Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 3 August 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Baden, Switzerland | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
2002–2005 | Oetwil-Geroldswil | ||
2005–2009 | FC Zürich | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2011 | FC Zürich II | 14 | (3) |
2010–2017 | FC Zürich | 173 | (21) |
2017–2019 | Zaragoza | 36 | (2) |
2019 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 8 | (1) |
2020 | Grasshoppers | 18 | (3) |
2021 | Selangor | 19 | (6) |
2022–2023 | Žalgiris | 37 | (1) |
International career | |||
2008–2009 | Switzerland U17 | 20 | (1) |
2009–2011 | Switzerland U19 | 15 | (1) |
2011–2014 | Switzerland U21 | 16 | (2) |
2012 | Switzerland Olympic | 1 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2024– | Grasshoppers U15 (assistant) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 March 2024 |
Oliver Buff (born 3 August 1992) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
He is currently assistant coach of Grasshopper Club Zürich U-15 team. [1]
Buff spent his youth years with FC Zürich and became part of the first team in 2010. He won the 2013–14 Swiss Cup and 2015–16 Swiss Cup with Zürich. After 12 years with the club he decided in May 2017 to not renew his contract. [2]
On 13 June 2017, Buff signed a two-year deal with Spanish Segunda División side Real Zaragoza. [3]
In January 2019 Buff transferred for a reported 125,000 Euro to Anorthosis Famagusta and signed a contract up until the end of the season.
On 15 October 2019, Buff, who at that time was not under contract, signed for Grasshopper Club Zürich until the end of the season.
After a year becoming a free agent, Buff switch sides and reach agreement to join Malaysia Super League club Selangor on 26 January 2021. [4] [5] [6] He made his debut and scored two goals for the club against Sri Pahang with a 3–1 victory at the league matches. [7]
Buff is a Switzerland youth international. In 2009, he was part of the Swiss under-17 team that won the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup beating host nation Nigeria 1–0 in the final. Buff played in 6 of the 7 matches at the tournament and scored in the team's quarter-final against Italy. [8]
Club | Season | League | Cup [lower-alpha 1] | League Cup [lower-alpha 2] | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
FC Zürich | 2009–10 | Swiss Super League | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
2010–11 | Swiss Super League | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
2011–12 | Swiss Super League | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 [lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 31 | 4 | ||
2012–13 | Swiss Super League | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
2013–14 | Swiss Super League | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 2 [lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
2014–15 | Swiss Super League | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 7 [lower-alpha 4] | 1 | 40 | 1 | ||
2015–16 | Swiss Super League | 31 | 8 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 [lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 37 | 10 | ||
2016–17 | Swiss Challenge League | 25 | 8 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 [lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 31 | 10 | ||
Total | 173 | 21 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 211 | 27 | ||
Zaragoza | 2017–18 | Segunda División | 28 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 2 | ||
2018–19 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
Total | 36 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 2 | ||
Anorthosis Famagusta | 2018–19 | Cypriot First Division | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||
Grasshoppers | 2019–20 | Swiss Challenge League | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 3 | ||
Selangor | 2021 | Malaysia Super League | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 21 | 6 | |
Career total | 254 | 33 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 299 | 39 |
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