Jonas Omlin Explained

Jonas Omlin
Full Name:Jonas Omlin[1]
Birth Date:10 January 1994
Birth Place:Sarnen, Switzerland
Height:1.90 m[2]
Position:Goalkeeper
Currentclub:Borussia Mönchengladbach
Clubnumber:1
Years1:2012–2014
Clubs1:Kriens
Caps1:26
Goals1:0
Years2:2014–2018
Clubs2:Luzern
Caps2:51
Goals2:0
Years3:2015–2016
Clubs3:Le Mont (loan)
Caps3:15
Goals3:0
Years4:2018–2020
Clubs4:Basel
Caps4:59
Goals4:0
Years5:2020–2023
Clubs5:Montpellier
Caps5:74
Goals5:0
Years6:2023–
Clubs6:Borussia Mönchengladbach
Caps6:22
Goals6:0
Nationalyears1:2020–
Nationalteam1:Switzerland
Nationalcaps1:4
Nationalgoals1:0
Club-Update:21 May 2024 (UTC)
Nationalteam-Update:12 June 2022 (UTC)

Jonas Omlin (born 10 January 1994) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Borussia Mönchengladbach, for which he is captain, and the Switzerland national team.

Club career

Omlin played for Kriens in the 1. Liga Promotion. He moved on to Luzern, but was loaned out to Le Mont-sur-Lausanne for the 2015/16 season. He returned to Luzern for two seasons.

FC Basel announced on 22 June 2018 that they had signed goalkeeper Omlin from Luzern.[3] After five test games Omlin played his domestic league debut for his new club in the home game at the St. Jakob-Park on 21 July 2018 as Basel were defeated 2–1 by St. Gallen.[4]

Under trainer Marcel Koller Basel won the Swiss Cup in the 2018–19 season. In the first round Basel beat FC Montlingen 3–0, in the second round Echallens Région 7–2 and in the round of 16 Winterthur 1–0. In the quarter-finals Sion were defeated 4–2 after extra time and in the semi-finals Zürich were defeated 3–1. All these games were played away from home. The final was held on 19 May 2019 in the Stade de Suisse Wankdorf Bern against Thun. Striker Albian Ajeti scored the first goal, Fabian Frei the second for Basel, then Dejan Sorgić netted a goal for Thun, but the result was 2–1 for Basel.[5] Omlin played in four cup games. On 12 August 2020, the club announced that Omlin had transferred to Montpellier as of straight away.[6] In his two seasons with the club Omlin played a total of 92 games for Basel. 59 of these games were in the Nationalliga A, five in the Swiss Cup, six in the Champions League, nine in the UEFA Europa League and 13 were friendly games.[7]

On 12 August 2020, Omlin signed for Montpellier.[8]

On 19 January 2023, Omlin signed for Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach on a four-and-a-half-year deal.[9]

International career

In May 2019, he was named to the national team for the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League final matches but did not appear in the tournament.[10]

He made his national team debut on 7 October 2020 in a friendly against Croatia.[11]

Euro 2020

Originally called up to the Swiss squad for the Euro 2020, Omlin suffered a minor injury to his right ankle during the warm-up of the opening game. The Swiss Football Association called up Gregor Kobel to replace his position.[12]

Career statistics

Club

Club!rowspan="2"
SeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Kriens2012–131. Liga Promotion4040
2013–141. Liga Promotion22020240
Total26020280
Luzern2014–15Swiss Super League100010
2016–17Swiss Super League1405000190
2017–18Swiss Super League3602020400
Total5107020600
Le Mont (loan)2015–16Swiss Challenge League15000150
Basel2018–19Swiss Super League2704040350
2019–20Swiss Super League32010110440
Total59050150790
Montpellier2020–21Ligue 131000310
2021–22Ligue 129000290
2022–23Ligue 114000140
Total74000740
Borussia Mönchengladbach2022–23Bundesliga150150
2023–24Bundesliga701080
2024–25Bundesliga001010
Total22020240
Career total2470160170002800

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Switzerland202010
202110
202220
Total40

Honours

Basel

2018–19

Individual

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Switzerland (SUI) . . 28 . 15 November 2022 . 15 November 2022.
  2. Web site: Jonas Omlin . Montpellier HSC . 17 September 2022.
  3. Web site: FC Basel 1893 . 2018 . Der FC Basel 1893 verpflichtet Jonas Omlin . FC Basel 1893 . 12 June 2018 . 12 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180612210518/https://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/News/2018/06/12/Der-FC-Basel-1893-verpflichtet-Jonas-Omlin . dead .
  4. Web site: Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" . FC Basel - FC St. Gallen 1:2 (0:0) . Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" . 21 July 2018.
  5. Web site: FC Basel - FC Thun 2:1 (1:0) . Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" . 16 November 2019.
  6. Web site: FC Basel 1893 . 2020 . Jonas Omlin wechselt per sofort zum Montpellier HS . FC Basel homepage. 12 August 2020.
  7. Web site: Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" . Jonas Omlin - FCB-Statistik . Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" . 16 November 2019.
  8. Web site: Jonas Omlin nouveau gardien du MHSC. 15 August 2020. Montpellier HSC. fr.
  9. Web site: BORUSSIA SIGN JONAS OMLIN FROM MONTPELLIER. www.borussia.de/en. 19 January 2023. 19 January 2023.
  10. News: Pickford the hero in England shootout win. BBC Sport .
  11. Web site: ESPN. Switzerland v Croatia game report. 7 October 2020.
  12. Web site: Record. Gregor Kobel substitui lesionado Jonas Omlin na Suíça. 13 June 2021.
  13. Web site: Jonas Omlin. EU-Football.info. 19 January 2023.
  14. Web site: Ren . 2018-01-31 . SAFP GOLDEN 11 2017 - Die Gewinner . 2023-09-16 . Golden11 . en-US.
  15. Web site: 2020-01-30 . SAFP Golden 11 2019 . 2022-11-28 . Golden11 . en-US.