Steven Zuber

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Steven Zuber
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Zuber with Switzerland at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Steven Zuber [1]
Date of birth (1991-08-17) 17 August 1991 (age 34) [1]
Place of birth Winterthur, Switzerland
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) [2]
Position(s)
Team information
Current team
 Atromitos
Number 77
Youth career
1997–1998 FC Wülflingen/Wiesendangen
1998–2001 FC Kollbrunn-Rikon
2001–2002 FC Turbenthal
2002–2006 Winterthur
2006–2008 Grasshopper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2013 Grasshopper 127 (23)
2013–2014 CSKA Moscow 29 (1)
2014–2020 TSG Hoffenheim 96 (9)
2015–2016 → TSG Hoffenheim II 3 (6)
2019 → VfB Stuttgart (loan) 14 (5)
2020–2022 Eintracht Frankfurt 20 (0)
2021–2022 → AEK Athens (loan) 35 (8)
2022–2024 AEK Athens 62 (16)
2024–2026 Zürich 38 (11)
2026– Atromitos 0 (0)
International career‡
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 56 (11)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:31, 1 January 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 July 2024

Steven Zuber (born 17 August 1991) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a winger for Greek Super League club Atromitos and the Switzerland national team. He also represented Switzerland at several youth international levels.

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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. [3] On 27 May 2015, he married his long-time girlfriend, Mirjana Vasović. [4]

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.[ citation needed ] On 3 August, he made his first Swiss Super League appearance in a 1–1 draw with Vaduz. [5]

CSKA Moscow

On 5 July 2013, Zuber signed a five-year contract with Russian Premier League champions CSKA Moscow. [6] He made his debut on 13 July against Zenit St. Petersburg in the 2013 Russian Super Cup, which CSKA won 3–0. [7] He made his league debut four days later against Ural. [8]

Hoffenheim

On 14 August 2014, Zuber moved to 1899 Hoffenheim on a four-year deal. [9] [10] On 25 January 2017, he extended his contract until 2020. [11]

VfB Stuttgart

On 9 January 2019, Zuber was loaned out to VfB Stuttgart until the end of the season. [12]

Eintracht Frankfurt

On 4 August 2020, Zuber joined Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt on a three-year contract, with Mijat Gaćinović going the other way as part of a swap deal. [13]

AEK Athens

On 30 August 2021, he signed a contract with Super League Greece club AEK Athens for a season-long loan from Eintracht. [14] The deal between the two clubs included a buy-out option in the region of €2 million, with Zuber signing a three-year contract, if AEK were to choose to exercise it. [15]

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 Super League title, scoring 8 goals in 28 matches.[ citation needed ]

Zürich

On 11 December 2024, Swiss Super League club Zürich announced the signing of Zuber on a contract until 2026, confirming his return to Switzerland after more than 11 years abroad. [16] After just half a year in Zürich, his contract was extended by a further year on 4 May 2025. [17] At this point, he had scored seven goals and supplied one assist in just 16 games. Despite spending only half the season with the club, the fans voted him their best player of the 2024–25 season. [18]

On 1 January 2026, Zürich announced that his contract was dissolved as of the end of 2025. [19]

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. [3] On 17 March 2017, he was called into camp for the Switzerland team. [20]

He was included in the national team's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. [21] 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. [22]

Zuber was included in Switzerland's UEFA Euro 2020 squad. [23] 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. [24]

He missed the 2022 FIFA World Cup due to injury. [25] 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. [26] During the preparation for the main tournament, he scored the opening goal from long distance in a friendly win against Estonia. [27]

Career statistics

Club

As of 20 December 2025 [28]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Grasshopper 2008–09 Swiss Super League 1001051—161
2009–10 Swiss Super League20500——205
2010–11 Swiss Super League344362 [b] 0—3910
2011–12 Swiss Super League31842——3510
2012–13 Swiss Super League32641——367
Total1272312971—14633
CSKA Moscow 2013–14 Russian Premier League 271306 [c] 01 [d] 0371
2014–15 Russian Premier League20——1 [d] 030
Total291306020401
Hoffenheim 2014–15 Bundesliga 17040——210
2015–16 Bundesliga12200——122
2016–17 Bundesliga24420——264
2017–18 Bundesliga201106 [e] 0—271
2018–19 Bundesliga80103 [c] 1—121
2019–20 Bundesliga14220——162
Total95910091—11410
Stuttgart (loan) 2018–19 Bundesliga155———155
Eintracht Frankfurt 2020–21 Bundesliga20020——220
2021–22 Bundesliga001000—10
Total2003000—230
AEK Athens (loan) 2021–22 Super League Greece 35830——388
AEK Athens 2022–23 Super League Greece28860——348
2023–24 Super League Greece317209 [f] 1—428
2024–25 Super League Greece31101 [g] 0—51
Total9724120101—11925
Zürich 2024–25 Swiss Super League20711——218
2025–26 Swiss Super League18410——194
Total381121——4012
Career total4217341103232049786
  1. ↑ Includes Swiss Cup, Russian Cup, DFB-Pokal, Greek Cup
  2. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. 1 2 Appearance in Russian Super Cup
  5. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. ↑ Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League
  7. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League

International

As of 6 July 2024 [29]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Switzerland 201782
2018133
201941
202070
2021144
202250
202310
202441
Total5611
As of match played 6 July 2024
Switzerland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Zuber goal[ [30]
List of international goals scored by Steven Zuber
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
17 October 2017 St. Jakob-Park, Basel, SwitzerlandFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 3–05–2 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
24–0
327 March 2018 Swissporarena, Lucerne, SwitzerlandFlag of Panama.svg  Panama 4–06–0 Friendly
417 June 2018 Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don, RussiaFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1–11–1 2018 FIFA World Cup
58 September 2018 Kybunpark, St. Gallen, SwitzerlandFlag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 1–06–0 2018–19 UEFA Nations League A
623 March 2019 Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi, GeorgiaFlag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 1–02–0 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
725 March 2021 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, BulgariaFlag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 3–03–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
830 May 2021Kybunpark, St. Gallen, SwitzerlandFlag of the United States.svg  United States 2–12–1Friendly
91 September 2021St. Jakob-Park, Basel, SwitzerlandFlag of Greece.svg  Greece 1–02–1Friendly
109 October 2021 Stade de Genève, Lancy, SwitzerlandUlster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 1–02–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
114 June 2024Swissporarena, Lucerne, SwitzerlandFlag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 1–04–0Friendly

Honours

Grasshopper

CSKA Moscow

AEK Athens

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of Players: Switzerland" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2019.
  2. ↑ "Steven Zuber - Athens" . Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Steven Zuber". Steven Zuber. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  4. ↑ "Miss-Kandidatin Marjanas Traumhochzeit mit Kicker Steven Zuber". Schweizer Illustrierte.
  5. ↑ "FC Vaduz 1-1 Grasshoppers (3 Aug, 2008) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  6. ↑ "Zuber joins PFC CSKA". pfc-cska.com/en/. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
  7. ↑ "CSKA Moskva vs. Zenit 3 – 0". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  8. ↑ "Ural vs. CSKA Moskva". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  9. ↑ "Steven Zuber left PFC CSKA for Hoffenheim". en.pfc-cska.com. PFC CSKA Moscow. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  10. ↑ "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.
  11. ↑ "Steven Zuber extends contract until 2020". achtzehn99.de. TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  12. ↑ "Steven Zuber joins VfB on loan". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  13. ↑ "Mijat Gacinovic and Steven Zuber swap clubs". BuLi News. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  14. ↑ "Steven Zuber signed for AEK FC!". aekfc.gr. Online. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  15. ↑ "ΑΕΚ: Στην τελική ευθεία του Ζούμπερ, αυτοί είναι οι όροι του deal με παίκτη και Άιντραχτ" (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. 27 August 2021.
  16. ↑ "Steven Zuber wechselt zum FC Zürich" (in Swiss High German). FC Zürich. 11 December 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  17. ↑ Böhlen, Christoph (4 May 2025). "FC Zürich verlängert vorzeitig mit Steven Zuber" (in Swiss High German). nau.ch. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
  18. ↑ "Fans wählen Steven Zuber zum besten FCZ-Spieler der Saison 2024/2025" (in Swiss High German). FC Zürich. 23 June 2025. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
  19. ↑ "Steven Zuber wechselt zum FC Zürich" (in Swiss High German). FC Zürich. 1 January 2026. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
  20. ↑ "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.
  21. ↑ "Switzerland opts for experience in World Cup squad". washingtonpost.com.
  22. ↑ "Pickford the hero in England shootout win". BBC Sport.
  23. ↑ iacovazzo.giorgio. "Mit 29 Spielern Richtung UEFA EURO". football.ch (in German). Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  24. ↑ "France vs. Switzerland - Football Match Report - June 28, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  25. ↑ "Murat Yakin gibt Schweizer WM-Aufgebot bekannt" [Murat Yakin announces Swiss World Cup squad] (in German). Swiss Football Association. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  26. ↑ "Männer-Nationalteam: Erste Phase der EM-Vorbereitung mit 21 Spielern" [Men's national team: First phase of European Championship preparations with 21 players] (in German). Swiss Football Association. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  27. ↑ "Zuber mit Bewerbungsschreiben an Yakin" (in German). SRF. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  28. ↑ Steven Zuber at Soccerway
  29. ↑ "Steven Zuber". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  30. ↑ "Zuber, Steven". National Football Teams. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  31. ↑ "EURO 2020 top assists table". www.besoccer.com. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
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