Vincent Sierro

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Vincent Sierro
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Sierro warming up for Toulouse in 2023
Personal information
Full name Vincent Olivier Sierro [1]
Date of birth (1995-10-08) 8 October 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Sion, Switzerland
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Toulouse
Number 8
Youth career
Sion
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2017 Sion 34 (4)
2017–2019 SC Freiburg 4 (0)
2018–2019 → St. Gallen (loan) 35 (11)
2019–2023 Young Boys 82 (7)
2023– Toulouse 45 (6)
International career‡
2015–2016 Switzerland U20 4 (0)
2024– Switzerland 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 July 2024

Vincent Olivier Sierro (born 8 October 1995) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Toulouse and the Switzerland national team. [2]

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Early life

Sierro was born in Sion, in the canton of Valais in the southwest of Switzerland. He is the son of former Valais State Councillor Serge Sierro. [3]

His father having played for Sierre and the Valais regional squad, and his grandfather amongst the founders of FC Crans-Montana, Sierro grew up in a footballing family. [3] Sierro joined the academy of FC Sion, in his hometown, in his youth.

Club career

Sierro began his senior career in the Swiss third division with the FC Sion B team during the 2013-2014 season. He made his debut with the FC Sion first team during the 2014-15 season. He scored his first goal on the 10 April 2016 against FC Thun. [4]

In January 2017, Sierro signed for SC Freiburg on a four-year contract. He did not find success at the club, and returned to Switzerland for the 2018–19 season, joining St. Gallen on loan. [5]

In June 2019, Sierro signed a four-year contract with Young Boys. [6]

In January 2023, Sierro signed for Ligue 1 club Toulouse. [7] Sierro was named club captain ahead of the 2023-24 season. [8]

International career

In March 2024, Sierro received his first call up to the Swiss national team at the age of 28. [9] On 26 March, he made his debut in a friendly match against the Republic of Ireland, [10] playing 65 minutes alongside captain Granit Xhaka in midfield before being substituted for Denis Zakaria. [11]

On 17 May 2024, Sierro was included in Switzerland's preliminary squad ahead of the UEFA Euro 2024 and, [12] on 7 June, he was named in the final 26-man squad. [13]

On 15 June, Sierro appeared as an 86th-minute substitute for Remo Freuler in Switzerland's opening Group A fixture against Hungary. [14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sion 2014–15 Swiss Super League 10———10
2015–16 1621000—172
2016–17 17230——202
Total3444000—384
SC Freiburg 2017–18 Bundesliga 4010——50
St. Gallen (loan) 2018–19 Swiss Super League35112220—3913
Young Boys 2019–20 Swiss Super League1714030—241
2020–21 17110100—281
2021–22 33411113—458
2022–23 1512141—213
Total82782284—11813
Toulouse 2022–23 Ligue 1 15040——190
2023–24 306218010367
Total456618010607
Career total200282153841026037

Honours

Young Boys

Toulouse

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  2. ↑ Vincent Sierro at Soccerway
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