Silvan Hefti

Silvan Hefti
Hefti with Hamburger SV in 2025
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-10-25) 25 October 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth Rorschach, Switzerland
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Positions
Team information
Current team
 D.C. United
Number 5
Youth career
–2015 St. Gallen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2020 St. Gallen 155 (4)
2020–2022 Young Boys 47 (1)
2022–2024 Genoa 48 (1)
2024 → Montpellier (loan) 11 (0)
2024–2026 Hamburger SV 19 (1)
2026– D.C. United 1 (0)
International career
2015–2016 Switzerland U19 6 (0)
2016 Switzerland U20 1 (0)
2016–2018 Switzerland U21 10 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 May 2025

Silvan Hefti (born 25 October 1997) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a right-back and right midfielder for D.C. United of Major League Soccer.

Club career

On 3 January 2022, Hefti joined Serie A side Genoa on a permanent deal.

On 2 January 2024, Hefti moved to Ligue 1 side Montpellier on loan with an option to buy.

On 4 August 2024, he signed with Hamburger SV in German 2. Bundesliga.

Hefti joined D.C. United on a year-and-a-half contract on 29 January 2026.

Personal life

Hefti is the older brother of the footballer Nias Hefti.

Career statistics

As of match played 31 January 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
St. Gallen 2015–16 Swiss Super League 23020—250
2016–17 Swiss Super League 33030—360
2017–18 Swiss Super League 30040—340
2018–19 Swiss Super League 3513021402
2019–20 Swiss Super League 34310—353
Total 1554130211705
Young Boys 2020–21 Swiss Super League 30010120430
2021–22 Swiss Super League 17110111292
Total 47120231722
Genoa 2021–22 Serie A 16010—170
2022–23 Serie B 26 1 2 0 — 28 1
2023–24 Serie A 6 0 2 0 — 8 0
Total 48 1 5 0 — 53 1
Montpellier (loan) 2023–24 Ligue 1 11 0 3 0 — 14 0
Total 11 0 3 0 — 14 0
Hamburger SV 2024–25 2. Bundesliga 19 1 1 0 — 20 1
2025–26 Bundesliga 0000—00
Total 19 1 1 0 — 20 1
D.C. United 2026 Major League Soccer 0000—00
Total 0000—201
Career total 28072402523299
  1. ↑ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  2. ↑ One appearance in the UEFA Champions League, eleven appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  3. ↑ Appearances in the UEFA Champions League

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ↑ Silvan Hefti at Soccerway
  2. ↑ "SILVAN HEFTI, PRIMO COLPO" (in Italian). Genoa C.F.C. 3 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "Silvan Hefti rejoint le MHSC" [Silvan Hefti joined MHSC] (in French). Montpellier. 2 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  4. ↑ "Hefti joins HSV". Hamburger SV. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  5. ↑ "D.C. United Signs Swiss Defender Silvan Hefti from Hamburger SV". dcunited.com. 29 January 2026. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  6. ↑ "FCSG-Eigengewächs Nias Hefti spielt auch kommende Saison für den FC Wil | St.Galler Tagblatt".
  7. ↑ "SAFP Golden 11 Winners 2020". Golden11. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2022.