Leonidas Stergiou

Leonidas Stergiou
Personal information
Date of birth	3 March 2002 (age 19)
Place of birth	Wattwil, Switzerland
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
2019–	St. Gallen
National team‡
2016–2017	Switzerland U15
2017–2018	Switzerland U16
2018–	Switzerland U17
2019–	Switzerland U19
	* 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)

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.

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[]

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

External links[]

Leonidas Stergiou at St. Gallen's website
Leonidas Stergiou at SFV (U17)

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[ft-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

[fs-5] Leonidas Stergiou, die Perle aus dem Toggenburg, nzz.ch, 6 February 2019

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Personal information
Date of birth	(2002-03-03) 3 March 2002 (age 19)
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)