| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cedric Adrian Zesiger[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1998-06-24)24 June 1998 (age 27) | ||
| Place of birth | Meyriez, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Augsburg | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2009 | FC Müntschemier | ||
| 2009–2011 | FC Xamax 2007 | ||
| 2011–2015 | Neuchâtel Xamax | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 32 | (0) |
| 2016–2019 | Grasshoppers | 46 | (2) |
| 2019–2023 | Young Boys | 102 | (4) |
| 2023–2025 | VfL Wolfsburg | 30 | (0) |
| 2025 | →FC Augsburg (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2025– | FC Augsburg | 16 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2016 | Switzerland U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2016 | Switzerland U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Switzerland U20 | 7 | (0) |
| 2017–2021 | Switzerland U21 | 17 | (0) |
| 2021– | Switzerland | 6 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:30, 15 February 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:59, 7 June 2025 (UTC) | |||
Cédric Adrian Zesiger (born 24 June 1998) is a Swiss professionalfootballer who plays as acentre back for GermanBundesliga clubFC Augsburg and theSwitzerland national team.[2] He has also played for theSwitzerland U21,U20,U19 andU18 teams.
On 29 June 2019, it was confirmed that Zesiger had signed a four-year contract withYoung Boys.[3]
On 3 May 2023, Zesiger agreed to joinBundesliga clubVfL Wolfsburg on a four-year contract when the transfer window opened.[4][5]
On 14 January 2025, Zesiger joinedAugsburg on loan with an option to buy.[6] On 27 May 2025, Augsburg exercised their option to buy and signed a four-year contract with Zesiger.[7]
Zesiger made his debut for theSwitzerland national team on 1 September 2021 in a friendly againstGreece. He played the full match in a 2–1 home victory.[8]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | 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 | ||||
| FC Augsburg (loan) | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| FC Augsburg | 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| Augsburg total | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 291 | 6 | 27 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 343 | 9 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 0 | |
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