Gregor Kobel
Swiss footballer (born 1997)
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Gregor Kobel (born 6 December 1997) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund and the Switzerland national team.[3]
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Kobel playing for Borussia Dortmund in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gregor Kobel[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 December 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Zurich, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Borussia Dortmund | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Zürich | |||
| 2013–2016 | Grasshoppers | ||
| 2014–2016 | → TSG Hoffenheim (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2020 | TSG Hoffenheim | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | → FC Augsburg (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → VfB Stuttgart (loan) | 31 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | VfB Stuttgart | 33 | (0) |
| 2021– | Borussia Dortmund | 149 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Switzerland U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2015 | Switzerland U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Switzerland U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2016 | Switzerland U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Switzerland U21 | 9 | (0) |
| 2021– | Switzerland | 23 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:26, 19 June 2026 (UTC) | |||
Club career
TSG Hoffenheim
Kobel made his professional debut for TSG Hoffenheim on 12 August 2018, starting in the first round of the 2017–18 DFB-Pokal against 3. Liga side Rot-Weiß Erfurt. Hoffenheim won the away match 1–0.[4]
VfB Stuttgart
For the 2019–20 season Kobel was loaned out to VfB Stuttgart.[5] On 28 July 2020, Kobel moved permanently to VfB Stuttgart and signed a contract until June 2024.[6]
Borussia Dortmund
On 31 May 2021, Kobel signed a five-year contract with Borussia Dortmund ahead of the 2021–22 season. The transfer fee paid to VfB Stuttgart was 15 million euros.[7]
On 5 October 2023, Kobel signed new long term deal at Borussia Dortmund valid until June 2028.[8] In the 2023–24 Champions League, he played a crucial role in reaching the final with his club, becoming the first Swiss goalkeeper to achieve this feat.[9] He was eventually named in the Team of the Season in that competition.[10]
International career
Kobel was a youth international for Switzerland. He was called up to the senior team for the first time in 2020.[11]
In 2021, he was called up to the national team for the UEFA Euro 2020, where the team upset favorites France on route to the quarter-finals, where they were eventually lost to Spain.[12][13][14]
He made his debut on 1 September 2021 in a friendly against Greece, a 2–1 victory at home.[15]
He was part of the Swiss squad at the 2022 FIFA World Cup with the national team coach Murat Yakin, but only played in the last matchday against Serbia, replacing the injured Yann Sommer, which they won 3–2. Having not played a single game in UEFA Euro 2024, he became the starter goalkeeper after the latter's retirement from the national team.
On 20 May 2026, Kobel was selected in the 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[16]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 16 May 2026[17]
| Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| TSG Hoffenheim II | 2015–16 | Regionalliga Südwest | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | Regionalliga Südwest | 26 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | Regionalliga Südwest | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19 | Regionalliga Südwest | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 43 | 0 | — | — | — | 43 | 0 | |||||
| TSG Hoffenheim | 2016–17 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| FC Augsburg (loan) | 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| VfB Stuttgart (loan) | 2019–20 | 2. Bundesliga | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | ||
| VfB Stuttgart | 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 0 | ||
| Stuttgart total | 64 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 65 | 0 | ||||
| Borussia Dortmund | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4[d] | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12[d] | 0 | — | 42 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13[d] | 0 | 5[e] | 0 | 52 | 0 | |
| 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10[d] | 0 | — | 47 | 0 | ||
| Total | 149 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 216 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 273 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 348 | 0 | ||
- Appearance in UEFA Europa League
- Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in DFL-Supercup
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
International
- As of match played 18 June 2026[18]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 0 | |
Honours
Borussia Dortmund
- UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2023–24[19]
Individual
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2014[20]
- Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2022–23,[21] 2023–24,[22] 2025–26[23]
- VDV Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2022–23,[24] 2023–24[25]
- The Athletic Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2023–24[26]
- UEFA Champions League Team of the Season: 2023–24[10]
