| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 September 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Augsburg, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Mainz 05 | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2021 | FC Augsburg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | FC Augsburg II | 62 | (6) |
| 2023–2025 | SC Verl | 39 | (2) |
| 2025–2026 | FC Nürnberg | 41 | (2) |
| 2026– | Mainz 05 | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | Peru | 5 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 October 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:46, 8 June 2026 (UTC) | |||
Fabio Gruber (born 3 September 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bundesliga club Mainz 05, he plays for the Peru national team.
Gruber was born on 3 September 2002. Born in Augsburg, Germany, he is a native of the city. [1]
As a youth player, Gruber joined the youth academy of Bundesliga club FC Augsburg and was promoted to the club's reserve team ahead of the 2021–22 season, where he made sixty-two league appearances and scored six goals.
During the summer of 2023, he signed for 3. Liga side SC Verl, where he made 39 league appearances and scored two goals. Following his stint there, he moved for 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Nürnberg in 2025. [2]
On 12 June 2026, Gruber signed with Bundesliga club Mainz 05. [3]
Gruber was born in Germany to a German father and Peruvian mother. In November 2025, he was called up to the Peru national team for a set of friendlies. [4]
Gruber plays as a central defender and is right-footed. German journalist Uli Digmayer said in 2025 that he "is very talented and intelligent, very calm with the ball, relatively quick for a centre-back , has good passing skills and is especially strong in the air". [5]
| Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Augsburg II | 2021–22 | Regionalliga Bayern | 33 | 1 | — | — | — | 33 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | Regionalliga Bayern | 29 | 5 | — | — | — | 29 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 62 | 6 | — | — | — | 62 | 6 | |||||
| SC Verl | 2023–24 | 3. Liga | 18 | 0 | — | — | 5 [a] | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | 3. Liga | 21 | 2 | — | — | 2 [a] | 0 | 23 | 2 | |||
| Total | 39 | 2 | — | — | 7 | 0 | 46 | 2 | ||||
| 1. FC Nürnberg | 2024–25 | 2. Bundesliga | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | |||
| 2025–26 | 2. Bundesliga | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 1 | |||
| Total | 41 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 2 | ||||
| Mainz 05 | 2026–27 | Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 146 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 155 | 10 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peru | 2026 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |
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