Steven Zuber
Zuber with Switzerland at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 17 August 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Winterthur, Switzerland | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
Playing position | Right winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Hoffenheim | ||
Number | 17 | ||
Youth career | |||
2000–2001 | FC Kollbrunn-Rikon | ||
2001–2002 | FC Turbenthal | ||
2002–2006 | Winterthur | ||
2006–2008 | Grasshopper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2013 | Grasshopper | 119 | (21) |
2013–2014 | CSKA Moscow | 29 | (1) |
2014– | Hoffenheim | 73 | (7) |
National team‡ | |||
2007–2008 | Switzerland U17 | 9 | (1) |
2008–2009 | Switzerland U19 | 9 | (3) |
2010–2012 | Switzerland U21 | 18 | (5) |
2012 | Switzerland Olympic | 4 | (0) |
2017– | Switzerland | 16 | (5) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:25, 13 May 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 September 2018 |
Steven Zuber (born 17 August 1991) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for German club Hoffenheim and the Switzerland national football team.
Early life
Steven Zuber was born on 17 August 1991 in Winterthur, Zürich, Switzerland to Walter and Susanne Zuber. He has five siblings: Melanie, Kevin, Severin, David, and Marvin.[2] On 27 May 2015, he married his long-time girlfriend, Mirjana Vasovic.[3]
Club career
Grasshopper
Zuber made his first-team debut for Grasshopper on 12 July 2008 in the Intertoto Cup second round, second leg match against KS Besa, where he came on as an 83rd-minute substitute. On 3 August, he made his first Swiss Super League appearance in a 1–1 draw with Vaduz.
CSKA Moscow
On 5 July 2013, Zuber signed a five-year contract with Russian Premier League champions CSKA Moscow.[4] He made debut on 13 July against Zenit St. Petersburg in the 2013 Russian Super Cup, which CSKA won 3–0.[5] He made his league debut four days later against Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast.[6]
Hoffenheim
On 14 August 2014, Zuber moved to Hoffenheim[7] on a four-year deal.[8] On 25 January 2017, he extended his contract until 2020.[9]
International career
A member of the 2007–08 Switzerland U-17 squad, he was named as an alternate for the UEFA U-17 Championship held in May 2008. Zuber was a member of the Switzerland national football team that participated in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[2] On 17 March 2017, Steven Zuber was called into camp for the Switzerland national football team.[10]
He was included in the Switzerland national football team 23 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[11]
Career statistics
International
- As of 8 September 2018[12]
Switzerland | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2017 | 8 | 2 |
2018 | 8 | 3 |
Total | 16 | 5 |
International goals
- Scores and results list Switzerland's goal tally first.[13]
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 7 October 2017 | St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland | 3–0 | 5–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
2. | 4–0 | |||||
3. | 27 March 2018 | Swissporarena, Lucerne, Switzerland | 4–0 | 6–0 | Friendly | |
4. | 17 June 2018 | Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don, Russia | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup | |
5. | 8 September 2018 | Kybunpark, St. Gallen, Switzerland | 1–0 | 6–0 | 2018–19 UEFA Nations League A |
Honours
Club
- Grasshopper
- CSKA
References
- ↑ Hoffenheim, TSG 1899. "Einzelporträt » achtzehn99". www.achtzehn99.de.
- 1 2 "Steven Zuber". Steven Zuber. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- ↑ "Miss-Kandidatin Marjanas Traumhochzeit mit Kicker Steven Zuber". Schweizer Illustrierte.
- ↑ "Zuber joins PFC CSKA". pfc-cska.com/en/. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
- ↑ "CSKA Moskva vs. Zenit 3 – 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- ↑ "Ural vs. CSKA Moskva". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- ↑ "Steven Zuber left PFC CSKA for Hoffenheim". en.pfc-cska.com. PFC CSKA Moscow. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
- ↑ "Transfer news: Hoffenheim sign winger Steven Zuber from CSKA Moscow on a four-year deal".
- ↑ https://www.achtzehn99.de/newsarchive/news-archive-2017/jan-2017/steven-zuber-extends-contract/
- ↑ "Nationalmannschaft - Nati in Lausanne angekommen – Zuber voller Elan".
- ↑ "Switzerland opts for experience in World Cup squad". www.washingtonpost.com.
- ↑ "Steven Zuber". European Football. 24 June 2018.
- ↑ "Zuber, Steven". National Football Teams. Retrieved 10 October 2017.