Zsombor Gruber
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Gruber with Hungary in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 September 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Győr, Hungary | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ferencváros | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | Győr | ||
| 2017–2021 | Puskás Akadémia | ||
| 2021–2022 | Basel | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2024 | Puskás Akadémia | 43 | (6) |
| 2024– | Ferencváros | 26 | (10) |
| 2024 | → Zalaegerszeg (loan) | 8 | (3) |
| 2025 | → MTK Budapest (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Hungary U-15 | 5 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Hungary U-16 | 4 | (1) |
| 2021 | Hungary U-18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Hungary U-19 | 10 | (4) |
| 2023– | Hungary U-21 | 6 | (1) |
| 2024– | Hungary | 3 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 October 2025 (UTC) | |||
Zsombor Gruber (born 7 September 2004) is a Hungarian international footballer who plays as a forward for Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Ferencvárosi TC[1] and the Hungary national team.[2]
Zalaegerszeg
On 9 February 2024, he was loaned to Zalaegerszegi TE.[3]
MTK Budapest
On 14 February 2025, he was loaned to MTK Budapest FC.[4][5] He made 18 appearances and scored two goals in the 2024–25 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season. On 1 March 2025, he scored a goal in a 5–1 victory over Újpest FC at the Szusza Ferenc Stadion.[6] On 17 May 2025, he scored a goal in a 2–1 defeat from Diósgyőri VTK at the Diósgyőri Stadion.[7] All in all, he made nine league appearances in MTK and scored two goals. He suffered a thigh injury while playing for MTK and he had to ret for five weeks.[8]
Ferencváros
On 1 July 2025, he came back from loan to Ferencváros. Thanks to his performance at MTK, Robbie Keane added him to the team playing preparing for the Champions League qualifiers.[9] On 2 August 2025, he scored his first goal for Ferencváros in a 3–0 victory over newly-promoted Kazincbarcikai SC in the 2025–26 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season.[10][11][12]
On 9 August 2025, he scored twice in a 4–1 victory over Nyíregyháza Spartacus FC in the 2025–26 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season.[13] He scored the winning goal in a 1-0 victory over Paksi FC in the 2025-26 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season at the Fehérvári úti Stadion on 1 February 2026.[14]
International career
He was first called up for Hungary in 2024 against the Netherlands and Germany in the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League A season.[15] In an interview with Nemzeti Sport, he said that: "I still can't believe it".[16] He debuted in the national team on 19 November 2024 in a 1–1 draw against Germany at the Puskás Aréna in the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League A match.[17]
He scored his first goal in a 2–0 victory over Armenia in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification match at the Puskás Aréna on 11 October 2025.[18][19][20]