The 2022–23 Grasshopper Club Zurich season was the club's second season back in the Swiss Super League, after winning promotion in 2021 and ending the previous season in 8th place, just ahead of the relegation playoff spot. The season began on 17 July 2022. Grasshoppers also participated in the Swiss Cup.
Squad
Players
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) at GCZ since Former club Goalkeepers 1 André Moreira GK 06/2021 Belenenses 29 Manuel Kuttin GK 09/2022 Wolfsberger AC 71 Justin Hammel GK 06/2022 Lausanne-Ouchy 93 Lévi Ntumba GK 01/2022 Dijon Defenders 4 Li Lei CB 01/2022 Beijing Guoan 14 Tomás Ribeiro LB 01/2022 Belenenses 15 Ayumu Seko CB 01/2022 Cerezo Osaka 25 Nadjack RB 08/2020 Rio Ave 31 Dominik Schmid LWB 08/2020 Basel 33 Georg Margreitter CB 07/2021 Nürnberg 41 Noah Loosli CB 08/2021 Lausanne-Sport 51 Florian Hoxha LWB 07/2021 own youth 77 Bendegúz Bolla RWB 07/2021 Wolverhampton (on loan) Midfielders 6 Amir Abrashi CM 06/2021 Basel 7 Tsiy-William Ndenge DM 07/2022 Luzern 8 Giotto Morandi PM 06/2019 own youth 10 Petar Pušić AM 02/2017 own youth 17 Dion Kacuri LW 10/2021 own youth 20 Noah Blasucci AM 09/2022 SC Brühl 23 Meritan Shabani AM 07/2022 Wolverhampton 28 Christián Herc CM 06/2021 Wolverhampton 34 Teruki Hara DM 12/2022 Shimizu (on loan) 40 Hayao Kawabe CM 01/2022 Wolverhampton (on loan) 50 Simone Stroscio DM 10/2021 own youth 51 Leonardo Uka MF 10/2021 own youth Forwards 9 Shkelqim Demhasaj LF 07/2020 Luzern 22 Francis Momoh ST 08/2021 Heartland 27 Renat Dadashov CF 07/2022 Wolverhampton 11 Jeong Sang-bin RW 01/2022 Wolverhampton (on loan) 57 Filipe de Carvalho LW 01/2022 own youth 95 Guilherme Schettine ST 07/2022 Braga (on loan)
Players in italic left the club during the season.
Players out on loan
Coaching staff
Position Name Since Head coach Giorgio Contini 06/2021 Assistant coach Romain Villiger 01/2023 Athletic coach Philippe Hasler 05/2021 Athletic coach Florian Klausner 05/2021 Goalie Coach Jörg Stiel 05/2021 Video analyst Rain Nappir 04/2021
Transfers
In DatePlayerTransferred fromFee/notesRef.24 AarauLoan return71 Lausanne-OuchyTransfer21 SchaffhausenLoan return9 WinterthurLoan return23 SchaffhausenLoan return77 WolverhamptonLoan7 LuzernFree Transfer23 WolverhamptonTransfer27 WolverhamptonTransfer95 BragaLoan29 Free agentFree Signing51 SchaffhausenLoan return34 ShimizuLoan
Out DatePlayerTransferred toFee/notesRef.27 ThunContract Expiry3 ÜmraniyesporContract Expiry7 AarauContract Expiry8 Free agentContract Expiry77 WolverhamptonEnd of loan20 WolverhamptonEnd of loan11 WolverhamptonEnd of loan17 BaselEnd of loan94 Metalist KharkivContract Expiry/End of loan24 AarauContract Expiry55 VaduzLoan34 LuganoContract Expiry23 AarauContract Expiry21 SchaffhausenLoan56 SchaffhausenLoan29 Free agentContract expiry50 SchaffhausenLoan4 Beijing GuoanContract dissolution11 WolverhamptonLoan termination
Absences
Injuries and other absences
StartEndPlayerReason/InjuryRef.14 Tomás RibeiroKnee injury/surgery 2Includes only games of the current season51 Florian HoxhaACL rupture1650 Simone StroscioLigament rupture 229 Jeong Sang-binLigament rupture 895 Guilherme SchettineMissing work permit48 Giotto MorandiMuscular discomfort133 Georg MargreitterTorn muscle fiber240 Hayao KawabeMuscle strain26 Amir AbrashiMuscle strain34 Li LeiMuscular injury37 Tsiy-William Ndenge injury427 Renat DadashovCOVID-19117 Dion KacuriMidfoot fracture1277 Bendegúz BollaUnknown injury11 André MoreiraAdductor longus tear922 Francis MomohKnee issues225Patella fracture733 Georg MargreitterIllness129 Jeong Sang-binDeltoid ligament lesion46 Amir AbrashiShoulder injury195 Guilherme SchettineInjury3Out until or past the end of the season22 Francis MomohKnee surgery21 34 Teruki HaraShoulder dislocation47 Tsiy-William NdengeVein inflammation295 Guilherme SchettineMeniscus tear657 Filipe de CarvalhoPartial ACL rupture5
Suspensions
DatePlayerNoteRef.14 Tomás RibeiroDenying an obvious goalscoring opportunity141 Noah Loosli141 Noah LoosliRough tackle215 Ayumu Seko115 Ayumu SekoViolent conduct3274th yellow card 177 Bendegúz Bolla4th yellow card 114 Tomás Ribeiro4th yellow card 195 Guilherme Schettine4th yellow card 16 Amir Abrashi4th yellow card 128 Christián Herc4th yellow card 1278th yellow card 140 Hayao Kawabe4th yellow card 131DF Dominik Schmid4th yellow card 115 Ayumu Seko4th yellow card 123 Meritan ShabaniSerious foul (high boot to the head)328 Christián Herc8th yellow card 110 Petar Pušić4th yellow card 16 Amir Abrashi8th yellow card 177 Bendegúz Bolla8th yellow card 1
Competitions
Overview
Swiss Super League
League table
Results by Round
Results
Swiss Cup
Opponent's league indicated in brackets.
Pre-season and friendlies
Statistics Goalscorers {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !width=15| !width=15| !width=15| !width=15| !width=145|Name !width=50|League !width=50|Cup !width=50|Total |- !rowspan=2|1 |27 |FW | |style="text-align:left"|Renat Dadashov |8 |1 |9 |- |40 |MF | |style="text-align:left"|Hayao Kawabe |9 |0 |9 |- !rowspan=1|3 |95 |FW | |style="text-align:left"|Guilherme Schettine |6 |2 |8 |- !rowspan=1|4 |10 |MF | |style="text-align:left"|Petar Pušić |5 |2 |7 |- !rowspan=1|5 |28 |MF | |style="text-align:left"|Christián Herc |5 |0 |5 |- !rowspan=2|6 |7 |MF | |style="text-align:left"|Tsiy-William Ndenge |4 |0 |4 |- |9 |MF | |style="text-align:left"|Shkelqim Demhasaj |3 |1 |4 |- !rowspan=2|8 |14 |DF | |style="text-align:left"|Tomás Ribeiro |3 |0 |3 |- |23 |MF | |style="text-align:left"|Meritan Shabani |3 |0 |3 |- !rowspan=4|10 |8 |MF | |style="text-align:left"|Giotto Morandi |2 |0 |2 |- |15 |DF | |style="text-align:left"|Ayumu Seko |0 |2 |2 |- |22 |FW | |style="text-align:left"|Francis Momoh |1 |1 |2 |- |77 |DF | |style="text-align:left"|Bendegúz Bolla |2 |0 |2 |- !rowspan=4|14 |17 |MF | |style="text-align:left"|Dion Kacuri |1 |0 |1 |- |20 |FW | |style="text-align:left"|Noah Blasucci |0 |1 |1 |- |41 |DF | |style="text-align:left"|Noah Loosli |1 |0 |1 |- |57 |FW | |style="text-align:left"|Filipe de Carvalho |1 |0 |1 |- class="sortbottom" !colspan=5|Own goals |2 |0 |2 |- !colspan=5|Totals !56 !10 !66
Players in italic left the club during the season. Assists {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"!width=15 |- ! !width=15| !width=15| !width=15| !width=145|Name !width=50|League !width=50|Cup !width=50|Total |- !rowspan=1|1 |40 |MF | |style="text-align:left"|Hayao Kawabe |8 |2 |10 |- !rowspan=1|2 |10 |MF | |style="text-align:left"|Petar Pušić |6 |1 |7 |- !rowspan=2|3 |8 |MF | |style="text-align:left"|Giotto Morandi |5 |0 |5 |- |27 |FW | |style="text-align:left"|Renat Dadashov |5 |0 |5 |- !rowspan=2|5 |22 |FW | |style="text-align:left"|Francis Momoh |4 |0 |4 |- |77 |DF | |style="text-align:left"|Bendegúz Bolla |4 |0 |4 |- !rowspan=3|7 |9 |MF | |style="text-align:left"|Shkelqim Demhasaj |2 |1 |3 |- |28 |MF | |style="text-align:left"|Christián Herc |3 |0 |3 |- |95 |FW | |style="text-align:left"|Guilherme Schettine |3 |0 |3 |- !rowspan=7|10 |7 |MF | |style="text-align:left"|Tsiy-William Ndenge |1 |0 |1 |- |14 |DF | |style="text-align:left"|Tomás Ribeiro |1 |0 |1 |- |15 |DF | |style="text-align:left"|Ayumu Seko |1 |0 |1 |- |23 |MF | |style="text-align:left"|Meritan Shabani |0 |1 |1 |- |31 |DF | |style="text-align:left"|Dominik Schmid |1 |0 |1 |- |41 |DF | |style="text-align:left"|Noah Loosli |1 |0 |1 |- |57 |FW | |style="text-align:left"|Filipe de Carvalho |0 |1 |1 |- !colspan=5|Totals !50 !6 !56
Players in italic left the club during the season. Cards
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"!width=15 |- ! !width=15| !width=15| !width=15| !width=145|Name !width=15| !width=15| !width=15| !width=15| |- !rowspan=2|1 |27 |FW | |style="text-align:left"|Renat Dadashov |11 |0 |0 |11 |- |41 |DF | |style="text-align:left"|Noah Loosli |3 |1 |1 |11 |- !rowspan=1|3 |28 |MF | |style="text-align:left"|Christián Herc |9 |0 |0 |9 |- !rowspan=3|4 |6 |MF | |style="text-align:left"|Amir Abrashi |8 |0 |0 |8 |- |15 |DF | |style="text-align:left"|Ayumu Seko |5 |1 |0 |8 |- |77 |DF | |style="text-align:left"|Bendegúz Bolla |8 |0 |0 |8 |- !rowspan=2|7 |14 |DF | |style="text-align:left"|Tomás Ribeiro |7 |0 |0 |7 |- |23 |MF | |style="text-align:left"|Meritan Shabani |2 |0 |1 |7 |- !rowspan=2|9 |31 |DF | |style="text-align:left"|Dominik Schmid |6 |0 |0 |6 |- |95 |FW | |style="text-align:left"|Guilherme Schettine |6 |0 |0 |6 |- !rowspan=2|11 |10 |MF | |style="text-align:left"|Petar Pušić |4 |0 |0 |4 |- |40 |MF | |style="text-align:left"|Hayao Kawabe |4 |0 |0 |4 |- !rowspan=2|13 |1 |GK | |style="text-align:left"|André Moreira |3 |0 |0 |3 |- |7 |MF | |style="text-align:left"|Tsiy-William Ndenge |3 |0 |0 |3 |- !rowspan=2|15 |8 |MF | |style="text-align:left"|Giotto Morandi |2 |0 |0 |2 |- |22 |FW | |style="text-align:left"|Francis Momoh |2 |0 |0 |2 |- !rowspan=5|17 |4 |DF | |style="text-align:left"|Li Lei |1 |0 |0 |1 |- |9 |MF | |style="text-align:left"|Shkelqim Demhasaj |1 |0 |0 |1 |- |11 |FW | |style="text-align:left"|Jeong Sang-bin |1 |0 |0 |1 |- |25 |DF | |style="text-align:left"|Nadjack |1 |0 |0 |1 |- |33 |DF | |style="text-align:left"|Georg Margreitter |1 |0 |0 |1 |- !colspan=5|Totals !88 !2 !2 !104
League only.
Appearances
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Home game attendance
OpponentBasel 7,153 5,145 5,029 5,77617,327Lugano 4,123 4,502 — 4,313 8,625Luzern 5,117 4,135 — 4,626 9,252Servette 3,086 4,840 — 3,963 7,926Sion 4,474 4,602 — 4,538 9,076St. Gallen 6,678 4,048 — 5,36310,726Winterthur 8,270 7,343 — 7,80715,613Young Boys 5,181 8,704 — 6,94313,885Zürich16,97416,185 —16,58033,159Average 6,784 6,612 5,029 6,61013,954Total61,05659,504 5,029125,589
Awards Swiss Football League Player of the Round: Hayao Kawabe (Round 2), Renat Dadashov (3), André Moreira (19 & 33), Meritan Shabani (26) Player of the Month: Renat Dadashov (August 2022) Player of the Month (nomination): Ayumu Seko (March 2023)
Grasshopper Club Zurich Player of the Season: André Moreira Goal of the Season: Shkelqim Demhasaj
sport.ch Team of the Season: André Moreira Best Goalkeepers: André Moreira (1st) Best Winger: Dominik Schmid (5th) Best offensive midfielders: Hayao Kawabe (2nd), Petar Pušić (4th) Best forward: Renat Dadashov (10th)
References