Kevin Rüegg
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 August 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Uster, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Basel | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2020 | FC Zürich II | ||
| 2017–2020 | FC Zürich | 94 | (3) |
| 2020–2024 | Hellas Verona | 7 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Lugano (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Young Boys (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → FC Basel (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2024– | FC Basel | 27 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Switzerland U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2013 | Switzerland U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2014 | Switzerland U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Switzerland U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2017–2021 | Switzerland U21 | 17 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:33, 4 June 2023 (UTC) | |||
Kevin Rüegg (born 5 August 1998) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Swiss Super League club Basel. He can also play in midfield. He has represented Switzerland at various youth levels.
Career
In August 2020, Rüegg moved to Serie A side Hellas Verona on a five-year contract.[1][2]
In February 2022, Rüegg was loaned to Lugano until the end of the season.[3]
On 16 July 2022, Rüegg joined Young Boys on loan with an option to buy.[4]
On 6 September 2023, he joined Basel on loan with an option to buy.[5]
Personal life
Born in Switzerland, Rüegg's mother is Cameroonian and his father is Swiss.[6]
Honours
FC Zürich
Lugano
Young Boys
Basel
Individual
- Swiss Super League Team of the Year: 2018–19[9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 22:03, 23 May 2024 (UTC).[10]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Zürich | 2016–17 | Challenge League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Super League | 31 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 35 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | — | 34 | 2 | |||
| 2019–20 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 94 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 4 | ||
| Hellas Verona | 2020–21 | Serie A | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Lugano (loan) | 2021–22 | Super League | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| Young Boys (loan) | 2022–23 | Super League | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |
| Basel (loan) | 2023–24 | Super League | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 147 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171 | 4 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
References
- ↑ Neuhaus, Matthias (28 August 2020). "FCZ: Kevin Rüegg wechselt zu Hellas Verona". Nau. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ↑ "UFFICIALE: Hellas Verona, arriva Ruegg dallo Zurigo. Contratto quinquennale".
- ↑ "KEVIN RÜEGG TORNA IN SVIZZERA E VESTIRÀ LA MAGLIA DEL LUGANO" (Press release) (in Italian). Lugano. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ↑ "YB VERPFLICHTET KEVIN RÜEGG" (in German). Young Boys. 16 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ↑ "KEVIN RÜEGG LEIHWEISE ZUM FCB" [KEVIN RÜEGG ON LOAN TO FCB] (in German). Basel. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ↑ "Kevin Rüegg: Ein Mann der zweiten Chance". football.ch (in German). 29 March 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ↑ svizzera, RSI Radiotelevisione. "Tripudio bianconero, la Coppa è del Lugano!". rsi.
- ↑ "Thousands celebrate the championship title in Basel during the ESC". blue News.
- ↑ "Super League: Kevin Mbabu élu joueur de l'année". RTSSport.ch (in French). 28 January 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ↑ "Kevin Rüegg » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
External links
- Kevin Rüegg at Soccerway
- FC Zürich Stats
Categories:
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Uster
- Men's association football midfielders
- Swiss men's footballers
- Switzerland men's youth international footballers
- Switzerland men's under-21 international footballers
- Swiss people of Cameroonian descent
- Swiss Super League players
- Challenge League (Switzerland) players
- Serie A players
- FC Zürich players
- Hellas Verona FC players
- FC Lugano players
- BSC Young Boys players
- FC Basel players
- Swiss expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Footballers from the canton of Zurich
- 21st-century Swiss sportsmen