Elmin Rastoder

Elmin Rastoder
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-10-07) 7 October 2001 (age 25)
Place of birth Wetzikon, Switzerland
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Panathinaikos
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)
2024–2026 Thun 63 (20)
2026– Panathinaikos 4 (1)
International career‡
2025– North Macedonia 11 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 September 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 October 2026

Elmin Rastoder (born 7 October 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Super League Greece club Panathinaikos. Born in Switzerland, he represents the North Macedonia national team.

Club career

Grasshopper Club Zürich

Rastoder joined Grasshopper Club Zürich's academy in 2017 and has been a part of their various youth squads. In the 2021–22 1. Liga season, he scored 13 goals in 26 games for the Grasshopper U21 squad.

Loan to FC Vaduz

He made his professional debut for the first team of Grasshopper on 16 October 2020 against Xamax in the Swiss Challenge League. 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. He extended his contract with Grasshopper on 7 April 2022, keeping him at the club until 2024. 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. 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

Following the conclusion of the season, he returned to Grasshoppers to start the preparation for the next season. 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.

FC Thun

On 3 June 2024, he signed a three-year contract with FC Thun. 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.

Career statistics

Club

As of 3 June 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Grasshopper II 2019–20 1. Liga Classic 113———113
2020–21 1. Liga Classic 113———113
2021–22 1. Liga Classic 2813———2813
Total 5019———5019
Grasshopper 2020–21 Swiss Challenge League 10———10
2021–22 Swiss Super League 20———20
2023–24 Swiss Super League 6020——80
Total 9020——110
Vaduz (loan) 2022–23 Swiss Challenge League 32744—814412
Vaduz (loan) 2023–24 Swiss Challenge League 14100——141
Thun 2024–25 Swiss Challenge League 0000——00
Career total 1052764—8111932
  1. ↑ Includes Swiss Cup, Liechtenstein Cup
  2. ↑ Includes two matches of the promotion play-off.
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 6 October 2026
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
North Macedonia
202550
202660
Total110

Honors

Grasshopper

Vaduz

Thun

References

  1. 1 2 3 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.
  2. 1 2 "GC-Sturmhoffnung soll eine Liga tiefer den nächsten Entwicklungsschritt gehen". sport.ch.
  3. ↑ "ELMIN RASTODER ON LOAN TO VADUZ". gcz.ch. 16 June 2022. Archived from the original on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  4. ↑ "End of Season Squad Update". Grasshopper Club Zürich. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  5. ↑ "Elim Rastoder returns to FC Vaduz on loan". Grasshopper Club Zürich. 6 February 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  6. ↑ "Update Kaderplanung: Vier Spieler neu beim FC Thun" (in Swiss High German). FC Thun. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  7. 1 2 3 "Der Thuner Meistertitel ist "unglaublich und unbeschreiblich"". www.sarganserlaender.ch.
  8. ↑ Elmin Rastoder at Soccerway
  9. ↑ "Elmin Rastoder". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 5 May 2026.