Steven Zuber

Steven Zuber
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-08-17) 17 August 1991
Place of birth Winterthur, Zürich, Switzerland
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Right winger
Club information
Current team
1899 Hoffenheim
Number 17
Youth career
2000–2001 FC Kollbrunn-Rikon
2001–2002 FC Turbenthal
2002–2006 Winterthur
2006–2008 Grasshopper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2013 Grasshopper 119 (21)
2013–2014 CSKA Moscow 29 (1)
2014– 1899 Hoffenheim 16 (3)
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)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 April 2015.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 April 2013

Steven Zuber (born 17 August 1991) is a Swiss footballer who plays as a midfielder for 1899 Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga.

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 May 27, 2015, Steven married his long-time girlfriend, Mirjana Vasovic.[2]

Club career

Grasshopper

He 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. Soon after that, on 3 August 2008, he made his first league appearance for Grasshopper, in a 1–1 draw with FC Vaduz in the Swiss Super League.

CSKA Moscow

On 5 July 2013, Zuber signed a five-year contract with Russian Premier League Champions CSKA Moscow.[3] Zuber made his CSKA Moscow debut on 13 July 2013, against Zenit St. Petersburg in the 2013 Russian Super Cup, which CSKA won 3–0.[4] Zuber made his league debut 4 days later on 17 July against Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast.[5]

Hoffenheim

On 14 August 2014, Zuber moved to 1899 Hoffenheim.[6] Hoffenheim signed Steven to a four-year deal.[7]

International career

A member of the 2007–08 Switzerland U-17 squad, he was named as an alternate for the UEFA U-17 Championship held in May 2008. Zuber was a member of the Switzerland national football team that participated in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. [8]

Honours

Club

Grasshopper
CSKA

References


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