Luca Jaquez

Luca Jaquez
Personal information
Full name Luca Antony Jaquez
Date of birth (2003-06-02) 2 June 2003
Place of birth Lucerne, Switzerland
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 VfB Stuttgart
Number 14
Youth career
SC Obergeissenstein
2013–2022 Luzern
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Luzern U21 31 (2)
2022–2025 Luzern 60 (3)
2025– VfB Stuttgart 19 (0)
International career‡
2017 Switzerland U15 2 (0)
2021 Switzerland U19 2 (0)
2022–2023 Switzerland U20 3 (0)
2024– Switzerland U21 3 (0)
2025– Switzerland 5 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 24 June 2026

Luca Antony Jaquez (born 2 June 2003) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for German Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart and the Switzerland national team.

Club career

Jaquez is a youth product of SC Obergeissenstein, before moving to the youth academy of Luzern in 2013. He signed his first professional contract with Luzern on 27 January 2022 until 2025.[1] He made his professional debut with Luzern in a 3–0 Swiss Super League loss to Basel on 30 January 2022.[2] On 24 November 2022, he extended his contract with Luzern until 2026.[3]

On 3 February 2025, Jaquez moved to German club VfB Stuttgart on a four-and-a-half-year contract.[4]

International career

Jaquez was born in Switzerland to a Dominican father and Swiss mother.[5] He is a youth international for Switzerland, having played for the Switzerland U20s in 2022.[3] He was called up to the senior Switzerland national team for a set of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group B matches in October 2025.[6]

On 20 May 2026, Jaquez was selected in the 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 May 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Luzern 2021–22 Swiss Super League 1000—0010
2022–23 Swiss Super League 10010——110
2023–24 Swiss Super League 300202[b]0—340
2024–25 Swiss Super League 19310——203
Total 6034020—663
VfB Stuttgart 2024–25 Bundesliga 5010——60
2025–26 Bundesliga 140318[c]01[d]0261
Total 190418010321
Career total 7938110010984

International

As of match played 24 June 2026[8]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Switzerland 202510
202640
Total50

Honours

VfB Stuttgart

Notes

References

  1. ↑ "Ardon Jashari und Luca Jaquez erhalten erste Profiverträge". 27 January 2022.
  2. ↑ Wyrsch, Daniel (20 September 2023). "Toptalent Luca Jaquez sitzt oft auf der Ersatzbank: Warum spielt der FCL-Akanji so wenig?". Luzerner Zeitung.
  3. 1 2 "Luca Jaquez verlängert beim FC Luzern". 25 November 2022.
  4. ↑ "VfB sign Luca Jaquez". VfB Stuttgart. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  5. ↑ Wyrsch, Daniel (7 February 2023). "Luca Jaquez gerade FCL-Bankdrücker – doch Frick vergleicht ihn mit Akanji". Luzerner Zeitung.
  6. ↑ "Männer-Nationalteam mit vielen Routiniers und zwei Neulingen" (in German). Schweizerischer Fussballverband. 2 October 2025. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  7. ↑ "Rodriguez and Xhaka feature in Yakin's Switzerland squad". 20 May 2026. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  8. ↑ Luca Jaquez at National-Football-Teams.com
  9. ↑ "Arminia Bielefeld 2–4 Stuttgart: Line-ups". BBC Sport. 24 May 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
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