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Swiss footballer (born 1999)
Bastien Toma
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1999-06-24) 24 June 1999 (age 26) | ||
| Place of birth | Sion, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | ŁKS Łódź | ||
| Number | 80 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2017 | Sion | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Sion II | 24 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | Sion | 80 | (6) |
| 2020–2023 | Genk | 24 | (2) |
| 2022 | → St. Gallen (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | → Paços de Ferreira (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2023 | Jong Genk | 11 | (3) |
| 2023–2025 | St. Gallen | 61 | (3) |
| 2025– | ŁKS Łódź | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Switzerland U15 | 1 | (0) |
| 2015 | Switzerland U16 | 4 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Switzerland U17 | 7 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Switzerland U18 | 3 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Switzerland U19 | 7 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | Switzerland U21 | 17 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:44, 22 September 2025 (UTC)‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 March 2021 |
Bastien Toma (born 24 June 1999) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for I liga club ŁKS Łódź. In Switzerland, he was known for his time at Sion and St. Gallen.[1]
Toma was born in Sion, Switzerland to Kosovan parents from Kabash, Viti.[2]
In 2015 Toma signed his first professional contract with Swiss Super League side Sion after agreeing to a five-year deal.[2] On 4 November 2017, he made his debut in a 1–1 home draw against Zurich after being named in the starting line-up.
On 31 August 2022, Toma was loaned to Paços de Ferreira in Portugal, with an option to buy.[3]
On 31 January 2023, Toma was recalled from loan and assigned to the reserve squad Jong Genk which plays in the second-tier Challenger Pro League.[4]
Return to St. Gallen
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On 7 September 2023, Toma signed a two-year contract with St. Gallen.[5] On 3 September 2025, his contract with St. Gallen was terminated by mutual consent.[6] He made a total 94 appearances for St. Gallen across four seasons, in which he scored six goals and supplied twelve assists.
On 15 September 2025, Toma signed with Polish second tier side ŁKS Łódź on a one-year deal with an option to extend.[7]
International career
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Toma has played for various Swiss junior teams from 2014 to 2021. He made his debut for the Swiss under-21s on 25 April 2018, coming on as a substitute in the closing stages of a 2–1 friendly win against France.[8] On 22 March 2019, He scored his first goal at the under-21 level in a 4–1 friendly win over Croatia.[9]
On 22 September 2025, in an interview for Telegrafi, Toma stated that he would be open to representing the Kosovo national team.[10]
As of match played 25 May 2025[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| Sion II | 2016–17 | Swiss Promotion League | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Swiss Promotion League | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | |||
| Total | 24 | 1 | — | — | — | 24 | 1 | ||||
| Sion | 2017–18 | Swiss Super League | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 22 | 1 |
| 2018–19 | Swiss Super League | 32 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 35 | 3 | |
| 2019–20 | Swiss Super League | 27 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 31 | 3 | |
| Total | 80 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 88 | 7 | ||
| Genk | 2020–21 | Belgian Pro League | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 2 | |
| 2021–22 | Belgian Pro League | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| Total | 24 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 3 | |
| St. Gallen (loan) | 2021–22 | Swiss Super League | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 1 | |
| Paços de Ferreira | 2022–23 | Liga Portugal | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[d] | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Jong Genk | 2022–23 | Challenger Pro League | 11 | 3 | — | — | — | 11 | 3 | ||
| St. Gallen | 2023–24 | Swiss Super League | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 2 | |
| 2024–25 | Swiss Super League | 34 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11[e] | 2 | — | 48 | 3 | |
| Total | 61 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 5 | |
| ŁKS Łódź | 2025–26 | I liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 228 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 264 | 20 |
- ^ Includes Swiss Cup, Belgian Cup, Taça de Portugal
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
- ^ Appearances in Taça da Liga
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
Genk
- ^ Bastien Toma at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b "Ylli kosovar Bastien Toma, kontratë profesionale me FC Sion dhe sponsor Adidas! (VIDEO)" [Kosovan star Bastien Toma, professional contract with FC Sion and sponsor Adidas! (VIDEO)] (in Albanian). Klan Kosova. 12 July 2016. Vitin e kaluar ai nënshkroi kontratë profesionale me FC Sion e cila ka afat deri në qershorin e vitit 2020
- ^ "TOMA (23) OP HUURBASIS NAAR FC PAÇOS FERREIRA" [Toma (23) on loan basis to Paços de Ferreira] (in Dutch). Genk. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ "BASTIEN TOMA VERSTERKT JONG GENK" (in Dutch). K.R.C. Genk. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
- ^ "FCSG verpflichtet Bastien Toma" [FCSG signs Bastien Toma] (in German). St. Gallen. 7 September 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ "Bastien Toma verlässt den FC St.Gallen 1879" (in Swiss High German). FC St. Gallen. 3 September 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
- ^ "Bastien Toma zagra w ŁKS" [Bastien Toma to play in LKS] (in Polish). ŁKS Łódź. 15 September 2025. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
- ^ Switzerland 2:1 France In: football.ch, May 25, 2018 (accessed July 26, 2019)
- ^ Switzerland 4:1 Croatia In: football.ch, March 22, 2019 (accessed July 26, 2019)
- ^ Bytyqi, Edonis (22 September 2025). ""I have never closed my doors, I am open", Bastien Toma expresses willingness to represent Kosovo". telegrafi.com. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
- ^ Bastien Toma at Soccerway
- ^ "Onuachu with an assist as Genk clinch Belgian Cup title after Standard Liege win". Goal. 26 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.