Steven Zuber

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.

Steven Zuber
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-08-17) 17 August 1991
Place of birth Winterthur, Switzerland
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Right winger
Club information
Current team
 Hoffenheim
Number 17
Youth career
1997–1998 FC Wülflingen/Wiesendangen
1998–2001 FC Kollbrunn-Rikon
2001–2002 FC Turbenthal
2002–2006 Winterthur
2006–2008 Grasshopper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2013 Grasshopper 127 (23)
2013–2014 CSKA Moscow 29 (1)
2014– Hoffenheim 90 (8)
2015–2016 Hoffenheim II 3 (6)
2019 → Stuttgart (loan) 13 (5)
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 25 (6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 May 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 June 2019

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.[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]

VfB Stuttgart

On 9 January 2019, Zuber was loaned out to VfB Stuttgart until the end of the season.[10]

International career

A member of the 2007–08 Switzerland U-17 squad, he was named as a reserve for the UEFA U-17 Championship held in May 2008. Zuber was a member of the Switzerland national team that participated in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[2] On 17 March 2017, he was called into camp for the Switzerland team.[11]

He was included in the national team's 23 man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[12]. He started the first 2 group games against Brazil and Serbia, scoring the tying goal in a 1-1 draw with Brazil in their first group match. He started their round of 16 match against Sweden as they lost 1-0 and fell out of the tournament.

Career statistics
As of match played 27 May 2020
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Grasshopper 2008–09 Swiss Super League 1001051—161
2009–10 20500——205
2010–11 3443620—3910
2011–12 31842——3510
2012–13 32641——367
Total 1272312971—14633
CSKA Moscow 2013–14 Russian Premier League 271306010371
2014–15 20——1030
Total 291306020401
Hoffenheim 2014–15 Bundesliga 17040——210
2015–16 12200——122
2016–17 24420——264
2017–18 2011060—271
2018–19 801031—121
2019–20 9120——101
Total 90810091001099
Stuttgart (loan) 2018–19 Bundesliga 155———155
Career total 261372592222031048

International
As of 9 June 2019[13]
Switzerland
YearAppsGoals
201782
2018133
201941
Total256

International goals
Scores and results list Switzerland's goal tally first.[14]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.7 October 2017St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland Hungary3–05–22018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.4–0
3.27 March 2018Swissporarena, Lucerne, Switzerland Panama4–06–0Friendly
4.17 June 2018Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don, Russia Brazil1–11–12018 FIFA World Cup
5.8 September 2018Kybunpark, St. Gallen, Switzerland Iceland1–06–02018–19 UEFA Nations League A
6.23 March 2019Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi, Georgia Georgia1–02–0UEFA Euro 2020 qualification

Honours

Club
Grasshopper
CSKA

References
  1. Hoffenheim, TSG 1899. "Einzelporträt » achtzehn99". www.achtzehn99.de.
  2. "Steven Zuber". Steven Zuber. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  3. "Miss-Kandidatin Marjanas Traumhochzeit mit Kicker Steven Zuber". Schweizer Illustrierte.
  4. "Zuber joins PFC CSKA". pfc-cska.com/en/. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
  5. "CSKA Moskva vs. Zenit 3 – 0". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  6. "Ural vs. CSKA Moskva". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  7. "Steven Zuber left PFC CSKA for Hoffenheim". en.pfc-cska.com. PFC CSKA Moscow. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  8. "Transfer news: Hoffenheim sign winger Steven Zuber from CSKA Moscow on a four-year deal". skysports.com. Sky Sports. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  9. "Steven Zuber extends contract until 2020". achtzehn99.de. TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  10. "Steven Zuber joins VfB on loan". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  11. "Nationalmannschaft - Nati in Lausanne angekommen – Zuber voller Elan" [National team arrived in Lausanne – Zuber full of energy]. srf.ch (in German). Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen. 20 March 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  12. "Switzerland opts for experience in World Cup squad". washingtonpost.com.
  13. "Steven Zuber". European Football. 24 June 2018.
  14. "Zuber, Steven". National Football Teams. Retrieved 10 October 2017.


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