Silvan Hefti
Swiss footballer (born 1997)
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Silvan Hefti (born 25 October 1997) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a right-back and right midfielder for D.C. United of Major League Soccer.[1]
Date of birth
25 October 1997
Place of birth
Rorschach, Switzerland
Height
1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)
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Hefti with Hamburger SV in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 October 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Rorschach, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | D.C. United | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | St. Gallen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2020 | St. Gallen | 155 | (4) |
| 2020–2022 | Young Boys | 47 | (1) |
| 2022–2024 | Genoa | 48 | (1) |
| 2024 | → Montpellier (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2024–2026 | Hamburger SV | 19 | (1) |
| 2026– | D.C. United | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2015–2016 | Switzerland U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2016 | Switzerland U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Switzerland U21 | 10 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 May 2025 | |||
Club career
On 3 January 2022, Hefti joined Serie A side Genoa on a permanent deal.[2]
On 2 January 2024, Hefti moved to Ligue 1 side Montpellier on loan with an option to buy.[3]
On 4 August 2024, he signed with Hamburger SV in German 2. Bundesliga.[4]
Hefti joined D.C. United on a year-and-a-half contract on 29 January 2026.[5]
Personal life
Hefti is the older brother of the footballer Nias Hefti.[6]
Career statistics
- As of match played 31 January 2025
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| St. Gallen | 2015–16 | Swiss Super League | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | Swiss Super League | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 36 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Swiss Super League | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 34 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Swiss Super League | 35 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2[a] | 1 | 40 | 2 | |
| 2019–20 | Swiss Super League | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 35 | 3 | ||
| Total | 155 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 170 | 5 | ||
| Young Boys | 2020–21 | Swiss Super League | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12[b] | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| 2021–22 | Swiss Super League | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11[c] | 1 | 29 | 2 | |
| Total | 47 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 72 | 2 | ||
| Genoa | 2021–22 | Serie A | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Serie B | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 28 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | Serie A | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| Total | 48 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 53 | 1 | |||
| Montpellier (loan) | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Hamburger SV | 2024–25 | 2. Bundesliga | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | |
| 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | |||
| D.C. United | 2026 | Major League Soccer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 280 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 329 | 9 | ||
- Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
- One appearance in the UEFA Champions League, eleven appearances in the UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
Honours
Individual