Leonidas Stergiou

He substituted Ricardo Rodriguez in the 79th minute as Switzerland won 1–0.

Individual

Stergiou was born in Wattwil in the Toggenburg area of Switzerland, to a Serbian mother and a Greek father.

After joining the FC St. Gallen academy at a young age he progressed through the ranks to the first team.

Leonidas Stergiou (born 3 March 2002)(Greek: Λεωνίδας Στεργίου) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for German club VfB Stuttgart, on loan from St. Gallen.

He also plays for the Switzerland national team.

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

On 22 August 2023, Stergiou joined VfB Stuttgart in Germany on loan.

Stergiou has played four games for Switzerland U15 and five for Switzerland U16.

He was the captain of Switzerland U21 at the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, where they reached quarter-finals.

Stergiou made his debut for the senior Switzerland national football team on 12 June 2022 in a Nations League game against Spain.