Jan Elvedi (born 30 September 1996) is a Swiss professional

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who plays as a

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for German club

Kaiserslautern Kaiserslautern (; ) is a town in southwest Germany, located in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate at the edge of the Palatinate Forest. The historic centre dates to the 9th century. It is from Paris, from Frankfurt am Main, 666 kilometers (414 m ...

Career

Elvedi made his professional debut for Jahn Regensburg in the

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on 13 September 2020, starting in the home match against

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side

1. FC Kaiserslautern 1. Fußball-Club Kaiserslautern e. V., also known as 1. FCK, FCK (), FC Kaiserslautern (), K'lautern or colloquially Lautern (), is a German sports club based in Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate. In addition to Association football, football ...

Personal life

Elvedi's twin brother,

Nico Christa Päffgen (; 16 October 1938 – 18 July 1988), known by her stage name Nico, was a German singer, songwriter, actress, and model. Nico had roles in several films, including Federico Fellini's '' La Dolce Vita'' (1960) and Andy Warhol's ...

, is also a professional footballer who plays for Bundesliga club

Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e.V. Mönchengladbach, better known as Borussia Mönchengladbach () and colloquially known as just Gladbach, is a professional Association football, football club based in Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-W ...

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at SFL.ch 1996 births Living people Footballers from Zurich Swiss men's footballers Men's association football central defenders FC Winterthur players SC Cham players FC Wohlen players SC Kriens players SSV Jahn Regensburg players 1. FC Kaiserslautern players Swiss Challenge League players Swiss Promotion League players 2. Bundesliga players Swiss twins Swiss expatriate men's footballers Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany 21st-century Swiss sportsmen {{Switzerland-footy-defender-stub