Gregor Kobel (born 6 December 1997) is a Swiss professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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and the Switzerland national team.

Club career

Hoffenheim

Kobel made his professional debut for

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on 12 August 2018, starting in the first round of the

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against

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side Rot-Weiß Erfurt. The match finished as a 1–0 away win for Hoffenheim.

VfB Stuttgart

For the 2019–20 season Kobel was loaned out to

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. On 28 July 2020, Kobel moved permanently to VfB Stuttgart and signed a contract until June 2024.

Borussia Dortmund

On 31 May 2021, Kobel signed a five-year contract with

ahead of the 2021–22 season. The transfer fee paid to VfB Stuttgart was 15 million

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International career

Kobel was a youth international for Switzerland. He was called up to the senior team for the first time on 2020. In 2021 the national team for the 2020 UEFA European Championship, where the team created one of the main sensations of the tournament reaching the quarter-finals. He made his debut on 1 September 2021 in a friendly against

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, a 2–1 victory at home.

Career statistics

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International

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* 1997 births Living people Footballers from Zürich Swiss footballers Switzerland youth international footballers Switzerland under-21 international footballers Switzerland international footballers Association football goalkeepers FC Zürich players Grasshopper Club Zürich players TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II players TSG 1899 Hoffenheim players FC Augsburg players VfB Stuttgart players Borussia Dortmund players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Regionalliga players UEFA Euro 2020 players 2022 FIFA World Cup players Swiss expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Germany Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Germany {{Switzerland-footy-bio-stub