![]() Kobel playing for Borussia Dortmund in 2023 | |||
Personal information | |||
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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 | → TSG Hoffenheim (loan) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2020 | TSG 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 | 83 | (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) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:54, 21 May 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]
Club career
[edit]TSG Hoffenheim
[edit]Kobel made his professional debut for TSG 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]
VfB Stuttgart
[edit]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]
Borussia Dortmund
[edit]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] In the 2023–24 Champions League, he played a crucial role in reaching the final with his club, becoming the first Swiss goalkeeper to achieve this feat.[9] He was eventually named in the Team of the Season in that competition.[10]
International career
[edit]Kobel was a youth international for Switzerland. He was called up to the senior team for the first time in 2020.[11]
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.[12][13][14]
He made his debut on 1 September 2021 in a friendly against Greece, a 2–1 victory at home.[15]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 17 August 2024[16]
Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
TSG 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 | |||||
TSG 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 | — | — | 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 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12[d] | 0 | — | 42 | 0 | ||
2024–25 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 83 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 118 | 0 | ||
Career total | 207 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 250 | 0 |
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance in DFL-Supercup
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
International
[edit]- As of match played 16 June 2023[17]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Switzerland | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
2022 | 3 | 0 | |
2023 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 5 | 0 |
Honours
[edit]Individual
- Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2022–23,[18] 2023–24[19]
- VDV Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2022–23,[20] 2023–24[21]
- UEFA Champions League Team of the Season: 2023–24[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Gregor Kobel". Bundesliga. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ^ "First Team: Gregor Kobel". Borussia Dortmund. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
- ^ "Gregor Kobel". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ^ "Rot-Weiß Erfurt – 1899 Hoffenheim 0:1 (DFB-Pokal 2017/2018, 1. Round)". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 12 August 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ^ "Gregor Kobel joins VfB". VfB Stuttgart. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ "Gregor Kobel signs for VfB". VfB Stuttgart. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ "Borussia Dortmund sign Gregor Kobel from VfB Stuttgart". Bundesliga. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ Bahl, Tushar (5 October 2023). "Gregor Kobel extends Borussia Dortmund contract". BVB Buzz. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- ^ "BVB-Goalie Kobel: «Dann schlagen sie mit ihrer Qualität eben zu»" (in German). SRF. 1 June 2024.
- ^ a b "2023/24 UEFA Champions League Team of the Season". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ "Aufgebot der Nati - Petkovic setzt auf bewährte Kräfte". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (in German). 6 November 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ https://www.uefa.com / uefaeuro-2020 / match / 2024485 - switzerland-vs-spain / lineups /? iv = true
- ^ "France 3-3 Switzerland (aet; pens 4-5): Euro 2020 last 16 – as it happened". the Guardian. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- ^ "Switzerland vs. Spain - Football Match Summary - July 2, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- ^ "Switzerland v Greece game report". ESPN. 1 September 2021.
- ^ Gregor Kobel at Soccerway
- ^ "Gregor Kobel". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ "The official Bundesliga Team of the Season 2022/23". Bundesliga. 13 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ "Bundesliga Team of the Season 2023/24 by EA FC 24!". Bundesliga. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ "Jude Bellingham ist VDV-Spieler der Saison" (in German). VDV. 7 June 2023. Archived from the original on 13 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ "Florian Wirtz ist VDV-Spieler der Saison" (in German). VDV. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
External links
[edit]- Profile at the Borussia Dortmund website
- Gregor Kobel – UEFA competition record (archive)