Elmin Rastoder

Elmin Rastoder (born 7 October 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Swiss Challenge League side FC Thun. Born in Switzerland, he represents the North Macedonia team.

Elmin Rastoder

Personal information
Date of birth	(2001-10-07) 7 October 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Wetzikon, Switzerland
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	FC Thun
Number	74
Youth career
0000–2018	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–	Thun	28	(5)
International career‡
2025–	North Macedonia	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 5 September 2025

Professional career

Grasshopper Club Zürich

Rastoder joined Grasshopper Club Zürich's academy in 2017 and has been a part of their various youth squads.^[1] In the 2021–22 1. Liga season, he scored 13 goals in 26 games for the Grasshopper U21 squad.^[2]

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.^[1] 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.^[2] He extended his contract with Grasshopper on 7 April 2022, keeping him at the club until 2024.^[1] 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.^[3] 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.^[4] 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.^[5]

FC Thun

On 3 June 2024, he signed a three-year contract with FC Thun.^[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of 3 June 2024^[7]

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 Club Zürich II	2019–20	1. Liga Classic	11	3	—		—		—		11	3
	2020–21		11	3	—		—		—		11	3
	2021–22		28[a]	13	—		—		—		28	13
Grasshopper Club Zürich	2020–21	Swiss Challenge League	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	2021–22	Swiss Super League	2	0	—		—		—		2	0
FC Vaduz (loan)	2022–23	Swiss Challenge League	32	7	4[b]	4	—		8[c]	1	44	12
Grasshopper Club Zürich	2023–24	Swiss Super League	6	0	2	0	—		—		8	0
FC Vaduz (loan)	2023–24	Swiss Challenge League	14	1	0	0	—		—		14	1
FC Thun	2024–25		0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
Career total			105	27	6	4	—		8	1	119	32

1. Includes two matches of the promotion play-off.
2. Appearances in the 2022–23 Liechtenstein Cup
3. Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying and group stage

Honors

Grasshopper Club Zürich

• Swiss Challenge League: 2020–21

FC Vaduz

• Liechtenstein Cup: 2022–23