Vincent Sierro

Vincent Sierro
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 29)
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

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]

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, 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]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
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

Honours

Young Boys

Toulouse

References

  1. ^ "Player profile". BD Futbol. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  2. ^ Vincent Sierro at Soccerway
  3. ^ a b "Le nouvelliste 13 avril 2016 — e-newspaperarchives.ch". www.e-newspaperarchives.ch (in French). Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Le nouvelliste 13 avril 2016 — e-newspaperarchives.ch". www.e-newspaperarchives.ch (in French). Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Freiburg verleiht Sierro nach St. Gallen". Kicker (in German). 14 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Vincent Sierro für vier Jahre zu YB". Mihaitalazarica (in German). 19 June 2019.
  7. ^ "Le Téfécé s'Attache Les Services du Milieu de Terrain Vincent Sierro". Toulouse FC (in French). 23 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Vincent Sierro nommé capitaine du TFC". www.lesviolets.com (in French). 31 July 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Toulouse captain Vincent Sierro über sein Nati-Aufgebot: Ich habe grosse Fortschritte gemacht". Blick (in German). 18 March 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  10. ^ Noutary, Jean (27 March 2024). "TFC : "Une première parfaite avec l'équipe nationale..." Sierro a été très convaincant pour ses débuts avec la sélection suisse" [TFC: "A perfect start with the national team..." Sierra was convincing for his debut with the Switzerland national football team]. La Dépêche du Midi (in French).
  11. ^ "Ireland 0-1 Switzerland: results, summary and goals". Diario AS. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  12. ^ Baumgartner, Stefan. "Männer-Nationalteam: Erste Phase der EM-Vorbereitung mit 21 Spielern". Swiss Football Association (in German). Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  13. ^ "Männer-Nationalteam: Das EM-Kader steht – Zeqiri reist nicht nach Deutschland" [Men's national team: The European Championship squad is set – Zeqiri will not travel to Germany] (in German). Swiss Football Association. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  14. ^ "Hungary 1-3 Switzerland LIVE: UEFA Euro 2024 - score, updates & reaction". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  15. ^ "Young Boys wins Swiss league title in 54th week of season". Washington Post. Associated Press. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  16. ^ "Schweizerischer Fussballverband - Statistik und Resultate". Swiss Football Association (in German). Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  17. ^ Mayen, Philippe (29 April 2023). "Ô Toulouse... FC !". French Football Federation (in French). Retrieved 1 May 2023.