Kevin Rüegg
{{short description|Swiss footballer (born 1998)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Kevin Rüegg
| fullname =
| image =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1998|8|5}}
| birth_place = Uster, Switzerland
| height = 1.73m
| position = Right-back, midfielder
| currentclub = Basel
| clubnumber = 27
| years1 = 2016–2020
| clubs1 = FC Zürich II
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 2017–2020
| clubs2 = FC Zürich
| caps2 = 94
| goals2 = 3
| years3 = 2020–2024
| clubs3 = Hellas Verona
| caps3 = 7
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2022
| clubs4 = → Lugano (loan)
| caps4 = 16
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2022–2023
| clubs5 = → Young Boys (loan)
| caps5 = 10
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2023–2024
| clubs6 = → FC Basel (loan)
| caps6 = 20
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2024–
| clubs7 = FC Basel
| caps7 = 7
| goals7 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2013
| nationalteam1 = Switzerland U15
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2013
| nationalteam2 = Switzerland U16
| nationalcaps2 = 2
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2014
| nationalteam3 = Switzerland U17
| nationalcaps3 = 6
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2016–2017
| nationalteam4 = Switzerland U19
| nationalcaps4 = 4
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| nationalyears5 = 2017–2021
| nationalteam5 = Switzerland U21
| nationalcaps5 = 17
| nationalgoals5 = 0
| club-update = 15 June 2025
| nationalteam-update = 19:33, 4 June 2023 (UTC)
}}
Kevin Rüegg (born 5 August 1998) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Swiss Super League club Basel. He can also play in midfield. He has represented Switzerland at various youth levels.
Career
In August 2020, Rüegg moved to Serie A side Hellas Verona on a five-year contract.{{cite news |last1=Neuhaus |first1=Matthias |title=FCZ: Kevin Rüegg wechselt zu Hellas Verona |url=https://www.nau.ch/sport/fussball/fcz-kevin-ruegg-wechselt-zu-hellas-verona-65770366 |accessdate=4 September 2020 |work=Nau |date=28 August 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://m.tuttomercatoweb.com/serie-a/ufficiale-hellas-verona-arriva-ruegg-dallo-zurigo-contratto-quinquennale-1425970|title=UFFICIALE: Hellas Verona, arriva Ruegg dallo Zurigo. Contratto quinquennale}}
In February 2022, Rüegg was loaned to Lugano until the end of the season.{{cite press release|publisher=Lugano|url=https://www.fclugano.com/kevin-ruegg-torna-in-svizzera-e-vestira-la-maglia-del-lugano-2/|title=KEVIN RÜEGG TORNA IN SVIZZERA E VESTIRÀ LA MAGLIA DEL LUGANO|date=3 February 2022|access-date=3 February 2022|language=it}}
On 16 July 2022, Rüegg joined Young Boys on loan with an option to buy.{{cite web|publisher=Young Boys|url=https://www.bscyb.ch/news?nid=13146|title=YB VERPFLICHTET KEVIN RÜEGG|date=16 July 2022|access-date=18 July 2022|language=de}}
On 6 September 2023, he joined Basel on loan with an option to buy.{{cite web|publisher=Basel|url=https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/kevin-rueegg-leihweise-zum-fcb|title=KEVIN RÜEGG LEIHWEISE ZUM FCB|trans-title=KEVIN RÜEGG ON LOAN TO FCB|date=6 September 2023|access-date=12 September 2023|language=de}}
Personal life
Born in Switzerland, Rüegg's mother is Cameroonian and his father is Swiss.{{cite web |title=Kevin Rüegg: Ein Mann der zweiten Chance |url=https://www.football.ch/sfv/nationalteams/footuro-footura/news/kevin-rueegg-ein-mann-der-zweiten-chance.aspx |website=football.ch |accessdate=3 June 2020 |language=German |date=29 March 2018}}
Honours
=Individual=
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|22:03, 23 May 2024 (UTC).}}{{cite web |title=Kevin Rüegg » Club matches |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/kevin-rueegg/2/ |website=worldfootball.net |accessdate=3 June 2020}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | |||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals | |||||||||
| rowspan="5"|FC Zürich
|9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18
|rowspan="3"|Super League |31 | 0 | 4 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 35 | 1 | ||
| 2018–19
|26 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 34 | 2 | |
| 2019–20
|28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 29 | 1 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!94 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 4 |
| rowspan="3"|Hellas Verona
|rowspan="2"|Serie A |7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22
|0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 9 | 0 | ||
| Lugano (loan)
|Super League |16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 19 | 0 | ||
| Young Boys (loan)
|Super League |10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Conference League}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 15 | 0 | |
| Basel (loan)
|Super League |20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 21 | 0 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!147 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171 | 4 |
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References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|kevin-ruegg/340411}}
- [https://dbfcz.ch/spieler.php?spieler_id=9655 FC Zürich Stats]
{{FC Basel squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rüegg, Kevin}}
Category:Sportspeople from Uster
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Swiss men's footballers
Category:Switzerland men's youth international footballers
Category:Switzerland men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Swiss people of Cameroonian descent
Category:Swiss Super League players
Category:Swiss Challenge League players
Category:Hellas Verona FC players
Category:BSC Young Boys players
Category:Swiss expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
Category:Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Italy