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Grasshopper Club Zurich

Grasshopper Club Zurich

Switzerland · Super League · Super League
Squad size17
Avg age23.6
Nations12
Latest season2001
Squad value €9.68m

About Grasshopper Club Zurich

Grasshopper Club Zurich (GCZ), commonly referred to as Grasshopper Club or simply just GC, is a professional multisports club based in Zurich, Switzerland. The oldest and best-known department of the club is its football team. With 27 league titles, the Grasshoppers hold the records for winning the most national championships and the Swiss Cups, with 19 trophies in the latter. The club is the oldest football team in Zurich and maintains a substantial rivalry with FC Zurich.

Streaks & runs — longest sequences in our dataset

Squad size17active players
Avg age23.6years
Domestic9Switzerland
Foreigners847% of squad
EU passport16non-EU: 1
Nationalities12different countries

Age distribution

1
U18
7
18–22
5
23–26
2
27–30
2
31+

Position breakdown

GK
3 (18%)
DEF
4 (24%)
MID
7 (41%)
FWD
3 (18%)
71% foreign players
12 of 17
24.1y avg squad age
3 Goalkeepers
4 Defenders
7 Midfielders
3 Attackers
38 seasons in dataset
00/01 – 99/00
308 players ever
€950k biggest signing ever
€950k biggest sale ever
27 most goals (single season by one player)
View all-time top scorers & club history →
PlayerPosAgeNationalityFootHeightContractMarket value
Justin Hammel Goalkeeper 25 Switzerland right 187.00m 2027-06-30 €2.50m
Jonathan Asp Jensen Midfield - Attacking Midfield 20 Denmark right 182.00m 2026-06-30 €1.50m
Lovro Zvonarek Midfield - Attacking Midfield 21 Croatia right 180.00m 2026-06-30 €1.50m
Nikolas Muci Attack - Centre-Forward 23 Switzerland Germany right 180.00m 2027-06-30 €1.50m
Young-joon Lee Attack - Centre-Forward 23 Korea, South right 193.00m 2028-06-30 €800k
Luke Plange Attack - Centre-Forward 23 England right 188.00m 2028-06-30 €500k
Óscar Clemente Midfield - Attacking Midfield 27 Spain left 176.00m 2027-06-30 €500k
Allan Arigoni Defender - Right-Back 27 Switzerland right 184.00m 2027-06-30 €300k
Amir Abrashi Midfield - Defensive Midfield 36 Albania Switzerland right 172.00m 2026-06-30 €100k
Nicolas Glaus Goalkeeper 24 Switzerland right 187.00m 2026-06-30 €100k
Samuel Marques Midfield - Central Midfield 21 Switzerland Portugal right 174.00m 2028-06-30 €100k
Saulo Decarli Defender - Centre-Back 34 Switzerland right 188.00m 2027-06-30 €100k
Simone Stroscio Midfield - Defensive Midfield 22 Switzerland right 176.00m 2027-06-30 €100k
Dorian Paloschi Defender - Centre-Back 20 Italy right 192.00m 2028-06-30 €75k
Laurent Seji Goalkeeper 21 Kosovo Switzerland right 190.00m
Matteo Mantini Midfield - Defensive Midfield 18 Italy right 185.00m 2028-06-30
Pantaleo Creti Defender - Right-Back 17 Italy Uganda 185.00m 2028-06-30
SeasonDatePlayerPosFromTypeFee
03/04 2003-07-01 Veroljub Salatic Midfield - Defensive Midfield GC Zürich U21 Transfer
12/13 2012-07-01 Veroljub Salatic Midfield - Defensive Midfield Omonia Nicosia Transfer
19/20 2019-07-01 Veroljub Salatic Midfield - Defensive Midfield Ufa Transfer
02/03 2002-07-01 GC Zürich U21 Transfer
03/04 2003-07-01 Rijat Shala Midfield - Central Midfield FC Schaffhausen Transfer
02/03 2002-07-01 Reto Ziegler Defender - Centre-Back GC Zürich U18 Transfer
17/18 2017-07-01 Valon Fazliu Midfield - Attacking Midfield GC Zürich U21 Transfer
17/18 2018-06-30 Valon Fazliu Midfield - Attacking Midfield Rapperswil-Jona Return from loan
24/25 2025-01-04 Nestory Irankunda Attack - Right Winger FC Bayern II Loan
91/92 1992-02-28 Pascal Zuberbühler Goalkeeper FC Frauenfeld Transfer
25/26 2025-07-24 Dorian Paloschi Defender - Centre-Back Milan U20 Transfer
17/18 2017-07-22 Nabil Bahoui Attack - Centre-Forward Hamburger SV Transfer
17/18 2018-06-30 Nabil Bahoui Attack - Centre-Forward AIK Return from loan
17/18 2017-07-09 Marco Djuricin Attack - Centre-Forward RB Salzburg Loan
18/19 2018-07-01 Marco Djuricin Attack - Centre-Forward RB Salzburg Transfer
95/96 1996-01-17 Galatasaray Transfer
22/23 2022-09-27 Manuel Kuttin Goalkeeper Without Club Transfer
23/24 2023-07-01 Manuel Kuttin Goalkeeper Without Club Transfer
16/17 2016-07-07 Rúnar Már Sigurjónsson Midfield - Central Midfield GIF Sundsvall Transfer €1.10m
17/18 2018-06-30 Rúnar Már Sigurjónsson Midfield - Central Midfield FC St. Gallen Return from loan
25/26 2025-07-29 Lovro Zvonarek Midfield - Attacking Midfield Bayern Munich Loan
24/25 2024-07-29 Young-joon Lee Attack - Centre-Forward Suwon FC Transfer
08/09 2009-02-01 Mario Kirev Goalkeeper Juventus Loan
14/15 2014-07-01 Alexander Merkel Midfield - Central Midfield Udinese Loan
24/25 2024-09-02 Noah Persson Defender - Left-Back BSC Young Boys Loan
25/26 2025-07-01 Samuel Marques Midfield - Central Midfield GC Zürich U21 Transfer
08/09 2009-01-01 Alessandro Riedle Midfield - Central Midfield GC Zürich U21 Transfer
10/11 2010-08-25 Alessandro Riedle Midfield - Central Midfield VfB Stuttgart Transfer
25/26 2025-08-01 Jonathan Asp Jensen Midfield - Attacking Midfield FC Bayern II Loan
14/15 2014-07-01 Yoric Ravet Attack - Right Winger Lausanne-Sport Transfer
18/19 2019-02-07 Yoric Ravet Attack - Right Winger SC Freiburg Loan
24/25 2024-07-01 Evans Maurin Attack - Centre-Forward Yverdon Sport Transfer
24/25 2025-01-28 Grayson Dettoni Defender - Centre-Back FC Bayern II Loan
01/02 2002-01-01 Mario Bolter Midfield - Defensive Midfield Vgb. U19 Transfer
24/25 2024-08-24 Sonny Kittel Midfield - Attacking Midfield Raków Transfer
15/16 2015-07-01 Joël Mall Goalkeeper FC Aarau Transfer €150k
10/11 2010-07-01 Izet Hajrovic Attack - Right Winger GC Zürich U21 Transfer
11/12 2011-07-01 Orhan Mustafi Attack - Centre-Forward FC Basel Transfer
12/13 2013-06-30 Orhan Mustafi Attack - Centre-Forward FC Wil 1900 Return from loan
13/14 2014-01-01 Orhan Mustafi Attack - Centre-Forward Ross County Return from loan
SeasonDatePlayerPosToTypeFee
11/12 2011-07-01 Veroljub Salatic Midfield - Defensive Midfield Omonia Nicosia Transfer
14/15 2015-02-10 Veroljub Salatic Midfield - Defensive Midfield FC Sion Transfer €1.30m
20/21 2020-08-11 Veroljub Salatic Midfield - Defensive Midfield Retired Transfer
03/04 2004-02-03 FC Schaffhausen Transfer
04/05 2004-08-06 Rijat Shala Midfield - Central Midfield Salernitana Transfer
04/05 2004-08-31 Reto Ziegler Defender - Centre-Back Tottenham Transfer €1.00m
17/18 2017-10-26 Valon Fazliu Midfield - Attacking Midfield Rapperswil-Jona Loan
18/19 2018-07-01 Valon Fazliu Midfield - Attacking Midfield FC Lugano Transfer €300k
24/25 2025-06-30 Nestory Irankunda Attack - Right Winger FC Bayern II Return from loan
99/00 1999-07-01 Pascal Zuberbühler Goalkeeper FC Basel Transfer
17/18 2018-02-20 Nabil Bahoui Attack - Centre-Forward AIK Loan
18/19 2019-02-18 Nabil Bahoui Attack - Centre-Forward De Graafschap Transfer
17/18 2018-06-30 Marco Djuricin Attack - Centre-Forward RB Salzburg Return from loan
19/20 2019-07-01 Marco Djuricin Attack - Centre-Forward Karlsruher SC Transfer €300k
98/99 1999-04-20 FC Locarno Transfer
22/23 2023-01-01 Manuel Kuttin Goalkeeper Without Club Transfer
25/26 2025-07-01 Manuel Kuttin Goalkeeper A. Klagenfurt Transfer
17/18 2018-01-16 Rúnar Már Sigurjónsson Midfield - Central Midfield FC St. Gallen Loan
19/20 2019-07-01 Rúnar Már Sigurjónsson Midfield - Central Midfield FC Astana Transfer
25/26 2026-06-30 Lovro Zvonarek Midfield - Attacking Midfield Bayern Munich Return from loan
08/09 2009-06-30 Mario Kirev Goalkeeper Juventus Return from loan
14/15 2015-06-30 Alexander Merkel Midfield - Central Midfield Udinese Return from loan
24/25 2025-06-30 Noah Persson Defender - Left-Back BSC Young Boys Return from loan
09/10 2009-07-01 Alessandro Riedle Midfield - Central Midfield VfB Stuttgart Transfer €300k
11/12 2011-07-01 Alessandro Riedle Midfield - Central Midfield AC Bellinzona Transfer
25/26 2026-06-30 Jonathan Asp Jensen Midfield - Attacking Midfield FC Bayern II Return from loan
15/16 2016-01-14 Yoric Ravet Attack - Right Winger BSC Young Boys Transfer €2.00m
18/19 2019-06-30 Yoric Ravet Attack - Right Winger SC Freiburg Return from loan
25/26 2025-08-27 Evans Maurin Attack - Centre-Forward Grenoble Transfer
25/26 2025-08-01 Grayson Dettoni Defender - Centre-Back FC Bayern II Return from loan
02/03 2003-01-31 Mario Bolter Midfield - Defensive Midfield SW Bregenz Transfer
25/26 2025-07-01 Sonny Kittel Midfield - Attacking Midfield Without Club Transfer
17/18 2017-07-01 Joël Mall Goalkeeper Darmstadt 98 Transfer
13/14 2014-01-08 Izet Hajrovic Attack - Right Winger Galatasaray Transfer €3.50m
12/13 2013-02-04 Orhan Mustafi Attack - Centre-Forward FC Wil 1900 Loan
13/14 2013-07-31 Orhan Mustafi Attack - Centre-Forward Ross County Loan
13/14 2014-01-21 Orhan Mustafi Attack - Centre-Forward FC Lugano Loan
14/15 2014-07-01 Orhan Mustafi Attack - Centre-Forward Without Club Transfer
10/11 2010-07-01 Nassim Ben Khalifa Attack - Second Striker VfL Wolfsburg Transfer €1.60m
13/14 2014-06-30 Nassim Ben Khalifa Attack - Second Striker VfL Wolfsburg Return from loan
NationalityPlayers% of squad
Switzerland 5 29.4%
Italy 2 11.8%
Denmark 1 5.9%
Croatia 1 5.9%
Switzerland Germany 1 5.9%
Korea, South 1 5.9%
England 1 5.9%
Spain 1 5.9%
Albania Switzerland 1 5.9%
Switzerland Portugal 1 5.9%
Kosovo Switzerland 1 5.9%
Italy Uganda 1 5.9%
SeasonCompetition
99/00Nationalliga A
99/00Swiss Cup
99/00UEFA Cup
99/00UEFA-Cup Qualifikation
98/99Champions League Qu.
98/99Nationalliga A
98/99Swiss Cup
98/99UEFA Cup
97/98Nationalliga A
97/98Swiss Cup
97/98UEFA Cup
97/98UEFA-Cup Qualifikation
96/97Champions League
96/97Champions League Qu.
96/97Nationalliga A
95/96Champions League
95/96Champions League Qu.
95/96Nationalliga A
95/96Swiss Cup
94/95Cup Winners' Cup
94/95Intertoto-Cup (- 94/95)
94/95Nationalliga A
94/95Swiss Cup
93/94Nationalliga A
93/94Swiss Cup
92/93Auf-/Abstiegsrunde NLA/NLB
92/93Intertoto-Cup (- 94/95)
92/93Nationalliga A
92/93Swiss Cup
92/93UEFA Cup
91/92European Cup
91/92Intertoto-Cup (- 94/95)
91/92Nationalliga A
91/92Swiss Cup
90/91European Cup
90/91Intertoto-Cup (- 94/95)
90/91Nationalliga A
89/90Cup Winners' Cup
89/90Intertoto-Cup (- 94/95)
89/90Nationalliga A
88/89Intertoto-Cup (- 94/95)
88/89Nationalliga A
25/26Super League
25/26Swiss Cup
24/25Super League
24/25Super League Barrage
24/25Swiss Cup
23/24Super League
23/24Super League Barrage
23/24Swiss Cup
38 matches this season · 220 all-time
DateCompStageHomeScoreAwayStatus
2025-05-22 C1 REGULAR SEASON Grasshopper Club Zürich 2–0 FC St. Gallen L
2025-05-17 C1 REGULAR SEASON FC Sion 2–1 Grasshopper Club Zürich L
2025-05-14 C1 REGULAR SEASON Grasshopper Club Zürich 5–0 Yverdon Sport FC L
2025-05-10 C1 REGULAR SEASON FC Zürich 3–0 Grasshopper Club Zürich L
2025-05-03 C1 REGULAR SEASON FC Winterthur 2–0 Grasshopper Club Zürich L
2025-04-19 C1 REGULAR SEASON Grasshopper Club Zürich 0–1 FC Winterthur W
2025-04-12 C1 REGULAR SEASON Yverdon Sport FC 1–2 Grasshopper Club Zürich W
2025-04-06 C1 REGULAR SEASON Grasshopper Club Zürich 3–1 FC Luzern L
2025-04-03 C1 REGULAR SEASON FC Basel 1893 2–1 Grasshopper Club Zürich L
2025-03-30 C1 REGULAR SEASON Grasshopper Club Zürich 1–2 FC Zürich W
2025-03-16 C1 REGULAR SEASON Grasshopper Club Zürich 1–1 FC Sion D
2025-03-08 C1 REGULAR SEASON FC St. Gallen 3–1 Grasshopper Club Zürich L
2025-03-02 C1 REGULAR SEASON Grasshopper Club Zürich 1–0 BSC Young Boys L
2025-02-22 C1 REGULAR SEASON FC Lausanne-Sport 2–2 Grasshopper Club Zürich D
2025-02-16 C1 REGULAR SEASON Grasshopper Club Zürich 1–2 Servette FC W
2025-02-08 C1 REGULAR SEASON FC Lugano 1–1 Grasshopper Club Zürich D
2025-02-04 C1 REGULAR SEASON Grasshopper Club Zürich 2–2 FC Lausanne-Sport D
2025-02-01 C1 REGULAR SEASON Servette FC 1–1 Grasshopper Club Zürich D
2025-01-25 C1 REGULAR SEASON Grasshopper Club Zürich 0–0 BSC Young Boys D
2025-01-18 C1 REGULAR SEASON FC Sion 0–1 Grasshopper Club Zürich W
2024-12-14 C1 REGULAR SEASON FC Basel 1893 0–1 Grasshopper Club Zürich W
2024-12-07 C1 REGULAR SEASON Grasshopper Club Zürich 1–1 Yverdon Sport FC D
2024-11-30 C1 REGULAR SEASON FC Zürich 1–1 Grasshopper Club Zürich D
2024-11-23 C1 REGULAR SEASON Grasshopper Club Zürich 1–1 FC Winterthur D
2024-11-10 C1 REGULAR SEASON Grasshopper Club Zürich 1–2 FC St. Gallen W
2024-11-03 C1 REGULAR SEASON FC Luzern 2–0 Grasshopper Club Zürich L
2024-10-31 C1 REGULAR SEASON Grasshopper Club Zürich 1–1 FC Lugano D
2024-10-26 C1 REGULAR SEASON FC Lausanne-Sport 3–0 Grasshopper Club Zürich L
2024-10-19 C1 REGULAR SEASON Grasshopper Club Zürich 1–2 FC Zürich W
2024-10-05 C1 REGULAR SEASON FC Winterthur 1–0 Grasshopper Club Zürich L
2024-09-28 C1 REGULAR SEASON BSC Young Boys 0–1 Grasshopper Club Zürich W
2024-09-21 C1 REGULAR SEASON Grasshopper Club Zürich 2–2 Servette FC D
2024-08-31 C1 REGULAR SEASON Yverdon Sport FC 2–1 Grasshopper Club Zürich L
2024-08-24 C1 REGULAR SEASON Grasshopper Club Zürich 3–1 FC Sion L
2024-08-11 C1 REGULAR SEASON FC St. Gallen 1–0 Grasshopper Club Zürich L
2024-08-03 C1 REGULAR SEASON Grasshopper Club Zürich 0–3 FC Basel 1893 W
2024-07-27 C1 REGULAR SEASON Grasshopper Club Zürich 2–2 FC Luzern D
2024-07-20 C1 REGULAR SEASON FC Lugano 2–1 Grasshopper Club Zürich L

Aggregated from 38 completed matches across all competitions in season 2024.

Record 10W-12D-16L 1.11 pts/game
Goals scored 39 1.03 per match
Goals conceded 57 1.50 per match
Goal difference -18
Clean sheets 6 16% of matches
Failed to score 10 26% of matches

Home vs Away

Home record 0W-0D-0L 0-0 goals
Away record 10W-12D-16L 39-57 goals

Highlights

18 players · sum across all competitions for selected season
PlayerPosNat MatMinGAG+APenYCRC G/90A/90G+A/90
Bernt Haas Defender - Right-Back Switzerland Austria 35 2,460 1 0 1 0 11 0 0.04 0.00 0.04
Patrick Müller Defender - Centre-Back Switzerland Austria 27 2,178 2 0 2 0 4 0 0.08 0.00 0.08
Boris Smiljanic Defender - Centre-Back Switzerland Croatia 31 2,107 1 0 1 0 1 0 0.04 0.00 0.04
Gürkan Sermeter Midfield - Right Midfield Switzerland Türkiye 32 1,452 1 0 1 0 5 0 0.06 0.00 0.06
Mihai Tararache Midfield - Defensive Midfield Romania 35 1,253 2 0 2 0 8 1 0.14 0.00 0.14
Feliciano Magro Midfield - Attacking Midfield Switzerland Italy 20 1,133 2 0 2 0 2 0 0.16 0.00 0.16
Philipp Walker Goalkeeper Switzerland 10 844 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Antonio Esposito Midfield - Right Midfield Switzerland Italy 9 652 1 0 1 0 1 0 0.14 0.00 0.14
Patrick De Napoli Attack - Centre-Forward Switzerland Italy 12 582 2 0 2 0 1 1 0.31 0.00 0.31
Efan Ekoku Attack - Centre-Forward Nigeria England 26 457 18 0 18 0 3 0 3.54 0.00 3.54
Avi Tikva Midfield - Attacking Midfield Israel 32 406 6 0 6 0 4 0 1.33 0.00 1.33
Hakan Yakin Midfield - Attacking Midfield Switzerland Türkiye 35 381 12 0 12 0 10 0 2.83 0.00 2.83
Bruno Berner Defender - Left-Back Switzerland 6 339 1 0 1 0 1 0 0.27 0.00 0.27
Blaise Nkufo Attack - Centre-Forward Switzerland 5 154 2 0 2 0 0 0 1.17 0.00 1.17
André Muff Attack - Centre-Forward Switzerland 8 97 5 0 5 0 1 0 4.64 0.00 4.64
Reto Zanni Defender - Right-Back Switzerland 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Mladen Petric Attack - Centre-Forward Croatia Switzerland 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Luca Denicola Defender - Centre-Back Switzerland Italy 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00

Frequently asked about Grasshopper Club Zurich

What is Grasshopper Club Zurich?

Grasshopper Club Zurich is a professional football club based in Switzerland, competing in Super League.

How many players are in Grasshopper Club Zurich's squad?

Grasshopper Club Zurich currently has 17 players in the first-team squad in our database.

What league does Grasshopper Club Zurich play in?

Grasshopper Club Zurich plays in Super League.