Leeds United defender Nico Elvedi has been named in the Switzerland squad for their upcoming UEFA Nations League fixtures.

The 29-year-old centre-back has 73 international caps and was a key member of the Rossocrociati squad at this summer's World Cup, playing every minute of their campaign as they reached the quarter-finals.

Born in Zurich, Elvedi made his Switzerland debut in 2016 and has established himself as a regular at international level.

Switzerland begin their Nations League campaign away to North Macedonia on Saturday 26 September, with kick-off at 7.45pm GMT in Skopje. They then travel to Glasgow to face Scotland on Tuesday 29 September.

The Swiss will then host Slovenia at the Thermoplan Arena in Lucerne on Saturday 3 October, before welcoming North Macedonia to the same venue on Tuesday 6 October. Both matches kick off at 7.45pm GMT.

Switzerland Squad:

Marvin Keller (Young Boys), Gregor Kobel (Borussia Dortmund), Yvon Mvogo (Lorient), Manuel Akanji (Inter Milan), Aurèle Amenda (Coventry), Zachary Athekame (AC Milan), Adrian Bajrami (Braga), Sascha Britschgi (Parma), Eray Cömert (Torino), Nico Elvedi (Leeds United), Ricardo Rodríguez (Torino), Michel Aebischer (Union Berlin), Zeki Amdouni (Burnley), Winsley Boteli (Sion), Breel Embolo (Atlanta United), Remo Freuler (Olympiacos), Cedric Itten (Werder Bremen), Ardon Jashari (AC Milan), Johan Manzambi (Aston Villa), Dan Ndoye (Nottingham Forest), Fabian Rieder (Augsburg), Alvyn Sanches (Young Boys), Djibril Sow (Genoa), Granit Xhaka (Sunderland), Denis Zakaria (Monaco)