Bastien Toma

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]

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(s)	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

Early life

Toma was born in Sion, Switzerland to Kosovan parents from Kabash, Viti.^[2]

Club career

Sion

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.

Paços de Ferreira

On 31 August 2022, Toma was loaned to Paços de Ferreira in Portugal, with an option to buy.^[3]

Return to Genk

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

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.

ŁKS Łódź

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

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]

Career statistics

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

1. Includes Swiss Cup, Belgian Cup, Taça de Portugal
2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
3. Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
4. Appearances in Taça da Liga
5. Appearances in UEFA Conference League

Honours

Genk

• Belgian Cup: 2020–21^[12]