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 also represented Switzerland at several youth international levels.
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]
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]
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]
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]
On 9 January 2019, Zuber was loaned out to VfB Stuttgart until the end of the season.[12]
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]
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]
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]
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.[17]
He was included in the national team's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[18] 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.[19]
Zuber was included in Switzerland's UEFA Euro 2020 squad.[20] 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.[21]
He missed the 2022 FIFA World Cup due to injury.[22] 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.[23] During the preparation for the main tournament, he scored the opening goal from long distance in a friendly win against Estonia.[24]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | 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 | Swiss Super League | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 5 | |||
| 2010–11 | Swiss Super League | 34 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2[b] | 0 | — | 39 | 10 | ||
| 2011–12 | Swiss Super League | 31 | 8 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 35 | 10 | |||
| 2012–13 | Swiss Super League | 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 | 6[c] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| 2014–15 | Russian Premier League | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1[d] | 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 | Bundesliga | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 2 | |||
| 2016–17 | Bundesliga | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 4 | |||
| 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6[e] | 0 | — | 27 | 1 | ||
| 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[c] | 1 | — | 12 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 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 | Bundesliga | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 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 | Super League Greece | 28 | 8 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 8 | ||
| 2023–24 | Super League Greece | 31 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9[f] | 1 | — | 42 | 8 | ||
| 2024–25 | Super League Greece | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1[g] | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | ||
| Total | 97 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 1 | — | 119 | 25 | |||
| Zürich | 2024–25 | Swiss Super League | 20 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 21 | 8 | ||
| 2025–26 | Swiss Super League | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 1 | |||
| Total | 23 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 9 | ||||
| Career total | 406 | 70 | 41 | 10 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 481 | 83 | ||
| 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 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 October 2017 | St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland |  Hungary |
3–0 | 5–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 4–0 | |||||
| 3 | 27 March 2018 | Swissporarena, Lucerne, Switzerland |  Panama |
4–0 | 6–0 | Friendly |
| 4 | 17 June 2018 | Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don, Russia |  Brazil |
1–1 | 1–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup |
| 5 | 8 September 2018 | Kybunpark, St. Gallen, Switzerland |  Iceland |
1–0 | 6–0 | 2018–19 UEFA Nations League A |
| 6 | 23 March 2019 | Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi, Georgia |  Georgia |
1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
| 7 | 25 March 2021 | Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria |  Bulgaria |
3–0 | 3–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 8 | 30 May 2021 | Kybunpark, St. Gallen, Switzerland |  United States |
2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 9 | 1 September 2021 | St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland |  Greece |
1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 10 | 9 October 2021 | Stade de Genève, Lancy, Switzerland |  Northern Ireland |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 11 | 4 June 2024 | Swissporarena, Lucerne, Switzerland |  Estonia |
1–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
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