998 (age 24) | ||
| Place of birth | Meyriez, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Young Boys | ||
| 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– | Young Boys | 53 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 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 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:26, 25 August 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 September 2021 | |||
On 29 June 2019, it was confirmed that Zesiger had signed a four-year contract with Young Boys.[2]
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.[3]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Neuchâtel Xamax | 2015–16 | 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 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 9 | 2 | |||
| Total | 53 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 131 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 7 | ||
BSC Young Boys – current squad | |
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