Steven Zuber

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. On May 27, 2015, Steven married his long-time girlfriend, Mirjana Vasovic.

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. 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. Zuber made his league debut 4 days later on 17 July against Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast.

Hoffenheim

On 14 August 2014, Zuber moved to 1899 Hoffenheim.

Hoffenheim signed Steven to a four-year deal.

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.

Honours

Club

Grasshopper

• Swiss Cup (1): 2012–13

CSKA

• Russian Premier League (1): 2013–14
• Russian Super Cup (1): 2013