Boris Adrián Céspedes (born 19 June 1995) is a Bolivian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swiss Super League club Yverdon-Sport FC and the Bolivia national team.

Boris Céspedes
Personal information
Full name Boris Adrián Céspedes
Date of birth (1995-06-19) 19 June 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Yverdon Sport
Number 10
Youth career
2003–2013 Servette
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2023 Servette 156 (10)
2014–2016Étoile Carouge (loan) 11 (1)
2023– Yverdon Sport 36 (6)
Total 192 (16)
International career
2013–2014 Switzerland U19 4 (0)
2020– Bolivia 19 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:20, 1 July 2024 (UTC)

Professional career

edit

A youth product of Servette FC, Céspedes debuted with the first team in 2013.[1] He made his professional debut with Servette in a 1–1 draw with BSC Young Boys in the Swiss Super League on 21 July 2019.[2]

International career

edit

Céspedes was born in Bolivia and raised in Switzerland.[citation needed] He was a youth international for Switzerland. On 9 October 2020, he debuted for the Bolivia national team in a 5–0 loss to Brazil in a 2022 World Cup qualifying match.[3]

Career statistics

edit

Club

edit
As of match played 21 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Servette 2013–14 Swiss Challenge League 10 1 0 0 10 1
2014–15 Swiss Challenge League 5 0 1 0 6 0
2016–17 Swiss Challenge League 14 2 0 0 14 2
2017–18 Swiss Challenge League 16 1 1 0 17 1
2018–19 Swiss Challenge League 17 1 1 0 18 1
2019–20 Swiss Super League 28 3 1 0 29 3
2020–21 Swiss Super League 27 1 1 0 1[a] 0 29 1
2021–22 Swiss Super League 22 1 2 0 2[b] 0 26 1
2022–23 Swiss Super League 17 0 3 0 0 0 20 0
Total 156 10 10 0 3 0 169 10
Yverdon-Sport 2023–24 Swiss Super League 36 6 0 0 36 6
2024–25 Swiss Super League 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 36 6 0 0 36 6
Career total 192 16 10 0 3 0 205 16
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

edit
As of match played 1 July 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Bolivia 2020 3 1
2021 4 0
2023 6 0
2024 6 0
Total 19 1

International goals

edit
Scores and results list Bolivia's goal tally first.[4]
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 17 November 2020 Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay   Paraguay 2–1 2–2 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
Last updated 3 May 2021

References

edit
  1. ^ "Boris Cespedes : le retour en grâce". 21 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Young Boys vs. Servette - 21 July 2019 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
  3. ^ "Brazil vs. Bolivia - 10 October 2020 y hizo su debut con la selección de Bolivia entrando en el segundo tiempo en el partido contra Brasil Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  4. ^ "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
edit