Elmin Rastoder

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Elmin Rastoder
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-10-07) 7 October 2001 (age 23)
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
0000–2018 Rapperswil-Jona
2017-2022 Grasshopper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2022 Grasshopper II 48 (19)
2020–2024 Grasshopper 9 (0)
2022–2023Vaduz (loan) 32 (7)
2024Vaduz (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.

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Professional career

Grasshopper Club Zürich

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]

Loan to FC Vaduz

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.

Return to Grasshopper

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]

FC Thun

On 3 June 2024, he signed a three-year contract with FC Thun. [6]

Career statistics

Club

As of 3 June 2024 [7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Grasshopper Club Zürich II 2019–20 1. Liga Classic 113113
2020–21113113
2021–2228 [lower-alpha 1] 132813
Grasshopper Club Zürich 2020–21 Swiss Challenge League 1010
2021–22 Swiss Super League 2020
FC Vaduz (loan) 2022–23 Swiss Challenge League3274 [lower-alpha 2] 48 [lower-alpha 3] 14412
Grasshopper Club Zürich 2023–24 Swiss Super League602080
FC Vaduz (loan) 2023–24 Swiss Challenge League14100141
FC Thun 2024–25 000000
Career total10527648111932
  1. Includes two matches of the promotion play-off.
  2. Appearances in the 2022–23 Liechtenstein Cup
  3. Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying and group stage

Honors

Grasshopper Club Zürich
FC Vaduz

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References

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  2. 1 2 "GC-Sturmhoffnung soll eine Liga tiefer den nächsten Entwicklungsschritt gehen". sport.ch.
  3. "ELMIN RASTODER ON LOAN TO VADUZ". gcz.ch. 16 June 2022. Archived from the original on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  4. "End of Season Squad Update". Grasshopper Club Zürich. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  5. "Elim Rastoder returns to FC Vaduz on loan". Grasshopper Club Zürich. 6 February 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  6. "Update Kaderplanung: Vier Spieler neu beim FC Thun" (in Swiss High German). FC Thun. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  7. Elmin Rastoder at Soccerway