Steven Zuber
Steven Zuber (born 17 August 1991) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for German club Eintracht Frankfurt and the Switzerland national football team.
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(s) | Right winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||
Number | 11 | ||
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) |
2014–2020 | Hoffenheim | 97 | (9) |
2015–2016 | Hoffenheim II | 3 | (6) |
2019 | → Stuttgart (loan) | 13 | (5) |
2020– | Eintracht Frankfurt | 0 | (0) |
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 4 August 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]
Eintracht Frankfurt
On 4 August 2020, Zuber joined Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt, with Mijat Gaćinović going the other way as part of a swap deal.[11] He signed a 3-year contract.
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.[12]
He was included in the national team's 23 man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[13] 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 4 August 2020
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Grasshopper | 2008–09 | Swiss Super League | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 16 | 1 | |
2009–10 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 5 | ||||
2010–11 | 34 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | 39 | 10 | |||
2011–12 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 35 | 10 | ||||
2012–13 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 36 | 7 | ||||
Total | 127 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 1 | — | 146 | 33 | |||
CSKA Moscow | 2013–14 | Russian Premier League | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
2014–15 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
Total | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 1 | ||
Hoffenheim | 2014–15 | Bundesliga | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||
2015–16 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 2 | ||||
2016–17 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 4 | ||||
2017–18 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 27 | 1 | |||
2018–19 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 12 | 1 | |||
2019–20 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 2 | ||||
Total | 97 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 10 | ||
Stuttgart (loan) | 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 15 | 5 | — | — | — | 15 | 5 | |||
Career total | 267 | 38 | 25 | 9 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 316 | 49 |
International goals
- Scores and results list Switzerland's goal tally first.[15]
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 | |
6. | 23 March 2019 | Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi, Georgia | 1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
Honours
References
- Hoffenheim, TSG 1899. "Einzelporträt » achtzehn99". www.achtzehn99.de.
- "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.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- "Ural vs. CSKA Moskva". soccerway.com. 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". skysports.com. Sky Sports. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- "Steven Zuber extends contract until 2020". achtzehn99.de. TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- "Steven Zuber joins VfB on loan". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
- "Mijat Gacinovic and Steven Zuber swap clubs". BuLi News. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- "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.
- "Switzerland opts for experience in World Cup squad". washingtonpost.com.
- "Steven Zuber". European Football. 24 June 2018.
- "Zuber, Steven". National Football Teams. Retrieved 10 October 2017.