Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 7 October 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Wetzikon, Switzerland | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | FC Thun | ||
Number | 74 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2018 | Rapperswil-Jona | ||
2017-2022 | Grasshopper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2022 | Grasshopper II | 48 | (19) |
2020–2024 | Grasshopper | 9 | (0) |
2022–2023 | → Vaduz (loan) | 32 | (7) |
2024 | → Vaduz (loan) | 14 | (1) |
2024– | Thun | 9 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 November 2024 |
Elmin Rastoder (born 7 October 2001) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a forward for Swiss Challenge League side FC Thun.
Rastoder joined Grasshopper Club Zürich's academy in 2017 and has been a part of their various youth squads. [1] In the 2021–22 1. Liga season, he scored 13 goals in 26 games for the Grasshopper U21 squad. [2]
He made his professional debut for the first team of Grasshopper on 16 October 2020 against Xamax in the Swiss Challenge League. [1] His top flight debut in the Swiss Super League occurred on 20 March 2022 against FC Basel, when he was subbed on for the last ten minutes of the game. [2] He extended his contract with Grasshopper on 7 April 2022, keeping him at the club until 2024. [1] To further develop his skills and earn more play time, he was loaned to FC Vaduz in the Swiss Challenge League for the 2022–23 season. [3] In 44 appearances for Vaduz, he scored twelve goals, including one goal in the UEFA Europa Conference League against Ukrainian side SC Dnipro-1.
Following the conclusion of the season, he returned to Grasshoppers to start the preparation for the next season. [4] However, he was unable to find a fixed spot on the squad during the first half of the season, managing just over 100 minutes played across six games. On 6 February 2024, he returned to Vaduz for another loan spell. [5]
On 3 June 2024, he signed a three-year contract with FC Thun. [6]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Grasshopper Club Zürich II | 2019–20 | 1. Liga Classic | 11 | 3 | — | — | — | 11 | 3 | |||
2020–21 | 11 | 3 | — | — | — | 11 | 3 | |||||
2021–22 | 28 [lower-alpha 1] | 13 | — | — | — | 28 | 13 | |||||
Grasshopper Club Zürich | 2020–21 | Swiss Challenge League | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
2021–22 | Swiss Super League | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
FC Vaduz (loan) | 2022–23 | Swiss Challenge League | 32 | 7 | 4 [lower-alpha 2] | 4 | — | 8 [lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 44 | 12 | |
Grasshopper Club Zürich | 2023–24 | Swiss Super League | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
FC Vaduz (loan) | 2023–24 | Swiss Challenge League | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||
FC Thun | 2024–25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Career total | 105 | 27 | 6 | 4 | — | 8 | 1 | 119 | 32 | |||
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