Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 5 August 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Uster, Switzerland | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Right-back, midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Basel | ||
Number | 27 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2020 | FC Zürich II | ||
2017–2020 | FC Zürich | 94 | (3) |
2020– | Hellas Verona | 7 | (0) |
2022 | → Lugano (loan) | 16 | (0) |
2022–2023 | → Young Boys (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2023– | → FC Basel (loan) | 20 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2013 | Switzerland U15 | 2 | (0) |
2013 | Switzerland U16 | 2 | (0) |
2014 | Switzerland U17 | 6 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Switzerland U19 | 4 | (0) |
2017–2021 | Switzerland U21 | 17 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:33, 4 June 2023 (UTC) |
Kevin Rüegg (born 5 August 1998) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Swiss Super League club Basel, on loan from the Italian club Hellas Verona. He can also play in midfield. He has represented Switzerland at various youth levels.
Career
In August 2020, Rüegg moved to Serie A side Hellas Verona on a five-year contract.[1][2]
In February 2022, Rüegg was loaned to Lugano until the end of the season.[3]
On 16 July 2022, Rüegg joined Young Boys on loan with an option to buy.[4]
On 6 September 2023, he joined Basel on loan with an option to buy.[5]
Personal life
Born in Switzerland, Rüegg's mother is Cameroonian and his father is Swiss.[6]
Honours
FC Zürich
Lugano
Young Boys
Individual
- Swiss Super League Team of the Year: 2018–19[8]
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
FC Zürich | 2016–17 | Challenge League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | Super League | 31 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 35 | 1 | |||
2018–19 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | — | 34 | 2 | |||
2019–20 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 1 | ||||
Total | 94 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 4 | ||
Hellas Verona | 2020–21 | Serie A | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
2021–22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
Total | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
Lugano (loan) | 2021–22 | Super League | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||
Young Boys (loan) | 2022–23 | Super League | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |
Basel (loan) | 2023–24 | Super League | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||
Career total | 147 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171 | 4 |
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
References
- ^ Neuhaus, Matthias (28 August 2020). "FCZ: Kevin Rüegg wechselt zu Hellas Verona". Nau. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ^ "UFFICIALE: Hellas Verona, arriva Ruegg dallo Zurigo. Contratto quinquennale".
- ^ "KEVIN RÜEGG TORNA IN SVIZZERA E VESTIRÀ LA MAGLIA DEL LUGANO" (Press release) (in Italian). Lugano. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ "YB VERPFLICHTET KEVIN RÜEGG" (in German). Young Boys. 16 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ "KEVIN RÜEGG LEIHWEISE ZUM FCB" [KEVIN RÜEGG ON LOAN TO FCB] (in German). Basel. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ^ "Kevin Rüegg: Ein Mann der zweiten Chance". football.ch (in German). 29 March 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ svizzera, RSI Radiotelevisione. "Tripudio bianconero, la Coppa è del Lugano!". rsi.
- ^ "Super League: Kevin Mbabu élu joueur de l'année". RTSSport.ch (in French). 28 January 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ "Kevin Rüegg » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
External links
- Kevin Rüegg at Soccerway
- FC Zürich Stats
- 1998 births
- Living people
- People from Uster
- Men's association football midfielders
- Swiss men's footballers
- Switzerland men's youth international footballers
- Switzerland men's under-21 international footballers
- Swiss people of Cameroonian descent
- Swiss Super League players
- Swiss Challenge League players
- Serie A players
- FC Zürich players
- Hellas Verona FC players
- FC Lugano players
- BSC Young Boys players
- FC Basel players
- Swiss expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Footballers from the canton of Zürich
- 21st-century Swiss sportsmen