Leonidas Stergiou

Leonidas Stergiou (Greek: Λεωνίδας Στεργίου, Serbian Cyrillic: Леонидас Стергију; born 3 March 2002) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a centre back for FC St. Gallen.[2] He has achieved some sort of fame as one of the most highly rated prospects in the popular football management simulator Football Manager 2021.

Leonidas Stergiou
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-03-03) 3 March 2002
Place of birth Wattwil, Switzerland[1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 St. Gallen
Number 4
Youth career
Wil
2015–2019 St. Gallen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– St. Gallen 85 (1)
National team‡
2016–2017 Switzerland U15 4 (0)
2017–2018 Switzerland U16 5 (0)
2018– Switzerland U17 9 (1)
2019– Switzerland U19 3 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:24, 05 October 2021. (UTC).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:00, 14 November 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Stergiou initially made his competitive debut for the senior St. Gallen side in February 2019, participating in a 3–1 victory against FC Zurich.

International career

Stergiou has played four games for Switzerland U15[3] and five for Switzerland U16.[4]

Personal life

Stergiou was born in Wattwil in the Toggenburg area of Switzerland, to a Serbian mother and a Greek father. The 17-year-old has spent the whole of his life so far in the country of his birth, joining the FC St. Gallen academy at a young age and subsequently progressing through the ranks to the first team.[5][1]

References
  1. St. Gallens Juwel im Interview - Leonidas Stergiou: «Irgendwann zum Fuchs werden», srf.ch, 16 December 2019
  2. Leonidas Stergiou at Soccerway
  3. Schweizerischer Fussballverband - U-15, football.ch
  4. Schweizerischer Fussballverband - U-16, football.ch
  5. Leonidas Stergiou, die Perle aus dem Toggenburg, nzz.ch, 6 February 2019
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