Nias Hefti (born 18 December 1999) is a Swiss football player who plays for Sion as a left-back.

Nias Hefti
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-12-18) 18 December 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Rorschach, Switzerland
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
Sion
Number 20
Youth career
2008–2009 Goldach
2009–2018 St. Gallen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 St. Gallen II 16 (0)
2018–2019 St. Gallen 0 (0)
2018–2019Wil (loan) 44 (3)
2019–2023 Thun 99 (3)
2021–2022 Thun II 2 (0)
2022Lausanne-Ouchy (loan) 14 (1)
2023– Sion 33 (1)
International career
2016–2017 Switzerland U18 7 (0)
2017–2018 Switzerland U19 7 (1)
2018–2019 Switzerland U20 6 (0)
2019 Switzerland U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2019

Professional career

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A youth product of St. Gallen, Hefti began his senior career on loan with FC Wil in the Swiss Challenge League, before transferring to FC Thun in 2019.[1] Hefti made his professional debut with Thun in a 2-2 Swiss Super League tie with Neuchâtel Xamax on 20 July 2019.[2]

On 14 January 2022, Hefti joined Lausanne-Ouchy on loan until the end of the season.[3]

On 26 June 2023, Hefti signed with Sion.[4]

Personal life

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Hefti is the brother of the footballer Silvan Hefti.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "FC Wil: Nias Hefti kehrt zurück, Altlast beseitigt". Hallowil.ch.
  2. ^ "Thun vs. Neuchâtel Xamax - 20 July 2019 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
  3. ^ "NIAS HEFTI REJOINT LE SLO !" (Press release) (in French). Lausanne-Ouchy. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Nias Hefti est sédunois !" [Nias Hefti is with Sion!] (in French). Sion. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  5. ^ "FCSG-Eigengewächs Nias Hefti spielt auch kommende Saison für den FC Wil | St.Galler Tagblatt".
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