Gregor Kobel (born 6 December 1997) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund and the Switzerland national team.[3]
![]() Kobel with Borussia Dortmund in 2021 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gregor Kobel[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1997-12-06) 6 December 1997 (age 24) | ||
Place of birth | Zürich, Switzerland | ||
Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Borussia Dortmund | ||
Number | 1 | ||
Youth career | |||
Zürich | |||
2013–2016 | Grasshoppers | ||
2014–2016 | → 1899 Hoffenheim (loan) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2020 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 1 | (0) |
2019 | → FC Augsburg (loan) | 16 | (0) |
2019–2020 | → VfB Stuttgart (loan) | 31 | (0) |
2020–2021 | VfB Stuttgart | 33 | (0) |
2021– | Borussia Dortmund | 34 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2014 | Switzerland U17 | 4 | (0) |
2015 | Switzerland U18 | 1 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Switzerland U19 | 6 | (0) |
2016 | Switzerland U20 | 2 | (0) |
2016–2018 | Switzerland U21 | 9 | (0) |
2021– | Switzerland | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:19, 2 September 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 June 2022 |
Kobel made his professional debut for 1899 Hoffenheim on 12 August 2018, starting in the first round of the 2017–18 DFB-Pokal against 3. Liga side Rot-Weiß Erfurt. The match finished as a 1–0 away win for Hoffenheim.[4]
For the 2019–20 season Kobel was loaned out to VfB Stuttgart.[5] On 28 July 2020, Kobel moved permanently to VfB Stuttgart and signed a contract until June 2024.[6]
On 31 May 2021, Kobel signed a five-year contract with Borussia Dortmund ahead of the 2021–22 season. The transfer fee paid to VfB Stuttgart was 15 million euros.[7]
Kobel was a youth international for Switzerland. He was called up to the senior team for the first time on 2020.[8] In 2021 the national team for the 2020 UEFA European Championship, where the team created one of the main sensations of the tournament reaching the quarter-finals.[9]
He made his debut on 1 September 2021 in a friendly against Greece, a 2–1 victory at home.[10]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
1899 Hoffenheim II | 2015–16 | Regionalliga Südwest | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
2016–17 | Regionalliga Südwest | 26 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 0 | ||||
2017–18 | Regionalliga Südwest | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
2018–19 | Regionalliga Südwest | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
Total | 43 | 0 | — | — | — | 43 | 0 | |||||
1899 Hoffenheim | 2016–17 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
2018–19 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
Total | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
FC Augsburg | 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||
VfB Stuttgart (loan) | 2019–20 | 2. Bundesliga | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | ||
VfB Stuttgart | 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 0 | ||
Total | 64 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 65 | 0 | |||
Borussia Dortmund | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 40 | 0 |
2022–23 | Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
Total | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 0 | ||
Career total | 158 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 178 | 0 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Switzerland | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
2022 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 3 | 0 |
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Borussia Dortmund – current squad | |
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Switzerland squad – UEFA Euro 2020 | ||
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a Kobel replaced Omlin after Switzerland's first match. |
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