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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

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]

Early life

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

Club career

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Sion

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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

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

Return to Genk

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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.

ŁKS Łódź

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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]

Career statistics

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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. ^ a b 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

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Genk

References

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  1. ^ Bastien Toma at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "BASTIEN TOMA VERSTERKT JONG GENK" (in Dutch). K.R.C. Genk. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  5. ^ "FCSG verpflichtet Bastien Toma" [FCSG signs Bastien Toma] (in German). St. Gallen. 7 September 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Bastien Toma verlässt den FC St.Gallen 1879" (in Swiss High German). FC St. Gallen. 3 September 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  7. ^ "Bastien Toma zagra w ŁKS" [Bastien Toma to play in LKS] (in Polish). ŁKS Łódź. 15 September 2025. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  8. ^ Switzerland 2:1 France In: football.ch, May 25, 2018 (accessed July 26, 2019)
  9. ^ Switzerland 4:1 Croatia In: football.ch, March 22, 2019 (accessed July 26, 2019)
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ Bastien Toma at Soccerway
  12. ^ "Onuachu with an assist as Genk clinch Belgian Cup title after Standard Liege win". Goal. 26 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
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