Steven Zuber

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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Template:Infobox football biography Steven Zuber (born 17 August 1991) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a winger for Swiss Super League club Zürich and for the Switzerland national team. He has also been a youth international for Switzerland.

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.[1] On 27 May 2015, he married his long-time girlfriend, Mirjana Vasović.[2]

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.[3] He made his debut on 13 July against Zenit St. Petersburg in the 2013 Russian Super Cup, which CSKA won 3–0.[4] He made his league debut four days later against Ural.[5]

Hoffenheim

On 14 August 2014, Zuber moved to 1899 Hoffenheim[6] on a four-year deal.[7] On 25 January 2017, he extended his contract until 2020.[8]

VfB Stuttgart

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

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.[10] He signed a 3-year contract.

AEK Athens

On 30 August 2021 he signed a long-season contract with Superleague Greece club AEK Athens on loan from Eintracht Frankfurt.[11] After 130 appearances in the German Bundesliga, Zuber moves to a new league after he has already played football in his home country and Russia. For the left midfielder, the Greek capital club will be the sixth in his professional career.[12]

The deal between the two clubs includes a buy-out option in the region of €2,000,000, while Zuber will sign a three-year contract, should AEK choose to exercise it.[13]

On 6 May 2022, AEK activated the buy-out clause of the Swiss player and along with that, the three-year contract was signed. Zuber was a key figure in helping AEK win the Greek Superleague title scoring 8 goals in 28 matches.

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.[1] On 17 March 2017, he was called into camp for the Switzerland team.[14]

He was included in the national team's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[15] 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.[16]

Zuber was included in Switzerland's UEFA Euro 2020 squad.[17] He played an important role in Switzerland's victory over France in the round of 16, providing an assist and winning a penalty. He also finished the tournament as the assist leader with 4.[18]

He missed the 2022 FIFA World Cup due to injury.[19] Despite returning to full fitness, he played just one international game throughout 2023, coming on in the final 30 minutes against Andorra on 16 June 2023.

He was selected for Switzerland's 38-man preliminary squad for the UEFA Euro 2024.[20] During the preparation for the main tournament, he scored the opening goal from long distance in a friendly win against Estonia.[21]

Career statistics

Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cupTemplate:Efn 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 2Template:Efn 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 6Template:Efn 0 1Template:Efn 0 37 1
2014–15 2 0 — — 1Template:Efn 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 6Template:Efn 0 — 27 1
2018–19 8 0 1 0 3Template:Efn 1 — 12 1
2019–20 14 2 2 0 — — 16 2
Total 95 9 10 0 9 1 — 114 10
Stuttgart (loan) 2018–19 Bundesliga 15 5 — — — 15 5
Eintracht Frankfurt 2020–21 20 0 2 0 — — 22 0
2021–22 0 0 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
Total 20 0 3 0 0 0 — 23 0
AEK Athens (loan) 2021–22 Super League Greece 35 8 3 0 — — 38 8
AEK Athens 2022–23 28 8 6 0 — — 34 8
2023–24 31 7 2 0 9Template:Efn 1 — 42 8
2024–25 3 1 1 0 1Template:Efn 0 — 5 1
Total 97 24 12 0 10 1 — 119 25
Career total 383 62 40 9 32 3 2 0 457 74

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International

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National team Year Apps Goals
Switzerland 2017 8 2
2018 13 3
2019 4 1
2020 7 0
2021 14 4
2022 5 0
2023 1 0
2024 4 1
Total 56 11
Scores and results list Switzerland's goal tally first.[23]
List of international goals scored by Steven Zuber
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 7 October 2017 St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary 3–0 5–2 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 4–0
3 27 March 2018 Swissporarena, Lucerne, Switzerland File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama 4–0 6–0 Friendly
4 17 June 2018 Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don, Russia File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 1–1 1–1 2018 FIFA World Cup
5 8 September 2018 Kybunpark, St. Gallen, Switzerland File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland 1–0 6–0 2018–19 UEFA Nations League A
6 23 March 2019 Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi, Georgia File:Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia 1–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
7 25 March 2021 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria 3–0 3–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
8 30 May 2021 Kybunpark, St. Gallen, Switzerland File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 2–1 2–1 Friendly
9 1 September 2021 St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece 1–0 2–1 Friendly
10 9 October 2021 Stade de Genève, Lancy, Switzerland File:Ulster Banner.svg Northern Ireland 1–0 2–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
11 4 June 2024 Swissporarena, Lucerne, Switzerland File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia 1–0 4–0 Friendly

Honours

Grasshopper

CSKA Moscow

AEK Athens

Individual

References

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External links

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  • Profile at the AEK Athens F.C. website

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