Gregor Kobel


Gregor Kobel is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Borussia Dortmund and the Switzerland national team.

Club career

TSG Hoffenheim

Kobel made his professional debut for TSG Hoffenheim on 12 August 2018, starting in the first round of the 2017–18 DFB-Pokal against 3. Liga side Rot-Weiß Erfurt. Hoffenheim won the away match 1–0.

VfB Stuttgart

For the 2019–20 season Kobel was loaned out to VfB Stuttgart. On 28 July 2020, Kobel moved permanently to VfB Stuttgart and signed a contract until June 2024.

Borussia Dortmund

On 31 May 2021, Kobel signed a five-year contract with Borussia Dortmund ahead of the 2021–22 season. The transfer fee paid to VfB Stuttgart was 15 million euros.
On 5 October 2023, Kobel signed new long term deal at Borussia Dortmund valid until June 2028. In the 2023–24 Champions League, he played a crucial role in reaching the 2024 [UEFA Champions League final|final] with his club, becoming the first Swiss goalkeeper to achieve this feat. He was eventually named in the Team of the Season in that competition.

International career

Kobel was a youth international for Switzerland.
He was called up to the senior team for the first time in 2020.
In 2021, he was called up to the national team for the UEFA Euro 2020, where the team upset favorites France en route to the quarter-finals, where they were eventually lost to Spain.
He made his debut on 1 September 2021 in a friendly against Greece, a 2–1 victory at home.
He was part of the Swiss squad at the 2022 [FIFA World Cup] with the national team coach Murat Yakin, but only played in the last matchday against Serbia, replacing the injured Yann Sommer, which they won 3–2. Having not played a single game in UEFA Euro 2024, he became the starter goalkeeper after the latter's retirement from the national team.

Honours

Borussia Dortmund
Individual