Silvan Hefti

Silvan Hefti

Hefti with Hamburger SV in 2025
Personal information
Date of birth	(1997-10-25) 25 October 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth	Rorschach, Switzerland
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Right-back right midfielder
Team information
Current team	D.C. United
Youth career
0000–2015	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	0	(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

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]

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

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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

1. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
2. One appearance in the UEFA Champions League, eleven appearances in the UEFA Europa League
3. Appearances in the UEFA Champions League

Honours

Individual

• Swiss Super League Team of the Year: 2020–21 ^[7]

References

1. Silvan Hefti at Soccerway
2. "SILVAN HEFTI, PRIMO COLPO" (in Italian). Genoa C.F.C. 3 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
3. "Silvan Hefti rejoint le MHSC" [Silvan Hefti joined MHSC] (in French). Montpellier. 2 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
4. "Hefti joins HSV". Hamburger SV. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
5. "D.C. United Signs Swiss Defender Silvan Hefti from Hamburger SV". dcunited.com. 29 January 2026. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
6. "FCSG-Eigengewächs Nias Hefti spielt auch kommende Saison für den FC Wil | St.Galler Tagblatt".
7. "SAFP Golden 11 Winners 2020". Golden11. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2022.

External links

• Silvan Hefti at WorldFootball.net