Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 3 March 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Wattwil, Switzerland[1] | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
VfB Stuttgart (on loan from St. Gallen) | ||
Number | 20 | ||
Youth career | |||
Wil | |||
2015–2019 | St. Gallen | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2019 | St. Gallen II | 5 | (0) |
2019– | St. Gallen | 139 | (1) |
2023– | → VfB Stuttgart (loan) | 7 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2016–2017 | Switzerland U15 | 6 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Switzerland U16 | 8 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Switzerland U17 | 9 | (1) |
2019–2020 | Switzerland U19 | 4 | (0) |
2020– | Switzerland U21 | 18 | (1) |
2022– | Switzerland | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 February 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 August 2023 |
Leonidas Stergiou (born 3 March 2002) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for German Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart, on loan from St. Gallen. He also plays for the Switzerland national team.[2]
Stergiou initially made his competitive debut for the senior St. Gallen side in February 2019, participating in a 3–1 victory against FC Zürich.
On 22 August 2023, Stergiou joined VfB Stuttgart in Germany on loan.[3]
Stergiou has played four games for Switzerland U15[4] and five for Switzerland U16.[5]
He was the captain of Switzerland U21 at the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, where they reached quarter-finals.[6]
Stergiou made his debut for the senior Switzerland national football team on 12 June 2022 in a Nations League game against Spain. He substituted Ricardo Rodriguez in the 79th minute as Switzerland won 1–0.[7]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
St. Gallen II | 2018–19 | Swiss 1. Liga | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
St. Gallen | 2018–19 | Swiss Super League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
2019–20 | Swiss Super League | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 1 | |||
2020–21 | Swiss Super League | 32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 37 | 0 | ||
2021–22 | Swiss Super League | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | |||
2022–23 | Swiss Super League | 35 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 0 | |||
2023–24 | Swiss Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 139 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 153 | 1 | |||
VfB Stuttgart (loan) | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
Career total | 151 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 1 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Switzerland | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 |
Individual
Stergiou was born in Wattwil in the Toggenburg area of Switzerland, to a Serbian mother and a Greek father. After joining the FC St. Gallen academy at a young age he progressed through the ranks to the first team.[8][1]