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Gregor Kobel

Gregor Kobel

Swiss footballer (born 1997)

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]

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Club career

TSG Hoffenheim

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

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

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

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

Club

As of match played 1 June 2024[16]
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  1. Appearance in UEFA Europa League
  2. Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearance in DFL-Supercup
  4. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 16 June 2023[17]
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Honours

Individual

References

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    "Gregor Kobel". Bundesliga. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
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    "First Team: Gregor Kobel". Borussia Dortmund. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
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    "Gregor Kobel". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
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    "Rot-Weiß Erfurt – 1899 Hoffenheim 0:1 (DFB-Pokal 2017/2018, 1. Round)". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 12 August 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
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    "Gregor Kobel joins VfB". VfB Stuttgart. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
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    "Gregor Kobel signs for VfB". VfB Stuttgart. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
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    "Borussia Dortmund sign Gregor Kobel from VfB Stuttgart". Bundesliga. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  8. [8]
    Bahl, Tushar (5 October 2023). "Gregor Kobel extends Borussia Dortmund contract". BVB Buzz. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  9. [9]
    "BVB-Goalie Kobel: «Dann schlagen sie mit ihrer Qualität eben zu»" (in German). SRF. 1 June 2024.
  10. [10]
    "2023/24 UEFA Champions League Team of the Season". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
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    "Aufgebot der Nati - Petkovic setzt auf bewährte Kräfte". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (in German). 6 November 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  12. [12]
    https://www.uefa.com / uefaeuro-2020 / match / 2024485 - switzerland-vs-spain / lineups /? iv = true
  13. [13]
    "France 3-3 Switzerland (aet; pens 4-5): Euro 2020 last 16 – as it happened". the Guardian. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  14. [14]
    "Switzerland vs. Spain - Football Match Summary - July 2, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  15. [15]
    "Switzerland v Greece game report". ESPN. 1 September 2021.
  16. [16]
    Gregor Kobel at Soccerway
  17. [17]
    "Gregor Kobel". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  18. [18]
    "The official Bundesliga Team of the Season 2022/23". Bundesliga. 13 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
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    "Bundesliga Team of the Season 2023/24 by EA FC 24!". Bundesliga. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
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    "Jude Bellingham ist VDV-Spieler der Saison" (in German). VDV. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  21. [21]
    "Florian Wirtz ist VDV-Spieler der Saison" (in German). VDV. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
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