Leonidas Stergiou

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]

Leonidas Stergiou
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-03-03) 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 St. Gallen II 5 (0)
2019– St. Gallen 139 (1)
2023– → VfB Stuttgart (loan) 0 (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 12 August 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 August 2023

Club career

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]

International career

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]

Honours

Individual

Personal life

Stergiou was born in Wattwil in the Toggenburg area of Switzerland, to a Serbian mother and a Greek father. The 20-year-old has spent the whole of his life so far in the country of his birth, joining the FC St. Gallen academy at a young age and subsequently progressing through the ranks to the first team.[8][1]

References
  1. St. Gallens Juwel im Interview - Leonidas Stergiou: «Irgendwann zum Fuchs werden», srf.ch, 16 December 2019
  2. Leonidas Stergiou at Soccerway
  3. "VfB sign Leonidas Stergiou". VfB Stuttgart. 22 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  4. Schweizerischer Fussballverband - U-15, football.ch
  5. Schweizerischer Fussballverband - U-16, football.ch
  6. "Spain U21 v Switzerland U21 game report". UEFA. 1 July 2023.
  7. "Switzerland v Spain game report". UEFA. 12 June 2022.
  8. Leonidas Stergiou, die Perle aus dem Toggenburg, nzz.ch, 6 February 2019


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