| Cédric Zesiger | |
| Full Name: | Cedric Adrian Zesiger[1] |
| Birth Date: | 24 June 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Meyriez, Switzerland |
| Height: | 1.94 m |
| Position: | Centre back |
| Clubnumber: | 5 |
| Youthyears1: | 2006–2009 |
| Youthclubs1: | FC Müntschemier |
| Youthyears2: | 2009–2011 |
| Youthclubs2: | FC Xamax 2007 |
| Youthyears3: | 2011–2015 |
| Youthclubs3: | Neuchâtel Xamax |
| Years1: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs1: | Neuchâtel Xamax |
| Caps1: | 32 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2016–2019 |
| Clubs2: | Grasshoppers |
| Caps2: | 46 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2019–2023 |
| Clubs3: | Young Boys |
| Caps3: | 102 |
| Goals3: | 4 |
| Years4: | 2023– |
| Clubs4: | VfL Wolfsburg |
| Caps4: | 30 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2015–2016 |
| Nationalteam1: | Switzerland U18 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2016 |
| Nationalteam2: | Switzerland U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2017–2019 |
| Nationalteam3: | Switzerland U20 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2017–2021 |
| Nationalteam4: | Switzerland U21 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 17 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2021– |
| Nationalteam5: | Switzerland |
| Nationalcaps5: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 17:33, 23 November 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 23:01, 8 June 2024 (UTC) |
Cédric Adrian Zesiger (born 24 June 1998) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg and the Switzerland national team. He has also played for the Switzerland U21, U20, U19 and U18 teams.
On 29 June 2019, it was confirmed that Zesiger had signed a four-year contract with Young Boys.[2]
On 3 May 2023, Zesiger agreed to join Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg on a four-year contract when the transfer window opened.[3] [4]
Zesiger made his debut for the Switzerland national team on 1 September 2021 in a friendly against Greece. He played the full match in a 2–1 home victory.[5]
| Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Neuchâtel Xamax | 2015–16 | Swiss Challenge League | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 27 | 1 | |||
| 2016–17 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 32 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 1 | |||||
| Grasshoppers | 2016–17 | Swiss Super League | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 1 | |||||
| 2018–19 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 46 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 53 | 2 | |||||
| Young Boys | 2019–20 | Swiss Super League | 23 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 35 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 28 | 2 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 31 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 41 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 102 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 25 | 1 | — | 139 | 6 | ||||
| VfL Wolfsburg | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 0 | |||||
| Career total | 210 | 6 | 25 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 260 | 9 | |||
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