Stéphane Cueni
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stéphane Edi Cueni | ||
| Date of birth | 14 March 2001[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Lausanne, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Winterthur | ||
| Number | 44 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2017 | Lausanne-Sport | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Team Vaud U21 | 35 | (2) |
| 2021–2023 | Lausanne-Sport | 6 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Stade Lausanne Ouchy (loan) | 22 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Wil (loan) | 27 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | Wil | 51 | (0) |
| 2025– | Winterthur | 38 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2017 | Switzerland U16 | 4 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Switzerland U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2020 | Switzerland U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2025– | Cape Verde | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 June 2025 | |||
Stéphane Edi Cueni (French: [ste.ˈfan e.ˈdi ky.e.ˈni]; born 14 March 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swiss Super League club Winterthur. Born in Switzerland, he plays for the Cape Verde national team.
Club career
[edit]On 13 January 2021, Cueni signed his first professional contract with Lausanne-Sport.[2] He made his professional debut with the club in a 3–1 Swiss Super League loss to Basel on 4 February 2021.[3]
On 4 August 2022, Cueni moved to Wil on a season-long loan.[4]
On 19 June 2023, Wil made the transfer permanent and signed a three-year contract with Cueni.[5]
International career
[edit]Born in Switzerland, Cueni is of Cape Verdean descent. He is a youth international for Switzerland.[6]
On 8 April 2025, Cueni's request to switch international allegiance to Cape Verde was approved by FIFA.[7] In May 2025, Cueni was called up to the Cape Verde national team for a set of friendlies.[8] He debuted with Cape Verde in a friendly 1–1 tie with Malaysia on 29 May 2025.[9]
References
[edit]- ↑ Stéphane Cueni at WorldFootball.net
- ↑ "ELTON MONTEIRO ET STEPHANE CUENI DANS LA DURÉE AVEC LE LS!". 13 January 2021.
- ↑ "Lausanne Sport vs. Basel - 4 February 2021 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
- ↑ "Stéphane Cueni stösst zum FC Wil 1900". Wil fcwil.ch (in German). 4 August 2022.
- ↑ "FC Wil 1900 übernimmt Maier und Cueni definitiv". Wil fcwil.ch (in German). 19 June 2023.
- ↑ Zupo, Mattia (26 April 2019). "Conferme sull'interesse viola per Cueni, ma c'è anche la Spal".
- ↑ "FIFA Change of Association Platform". knowledge.fifa.com. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ↑ "Blue Sharks to play friendlies with Malaysia and Georgia – Squad".
- ↑ https://sport.harianjogja.com/read/2025/05/29/505/1215299/hasil-malaysia-vs-cape-verde-skor-1-1
External links
[edit]- Stéphane Cueni at Soccerway
- Stéphane Cueni at WorldFootball.net
- Stéphane Cueni at SFL
- 2001 births
- Footballers from Lausanne
- Living people
- Cape Verdean men's footballers
- Cape Verde men's international footballers
- Swiss men's footballers
- Switzerland men's youth international footballers
- Swiss people of Cape Verdean descent
- Men's association football midfielders
- FC Lausanne-Sport players
- FC Stade Lausanne Ouchy players
- FC Wil players
- FC Winterthur players
- Swiss 1. Liga (football) players
- Swiss Super League players
- Challenge League (Switzerland) players
- 21st-century Cape Verdean sportsmen
- 21st-century Swiss sportsmen
