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Grasshopper Club Zurich

Grasshopper Club Zürich

Niederhasli, SwitzerlandSuper League · tier 1Founded 1 September 1886Colours

www.gcz.ch ↗Dielsdorferstrasse 165, 8155 Niederhasli, Switzerland+41 (44) 447 46 46

Squad

33 players

avg age 23.5

Foreigners

52% of the squad

Internationals

called up by their country

League position

11 / 12

10 pts · 12 played · 2026/27

Stadium

Stadion Letzigrund

26,104 seats

Manager

Olaf Janßen

Transfer balance

+€2.5m

season 2026/27

Squad

33 players

Player	Age	Nationality	Height	Foot	Joined	Contract
Goalkeepers · 3
Justin HammelGoalkeeper	26	Switzerland	185 cm	right	Jan 2022from FC Stade-Lausanne-Ouchy	Jun 2027
Marvin HübelGoalkeeper	23	Switzerland	186 cm	right	Jul 2026from FC Aarau	Jun 2028
Eron AvdullahuGoalkeeper	19	Switzerland · Kosovo	193 cm		—	—
Defenders · 11
Simone StroscioRight-Back	23	Switzerland	176 cm	right	Jan 2022from Grasshopper Club Zürich U21	Jun 2027
Luka MikulicCentre-Back	21	Bosnia-Herzegovina · Croatia	190 cm	left	Jan 2026from HSK Posusje	Jun 2030
Bujar PllanaCentre-Back	25	Albania · Kosovo	190 cm	right	Dec 2026from Lechia Gdansk	Jun 2028
Dorian PaloschiCentre-Back	20	Italy	192 cm	right	Jul 2025from AC Milan Primavera	Jun 2028
Abdoulaye DiabyCentre-Backunknown injury - Return unknown	26	Mali	198 cm	right	May 2025from FC St. Gallen 1879	Jun 2027
Nico RissiLeft-Back	22	Switzerland	185 cm	left	Jan 2026from Grasshopper Club Zürich U21	—
Yannick BettkoberCentre-Back	21	Germany · Cameroon	190 cm	right	Jul 2025from Grasshopper Club Zürich U21	Jun 2028
John HiltonLeft-Back	25	United States · Brazil	168 cm	both	Jul 2026from FC Dordrecht	Jun 2027
Maximilian UllmannLeft-Back	30	Austria	180 cm	left	Dec 2025from Without Club	Jun 2027
Pantaleo CretiRight-Backunknown injury - Return unknown	18	Italy · Uganda	185 cm		Feb 2025from Monza Under 17	Jun 2028
Allan ArigoniRight-Back	28	Switzerland	184 cm	right	Jan 2025from FC Lugano	Jun 2027
Midfielders · 12
Samuel KrasniqiLeft Midfield	21	Switzerland	173 cm	right	Jan 2025from Grasshopper Club Zürich U21	Jun 2028
Tim MeyerDefensive Midfieldunknown injury - Return unknown	22	Switzerland	183 cm	right	Aug 2023from Grasshopper Club Zürich U21	Jun 2028
Imourane HassaneDefensive Midfield	23	Benin	182 cm	right	Jan 2025from Loto-Popo FC	Jun 2028
Kenzo GoudmijnCentral Midfield	24	Netherlands · Suriname	176 cm	right	Aug 2026from Derby County	Jun 2027
Samuel MarquesRight Midfield	21	Switzerland · Portugal	174 cm	right	Jan 2025from Grasshopper Club Zürich U21	Jun 2028
Matteo MantiniDefensive Midfield	19	Italy	186 cm	right	Feb 2025from Inter Under 18	Jun 2028
Giotto MorandiAttacking Midfield	27	Switzerland	181 cm	right	Aug 2026from Servette FC	Jun 2028
Óscar ClementeAttacking Midfield	27	Spain	176 cm	left	Aug 2025from Levante UD	Jun 2027
Manex GuibelaldeCentral Midfield	22	Spain	193 cm	right	Aug 2026from Bilbao Athletic	Jun 2029
Denis SahinCentral Midfield	18	Switzerland · Italy	175 cm	right	Jan 2026from Grasshopper Club Zürich U21	Jun 2029
Dominik PapicCentral Midfield	18	Switzerland	181 cm		Oct 2026from Grasshopper Club Zürich U21	Jun 2030
Amir AbrashiDefensive MidfieldTeam captain	36	Albania · Switzerland	172 cm	right	Jan 2021from SC Freiburg	Jun 2027
Forwards · 7
Nikolas MuciCentre-Forward	23	Switzerland · Germany	181 cm	right	Jan 2024from Ablöse ?	Jun 2027
Luke PlangeCentre-ForwardIll - Return unknown	24	England	188 cm	right	Jul 2025from Crystal Palace	Jun 2028
Julian Von MoosRight Wingerunknown injury - Return unknown	25	Switzerland	181 cm	left	Aug 2026from Servette FC	Jun 2028
Young-jun LeeCentre-Forward	23	Korea, South	193 cm	right	Jul 2024from Suwon FC	Jun 2028
Samuele BengondoCentre-Forward	20	Switzerland · Italy	182 cm	right	Jan 2026from Grasshopper Club Zürich U21	Jun 2028
Demis FiechterCentre-Forward	20	Switzerland	188 cm		—	—
Diego FerrazzaCentre-Forward	19	Italy	178 cm		May 2026from Spezia Primavera	Jun 2029

Amber contract dates mean the contract ends within 12 months.

Transfers

Season 2026/27

Spent

€200k

18 arrivals

Received

€2.7m

17 departures

Net balance

+€2.5m

received − spent

Arrivals · 18

Diego Ferrazza
Centre-Forward · 19 y/o
from Spezia Primavera
€200k
Alieu Conateh
Left Winger · 19 y/o
from SKU Amstetten
End of loan
Anderson Rodríguez
Centre-Forward · 20 y/o
from FC Wacker Innsbruck
End of loan
Bujar Pllana
Centre-Back · 24 y/o
from Lechia Gdansk
Free
Denis Sahin
Central Midfield · 18 y/o
from Grasshopper Club Zürich U21
—
Dominik Papic
Central Midfield · 18 y/o
from Grasshopper Club Zürich U21
—
Florian Hoxha
Left-Back · 25 y/o
from Etoile Carouge FC
End of loan
Giotto Morandi
Attacking Midfield · 27 y/o
from Servette FC
?

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John Hilton
Left-Back · 25 y/o
from FC Dordrecht
Free
Julian Von Moos
Right Winger · 25 y/o
from Servette FC
?
Kenzo Goudmijn
Central Midfield · 24 y/o
from Derby County
Loan
Loris Giandomenico
Left-Back · 20 y/o
from FC Rapperswil-Jona
End of loan
Manex Guibelalde
Central Midfield · 22 y/o
from Bilbao Athletic
?
Marvin Hübel
Goalkeeper · 23 y/o
from FC Aarau
?
Nico Rissi
Left-Back · 22 y/o
from Grasshopper Club Zürich U21
—
Nikolas Muci
Centre-Forward · 23 y/o
from Mantova 1911
End of loan
Samuele Bengondo
Centre-Forward · 20 y/o
from Grasshopper Club Zürich U21
—
Tomás Verón Lupi
Right Winger · 26 y/o
from Club Nacional
End of loan

Departures · 17

Mouhamed Ngom
Centre-Back · 26 y/o
to KAA Gent
€2.7m
Alieu Conateh
Left Winger · 19 y/o
to SC Austria Lustenau
Loan
Anderson Rodríguez
Centre-Forward · 20 y/o
to FC Wacker Innsbruck
?
Dirk Abels
Centre-Back · 29 y/o
to Cong An Ho Chi Minh City FC
Free
Emmanuel Tsimba
Centre-Forward · 20 y/o
to BSC Young Boys
End of loan
Florian Hoxha
Left-Back · 25 y/o
to Etoile Carouge FC
Free
Ismajl Beka
Centre-Back · 26 y/o
to FC Rapperswil-Jona
Loan
Jonathan Asp Jensen
Attacking Midfield · 20 y/o
to FC Bayern Munich II
End of loan

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Laurent Seji
Goalkeeper · 22 y/o
to FC Stade-Lausanne-Ouchy
Free
Leart Kabashi
Central Midfield · 18 y/o
to Heart of Midlothian FC
?
Loris Giandomenico
Left-Back · 20 y/o
to SpVgg Greuther Fürth
Loan
Lovro Zvonarek
Attacking Midfield · 21 y/o
to FC Bayern Munich
End of loan
Michael Frey
Centre-Forward · 32 y/o
to Royal Antwerp FC
Free
Nicolas Glaus
Goalkeeper · 24 y/o
to Rot-Weiß Oberhausen
Free
Salifou Diarrassouba
Attacking Midfield · 24 y/o
to FC Rapperswil-Jona
Loan
Saulo Decarli
Centre-Back · 34 y/o
to —
—
Sven Köhler
Defensive Midfield · 29 y/o
to AEK Larnaca
Free

Manager & staff

18 people

Manager

Olaf Janßen

Germany · 60 y/o

Appointed 3 October 2026

Contract until 30 June 2027

Coaching Staff · 5

Shkëlzen GashiAssistant ManagerAlbania
Daniel PavlovicAssistant ManagerBosnia-Herzegovina
Tobias PowallaRehab coachGermany
Patrick HolleyChief AnalystGermany

Management · 2

Richard FeuzChief Executive OfficerSwitzerland
Ramin PandjiDirector of Professional FootballGermany

Board of Directors · 1

Ludovic DeléchatPresidentSwitzerland

Scouting · 2

Paco SánchezScoutSpain
Peter FrickYouth ScoutSwitzerland

Other · 3

Sandro FoschiniTeam ManagerSwitzerland
Steffen SchäferTeam ManagerGermany
Kevin ZuberKit ManagerSwitzerland

Youth · 5

Remo GauglerAcademy ManagerSwitzerland
Sandro ChieffoChief instructorSwitzerland
Sascha MüllerTrainer scoutSwitzerland
Thomas WyssDevelopment CoachSwitzerland
Andreas HilfikerGoalkeeping Co-ordinatorSwitzerland

Honours

55 titles

27×Swiss Champion02/03 · 00/01 · 97/98 · 95/96 · 94/95 · +22
19×Swiss cup winner12/13 · 93/94 · 89/90 · 88/89 · 87/88 · +14
5×Intertoto-Cup Winner94/95 · 91/92 · 89/90 · 88/89 · 79/80
2×Schweizer Ligapokalsieger74/75 · 1973
1×Swiss 2nd tier champion20/21
1×Swiss Super Cup Winner88/89

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