Luca Jaquez
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luca Antony Jaquez | ||
| Date of birth | 2 June 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Lucerne, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | VfB Stuttgart | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SC Obergeissenstein | |||
| 2013–2022 | Luzern | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Luzern U21 | 31 | (2) |
| 2022–2025 | Luzern | 60 | (3) |
| 2025– | VfB Stuttgart | 10 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Switzerland U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021 | Switzerland U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Switzerland U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2024– | Switzerland U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2025– | Switzerland | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 October 2025 | |||
Luca Antony Jaquez (born 2 June 2003) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for German Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart and the Switzerland national team.
Club career
Jaquez is a youth product of SC Obergeissenstein, before moving to the youth academy of Luzern in 2013. He signed his first professional contract with Luzern on 27 January 2022 until 2025.[1] He made his professional debut with Luzern in a 3–0 Swiss Super League loss to Basel on 30 January 2022.[2] On 24 November 2022, he extended his contract with Luzern until 2026.[3]
On 3 February 2025, Jaquez moved to German club VfB Stuttgart on a four-and-a-half-year contract.[4]
International career
Jaquez was born in Switzerland to a Dominican father and Swiss mother.[5] He is a youth international for Switzerland, having played for the Switzerland U20s in 2022.[3] He was called up to the senior Switzerland national team for a set of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group B matches in October 2025.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 27 November 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Luzern | 2021–22 | Swiss Super League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Swiss Super League | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Swiss Super League | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | Swiss Super League | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 3 | |||
| Total | 60 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 62 | 3 | ||||
| VfB Stuttgart | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4[a] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
| Total | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 70 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 4 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance in Franz Beckenbauer Supercup
International
Honours
VfB Stuttgart
Notes
References
- ^ "Ardon Jashari und Luca Jaquez erhalten erste Profiverträge". 27 January 2022.
- ^ Wyrsch, Daniel (20 September 2023). "Toptalent Luca Jaquez sitzt oft auf der Ersatzbank: Warum spielt der FCL-Akanji so wenig?". Luzerner Zeitung.
- ^ a b "Luca Jaquez verlängert beim FC Luzern". 25 November 2022.
- ^ "VfB sign Luca Jaquez". VfB Stuttgart. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
- ^ Wyrsch, Daniel (7 February 2023). "Luca Jaquez gerade FCL-Bankdrücker – doch Frick vergleicht ihn mit Akanji". Luzerner Zeitung.
- ^ "Männer-Nationalteam mit vielen Routiniers und zwei Neulingen" (in German). Schweizerischer Fussballverband. 2 October 2025. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
- ^ "Arminia Bielefeld 2–4 Stuttgart: Line-ups". BBC Sport. 24 May 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
External links
- Luca Jaquez at Soccerway
- SFL Profile