Elmin Rastoder
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 October 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Wetzikon, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Thun | ||
| Number | 74 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Rapperswil-Jona | ||
| 2017-2022 | Grasshopper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Grasshopper II | 48 | (19) |
| 2020–2024 | Grasshopper | 9 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Vaduz (loan) | 32 | (7) |
| 2024 | → Vaduz (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2024– | Thun | 63 | (20) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | North Macedonia | 9 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 June 2029 | |||
Elmin Rastoder (born 7 October 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Swiss Super League side Thun. Born in Switzerland, he represents the North Macedonia team.
Professional career
[edit]Grasshopper Club Zürich
[edit]Rastoder joined Grasshopper Club Zürich's academy in 2017 and has been a part of their various youth squads.[1] In the 2021–22 1. Liga season, he scored 13 goals in 26 games for the Grasshopper U21 squad.[2]
Loan to FC Vaduz
[edit]He made his professional debut for the first team of Grasshopper on 16 October 2020 against Xamax in the Swiss Challenge League.[1] His top flight debut in the Swiss Super League occurred on 20 March 2022 against FC Basel, when he was subbed on for the last ten minutes of the game.[2] He extended his contract with Grasshopper on 7 April 2022, keeping him at the club until 2024.[1] To further develop his skills and earn more play time, he was loaned to FC Vaduz in the Swiss Challenge League for the 2022–23 season.[3] In 44 appearances for Vaduz, he scored twelve goals, including one goal in the UEFA Europa Conference League against Ukrainian side SC Dnipro-1.
Return to Grasshopper
[edit]Following the conclusion of the season, he returned to Grasshoppers to start the preparation for the next season.[4] However, he was unable to find a fixed spot on the squad during the first half of the season, managing just over 100 minutes played across six games. On 6 February 2024, he returned to Vaduz for another loan spell.[5]
FC Thun
[edit]On 3 June 2024, he signed a three-year contract with FC Thun.[6] He helped Thun win the 2024–25 Swiss Challenge League, and the following season their first ever first division title, the 2025–26 Swiss Super League.[7]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 3 June 2024[8]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Grasshopper II | 2019–20 | 1. Liga Classic | 11 | 3 | — | — | — | 11 | 3 | |||
| 2020–21 | 1. Liga Classic | 11 | 3 | — | — | — | 11 | 3 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 1. Liga Classic | 28[b] | 13 | — | — | — | 28 | 13 | ||||
| Total | 50 | 19 | — | — | — | 50 | 19 | |||||
| Grasshopper | 2020–21 | Swiss Challenge League | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Swiss Super League | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Swiss Super League | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Vaduz (loan) | 2022–23 | Swiss Challenge League | 32 | 7 | 4 | 4 | — | 8[c] | 1 | 44 | 12 | |
| Vaduz (loan) | 2023–24 | Swiss Challenge League | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||
| Thun | 2024–25 | Swiss Challenge League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 105 | 27 | 6 | 4 | — | 8 | 1 | 119 | 32 | |||
- ^ Includes Swiss Cup, Liechtenstein Cup
- ^ Includes two matches of the promotion play-off.
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
International
[edit]- As of match played 31 March 2026[9]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Macedonia | |||
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 0 | |
Honors
[edit]Grasshopper
Vaduz
Thun
- Swiss Super League: 2025–26[7]
- Swiss Challenge League: 2024–25[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Zürich, Grasshopper Club. "GC ZÜRICH VERLÄNGERT MIT ELMIN RASTODER BIS 2024". www.gcz.ch. Archived from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ a b "GC-Sturmhoffnung soll eine Liga tiefer den nächsten Entwicklungsschritt gehen". sport.ch.
- ^ "ELMIN RASTODER ON LOAN TO VADUZ". gcz.ch. 16 June 2022. Archived from the original on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ "End of Season Squad Update". Grasshopper Club Zürich. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ^ "Elim Rastoder returns to FC Vaduz on loan". Grasshopper Club Zürich. 6 February 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Update Kaderplanung: Vier Spieler neu beim FC Thun" (in Swiss High German). FC Thun. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ a b c "Der Thuner Meistertitel ist "unglaublich und unbeschreiblich"". www.sarganserlaender.ch.
- ^ Elmin Rastoder at Soccerway
- ^ "Elmin Rastoder". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
External links
[edit]- Elmin Rastoder at Soccerway
- SFL Profile Archived 24 April 2023 at the Wayback Machine
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Wetzikon
- Macedonian men's footballers
- North Macedonia men's international footballers
- Swiss men's footballers
- Swiss people of Macedonian descent
- Men's association football forwards
- Grasshopper Club Zurich players
- FC Vaduz players
- FC Thun players
- Swiss Super League players
- Challenge League (Switzerland) players
- Swiss 1. Liga (football) players
- Swiss expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Liechtenstein
- Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Liechtenstein
- 21st-century Macedonian sportsmen
- 21st-century Swiss sportsmen