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(s) | 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 | 13 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2017 | Switzerland U16 | 4 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Switzerland U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2020 | Switzerland U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2025– | Cape Verde | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 June 2025 | |||
Stéphane Edi Cueni (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
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
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
- ^ 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
- Stéphane Cueni at Soccerway
- Stéphane Cueni at WorldFootball.net
- Stéphane Cueni at SFL