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Vincent Olivier Sierro (born 8 October 1995) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Toulouse, whom he captains, and the Switzerland national team.[2]
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Vincent Olivier Sierro[1] | ||
Date of birth | 8 October 1995 | ||
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* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (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 | 58 | (7) |
International career‡ | |||
2015–2016 | Switzerland U20 | 4 | (0) |
2024– | Switzerland | 10 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:37, 01 December 2024 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2024 |
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.
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]
In March 2024, Sierro received his first call up to the Swiss national team at the age of 28.[9] On 26 March, Siero debuted in a friendly match against the Republic of Ireland,[10] playing 65 minutes alongside captain Granit Xhaka in midfield before being replaced for Denis Zakaria.[11]
Sierro was included in Switzerland's preliminary squad ahead of the UEFA Euro 2024 on 17 May.[12] He was named in the final 26-man squad on 7 June.[13] In said tournament on 15 June, Sierro appeared as an 86th-minute substitute for Remo Freuler in Switzerland's opening Group A fixture against Hungary.[14]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Sion | 2014–15 | Swiss Super League | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
2015–16 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 2 | |||
2016–17 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 2 | ||||
Total | 34 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 38 | 4 | |||
SC Freiburg | 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
St. Gallen (loan) | 2018–19 | Swiss Super League | 35 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 39 | 13 | |
Young Boys | 2019–20 | Swiss Super League | 17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 24 | 1 | |
2020–21 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | 28 | 1 | |||
2021–22 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | — | 45 | 8 | |||
2022–23 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 21 | 3 | |||
Total | 82 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 28 | 4 | — | 118 | 13 | |||
Toulouse | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||
2023–24 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 7 | ||
Total | 45 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 7 | ||
Career total | 200 | 28 | 21 | 5 | 38 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 260 | 37 |
Young Boys
Toulouse
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