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 team.

Steven Zuber

Zuber with Switzerland at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Date of birth	17 August 1991
Place of birth	Winterthur, Switzerland
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
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	27	(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 6 September 2020

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.

In May 2019, he played in 2019 UEFA Nations League Finals, where his team finished 4th.[14]

Career statistics

As of match played 4 August 2020

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		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

As of 6 September 2020[15]

Switzerland
Year	Apps	Goals
2017	8	2
2018	13	3
2019	4	1
2020	2	0
Total	27	6

International goals

Scores and results list Switzerland's goal tally first.[16]

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	7 October 2017	St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland	Hungary	3–0	5–2	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.				4–0
3.	27 March 2018	Swissporarena, Lucerne, Switzerland	Panama	4–0	6–0	Friendly
4.	17 June 2018	Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don, Russia	Brazil	1–1	1–1	2018 FIFA World Cup
5.	8 September 2018	Kybunpark, St. Gallen, Switzerland	Iceland	1–0	6–0	2018–19 UEFA Nations League A
6.	23 March 2019	Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi, Georgia	Georgia	1–0	2–0	UEFA Euro 2020 qualification

Honours

Club

Grasshopper

• Swiss Cup: 2012–13

CSKA

• Russian Premier League: 2013–14
• Russian Super Cup: 2013, 2014

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. "Mijat Gacinovic and Steven Zuber swap clubs". BuLi News. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
12. "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.
13. "Switzerland opts for experience in World Cup squad". washingtonpost.com.
14. https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/48191915
15. "Steven Zuber". European Football. 24 June 2018.
16. "Zuber, Steven". National Football Teams. Retrieved 10 October 2017.