Jonas Omlin (born 10 January 1994) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Swiss Super League club Basel, and the Switzerland national team.[3]

Jonas Omlin
Omlin playing for Basel in 2019
Personal information
Full name Jonas Omlin[1]
Date of birth (1994-01-10) 10 January 1994 (age 32)
Place of birth Sarnen, Switzerland
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Basel
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Kriens 26 (0)
2014–2018 Luzern 51 (0)
2015–2016Le Mont (loan) 15 (0)
2018–2020 Basel 59 (0)
2020–2023 Montpellier 74 (0)
2023–2026 Borussia Mönchengladbach 34 (0)
2026Bayer Leverkusen (loan) 0 (0)
2026– Basel 0 (0)
International career
2020–2022 Switzerland 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 June 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 June 2022 (UTC)

Club career

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Omlin played for Kriens in the 1. Liga Promotion. He moved on to Luzern, but was loaned out to Le Mont-sur-Lausanne for the 2015/16 season. He returned to Luzern for two seasons.

FC Basel announced on 22 June 2018 that they had signed goalkeeper Omlin from Luzern.[4] After five test games, Omlin played his domestic league debut for his new club in the home game at the St. Jakob-Park on 21 July 2018 as Basel were defeated 2–1 by St. Gallen.[5]

Under trainer Marcel Koller, Basel won the Swiss Cup in the 2018–19 season. In the first round Basel beat FC Montlingen 3–0, in the second round Echallens Région 7–2 and in the round of 16 Winterthur 1–0. In the quarter-finals Sion were defeated 4–2 after extra time and in the semi-finals Zürich were defeated 3–1. All these games were played away from home. The final was held on 19 May 2019 in the Stade de Suisse Wankdorf Bern against Thun. Striker Albian Ajeti scored the first goal, Fabian Frei the second for Basel, then Dejan Sorgić netted a goal for Thun, but the result was 2–1 for Basel.[6] Omlin played in four cup games. On 12 August 2020, the club announced that Omlin had transferred to Montpellier as of straight away.[7] In his two seasons with the club Omlin played a total of 92 games for Basel. 59 of these games were in the Nationalliga A, five in the Swiss Cup, six in the Champions League, nine in the UEFA Europa League and 13 were friendly games.[8]

On 12 August 2020, Omlin signed for French Ligue 1 side Montpellier.[9]

On 19 January 2023, Omlin signed for Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach on a four-and-a-half-year deal.[10]

On 27 January 2026, Omlin signed for fellow Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen on loan until the end of the season.[11]

On 5 June 2026, Swiss Super League club FC Basel announced the return of Omlin on a three year deal. [12]

International career

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In May 2019, he was named to the national team for the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League final matches but did not appear in the tournament.[13]

He made his national team debut on 7 October 2020 in a friendly against Croatia.[14]

Euro 2020

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Originally called up to the Swiss squad for the Euro 2020, Omlin suffered a minor injury to his right ankle during the warm-up of the opening game. The Swiss Football Association called up Gregor Kobel to replace his position.[15]

2022 World Cup

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In November 2022, Omlin was named in the Swiss squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup held in Qatar.[16] He was an unused substitute for all matches.

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 17 May 2025[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Kriens 2012–13 1. Liga Promotion 4040
2013–14 1. Liga Promotion 22020240
Total 26020280
Luzern 2014–15 Swiss Super League 100010
2016–17 Swiss Super League 1405000190
2017–18 Swiss Super League 3602020400
Total 5107020600
Le Mont (loan) 2015–16 Swiss Challenge League 15000150
Basel 2018–19 Swiss Super League 2704040350
2019–20 Swiss Super League 32010110440
Total 59050150790
Montpellier 2020–21 Ligue 1 31000310
2021–22 Ligue 1 29000290
2022–23 Ligue 1 14000140
Total 74000740
Borussia Mönchengladbach 2022–23 Bundesliga 150150
2023–24 Bundesliga 701080
2024–25 Bundesliga 12010130
2025–26 Bundesliga 000000
Total 34020360
Career total 2590160170002920

International

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As of match played 12 June 2022[17]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Switzerland 202010
202110
202220
Total40

Honours

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References

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  1. "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Switzerland (SUI)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 28. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. "Jonas Omlin". Montpellier HSC. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  3. 1 2 Jonas Omlin at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  4. "Der FC Basel 1893 verpflichtet Jonas Omlin". FC Basel 1893. 2018. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  5. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv". "FC Basel - FC St. Gallen 1:2 (0:0)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv". Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  6. "FC Basel - FC Thun 2:1 (1:0)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv". Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  7. FC Basel 1893 (2020). "Jonas Omlin wechselt per sofort zum Montpellier HS". FC Basel homepage. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv". "Jonas Omlin - FCB-Statistik". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv". Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  9. "Jonas Omlin nouveau gardien du MHSC" (in French). Montpellier HSC. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  10. "BORUSSIA SIGN JONAS OMLIN FROM MONTPELLIER". www.borussia.de/en. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  11. "On loan to the end of the season: Bayer 04 sign keeper Jonas Omlin from Mönchengladbach | Bayer04.de". Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fussball GmbH. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  12. "Herzlich willkommen zurück, Jonas Omlin". FC Basel (in German). Retrieved 6 June 2026.
  13. "Pickford the hero in England shootout win". BBC Sport.
  14. "Switzerland v Croatia game report". ESPN. 7 October 2020.
  15. "Gregor Kobel substitui lesionado Jonas Omlin na Suíça". Record. 13 June 2021.
  16. Miles, Toby (6 December 2022). "Switzerland World Cup squad 2022: Final list of 26 players for national team in Qatar". The Sporting News. Archived from the original on 6 December 2022.
  17. "Jonas Omlin". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  18. Ren (31 January 2018). "SAFP GOLDEN 11 2017 - Die Gewinner". Golden11. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  19. "SAFP Golden 11 2019". Golden11. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
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