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.

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]

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.

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]

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

As of 3 June 2024^[7]

Grasshopper Club Zürich

• Swiss Challenge League: 2020–21

FC Vaduz

• Liechtenstein Cup: 2022–23

• Elmin Rastoder at Soccerway
• SFL Profile Archived 24 April 2023 at the Wayback Machine