_by_Sandro_Halank%E2%80%93090.jpg) Kobel playing for Borussia Dortmund in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gregor Kobel[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 December 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Zürich, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team 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 | 73 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 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 | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:45, 14 January 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:26, 16 June 2023 (UTC) | |||
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 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. Hoffenheim won the away match 1–0.[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]
On 5 October 2023, Kobel signed new long term deal at Borussia Dortmund valid until June 2028.[8]
Kobel was a youth international for Switzerland. He was called up to the senior team for the first time in 2020.[9]
In 2021, he was called up to the national team for the UEFA Euro 2020, where the team upset favorites France en route to the quarter-finals, where they were eventually lost to Spain.[10][11][12]
He made his debut on 1 September 2021 in a friendly against Greece, a 2–1 victory at home.[13]
| Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[a] | 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 (loan) | 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[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4[d] | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6[d] | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | ||
| Total | 73 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 101 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 197 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 233 | 0 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |
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