Nico Elvedi
Switzerland
Age
29
Appearances
0
Tackles won
0
About Nico Elvedi
Nico Elvedi is a confirmed centre-back in Switzerland's 26-man squad for the 2026 World Cup, named in Murat Yakin's final 26. He plays his club football for Borussia Mönchengladbach and goes into the finals aged 29. He is right-footed and stands 1.89 m.
He came through Switzerland's youth ranks and has been a regular for the national team for years, a steady presence in the back line. Switzerland reached the tournament by winning UEFA Group B, qualifying on 18 November 2025, and have been drawn in Group B alongside Canada, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Qatar for the group stage. He is among the defenders Murat Yakin takes into the group stage, with Switzerland opening against Qatar in Santa Clara on 13 June 2026.
He came through Switzerland's youth ranks and has been a regular for the national team for years, a steady presence in the back line. Switzerland reached the tournament by winning UEFA Group B, qualifying on 18 November 2025, and have been drawn in Group B alongside Canada, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Qatar for the group stage. He is among the defenders Murat Yakin takes into the group stage, with Switzerland opening against Qatar in Santa Clara on 13 June 2026.
World Cup 2026 Stats
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Playing Style
A composed centre-back, Nico Elvedi is a ball-playing defender who builds from the back with short passing out of defence. That composure on the ball has made him a long-serving presence at Borussia Mönchengladbach, where he has played since 2015. He is right-footed and stands 1.89 m, a defender who is happy to play out from the back. He goes into the group stage in Murat Yakin's squad at 29.
World Cup History
The 2026 World Cup will be Nico Elvedi's third. He was part of Switzerland's squads at the 2018 and 2022 finals, and Murat Yakin has named him in the 26 again for 2026. His international career runs to 3 goals in 65 senior caps for Switzerland, built up over a decade in the national team. He stays among Switzerland's centre-back options on Murat Yakin's final list for the finals.
National Team
Switzerland
Tier 4
£10m
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Goal Rush Impact
Elvedi's work for Switzerland is at the back, a composed centre-back who builds from the back with short passing out of defence. He brings 3 international goals and years of experience at the top level to that role going into the group stage, a reliable defender in Switzerland's back line. On the Goal Rush card Switzerland are a Tier 4 side at £10m, one of the lower bands on the card.
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Elvedi at the 2026 World Cup
Elvedi is a confirmed centre-back in Murat Yakin's 26-man Switzerland squad for the 2026 World Cup, in the side opening their Group B campaign in June.
Picking Switzerland in Goal Rush
On the card, Switzerland are a Tier 4 side at £10m, one of the lower bands on the card. They open Group B against Qatar on 13 June, and Elvedi is among the defenders in the confirmed 26.
Nico Elvedi World Cup 2026 FAQs
Switzerland are a Tier 4 side at £10m on the Goal Rush card, one of the lower bands. Nico Elvedi is in Murat Yakin's confirmed 26 as a centre-back, so his role is the quick reference at that team price.
Elvedi is a centre-back for Switzerland. He plays his club football for Borussia Mönchengladbach and is named in Murat Yakin's final 26 for the 2026 World Cup, with Switzerland drawn in Group B.
Yes. He was part of Switzerland's squads at the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. The 2026 finals will be his third, his place confirmed in Murat Yakin's 26-man Switzerland squad.
Elvedi plays his club football for Borussia Mönchengladbach. He is named among Switzerland's centre-backs in Murat Yakin's final 26, taking his place in Switzerland's Group B squad for the finals.
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