The 2024–25 Grasshopper Club Zurich season is the club's fourth season back in the Swiss Super League, after winning promotion in 2021 and avoiding relegation by winning last season's relegation play-off. The season will start on 20 July 2024. Grasshoppers will also participate in the Swiss Cup.
Squad
Players
No. Name Nationality Date of birth (age) at GCZ since Goals Former club Goalkeepers 23 Nicolas Glaus GK 06/2023 0 0 Stuttgart II 29 Manuel Kuttin GK 06/2023 5 0 free agent 50 Laurent Seji GK 06/2024 0 0 own youth 71 Justin Hammel GK 06/2022 91 0 Lausanne-Ouchy Defenders 2 Dirk Abels RB 07/2023 60 1 Sparta Rotterdam 3 Saulo Decarli CB 06/2024 21 0 Eintracht Braunschweig 4 Grayson Dettoni CB 01/2025 0 0 Bayern Munich (on loan) 12 Maksim Paskotši CB 09/2023 59 1 Tottenham Hotspur 15 Ayumu Seko CB 01/2022 109 4 Cerezo Osaka 16 Noah Persson LB 09/2024 32 1 Young Boys (on loan) 22 Benno Schmitz RB 07/2024 30 0 1. FC Köln 24 Michael Kempter LB 06/2023 6 0 St. Gallen 52 Samuel Marques CB 04/2024 0 0 own youth 57 Elvir Zukaj CB 07/2023 3 0 own youth Midfielders 6 Amir Abrashi CM 06/2021 276 11 Basel 7 Tsiy-William Ndenge DM 07/2022 91 15 Luzern 8 Sonny Kittel AM 08/2024 28 5 Raków Częstochowa 10 Giotto Morandi PM 06/2019 157 25 own youth 11 Pascal Schürpf AM 06/2023 63 11 Luzern 14 Imourane Hassane DM 01/2025 14 0 Loto-Popo FC 19 Mathieu Choinière CM 08/2024 18 1 CF Montréal 28 Simone Stroscio DM 10/2021 8 0 own youth 53 Tim Meyer CM 07/2023 52 1 own youth 55 Damian Nigg RW 07/2023 4 0 own youth 77 Filipe de Carvalho LW 01/2022 67 4 own youth Forwards 9 Nikolas Muci ST 07/2024 39 9 Lugano 17 Tomás Verón Lupi RW 09/2024 27 3 RC Montevideo (on loan) 18 Lee Young-jun ST 07/2024 22 4 Suwon FC 20 Evans Maurin ST 07/2024 17 1 Yverdon-Sport 25 Adama Bojang ST 09/2024 27 6 Reims (on loan) 27 Bryan Lasme ST 01/2025 4 0 Schalke 04 (on loan) 66 Nestory Irankunda RW 01/2025 21 1 Bayern Munich (on loan) Players loaned out during the season 23 Nicolas Glaus GK 06/2023 0 0 Stuttgart II 73 Florian Hoxha LB 07/2021 29 1 own youth Players departed during the season 4 Kristers Tobers CB 07/2023 44 1 Lechia Gdańsk 5 Joshua Laws CB 08/2023 23 0 Wellington Phoenix 14 Théo Ndicka LB 08/2023 36 1 Oostende 17 Renat Dadashov CF 07/2022 40 10 Wolverhampton 21 Awer Mabil LW 08/2023 32 8 Cádiz 27 Asumah Abubakar CF 01/2024 25 2 Luzern 99 Dorian Babunski ST 08/2023 34 5 Debrecen
Coaching staff
Position Name Since Head coach Tomas Oral 11/2024 Assistant coach Giuseppe Morello 11/2024 Assistant coach Michael Henke 11/2024 Athletic coach Jörg Mikoleit 06/2024 Goalie Coach Jörg Stiel 06/2021 Video analyst Rain Nappir 04/2021
Transfers
In
DatePlayerTransferred fromFee/notesRef.3 Eintracht BraunschweigFree transfer50 Grasshoppers U21Professional contract74 VaduzLoan return– Young Boys17 HataysporLoan return28 SchaffhausenLoan return9 LuganoUndisclosed fee20 Yverdon-SportUndisclosed fee22 1. FC KölnFree transfer18 Suwon FCUndisclosed fee– Loto-Popo FCLoan + option8 Raków CzęstochowaUndisclosed fee19 MontréalUndisclosed fee16 Young BoysLoan17 RC MontevideoLoan + option25 ReimsLoan– – 66 Bayern MunichLoan14 Loto-Popo FCLoan + option27 Schalke 04Loan4 Bayern MunichLoan23 FC SchaffhausenLoan return14 Loto-Popo FCActivated buy option
Out
DatePlayerTransferred toFee/notesRef.– Nantong ZhiyunFree74 ThunFree9 FC BaselLoan return70 Dynamo DresdenLoan return19 Red Bull SalzburgLoan return54 KriensLoan return40 Hannover 96 IIContract expiry90 Free agentContract expiry22 LNZ CherkasyContract expiry10 HNK GoricaContract expiry17 AnkaragücüUnknown Fee23 FC SchaffhausenLoan5 Western Sydney WanderersMutual contract termination–Termination–Termination14 OleksandriyaMutual contract termination21 CD CastellónMutual contract termination27 Brisbane RoarMutual contract termination99 Sepsi OSKMutual contract termination73 SchaffhausenLoan4 Aberdeen£700,000
Absences
Injuries and other Absences
StartEndPlayerReason/InjuryRef.24CL and meniscus injury95Surgery132Thigh injury318Work permit399Adductor tendon injury and surgery927Bruised ankle819 Achilles tendon inflammation910 Pubic bone inflammation827 Unknown injury727 Unknown injury97 Knee injury710 Unknown injury3
Suspensions
DatePlayerNoteRef.10 Giotto Morandi4th yellow card16 Amir Abrashi4th yellow card120 Evans Maurin4th yellow card 14 Kristers Tobers4th yellow card13 Saulo DecarliSerious foul play36 Amir Abrashi8th yellow card17 Tsiy-William Ndenge4th yellow card16 Amir AbrashiDenial of a goalscoring opportunity 13 Saulo Decarli4th yellow card115 Ayumu Seko4th yellow card171 Justin Hammel4th yellow card122 Benno Schmitz4th yellow card126 Maksim Paskotši 4th yellow card125 Adama Bojang4th yellow card166 Nestory Irankunda4th yellow card118 Lee Young-jun4th yellow card1– Tomas Oral4th yellow card117 Tomás Verón Lupi4th yellow card153 Tim Meyer4th yellow card114 Imourane HassaneViolent conduct3
Test Matches
Pre-season The preparation plan for the upcoming season was announced on 4 June 2024. Pre-season preparation begins on 18 June 2024. A training camp will be held in Crans-Montana, Valais, starting on 1 July and will end with a test game against freshly promoted FC Sion on 5 July 2024. FC Schaffhausen will be hosted for a test match on 29 June 2024 before the training camp. Finally, Grasshoppers will also travel to Vorarlberg for a test match against SC Rheindorf Altach on 13 July 2024. On 20 June 2024, an additional test match against Austria Lustenau was announced, to be held on the GC/Campus on 10 July 2024.
Mid-season (autumn) The first mid-season friendly was announced on 15 August 2024, to be held on 20 August 2024, against Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich. It will be the first time these teams meet since 2007. Another friendly match against FC Aarau will be held on 5 September 2024, during the first international break of the season. Neuchâtel Xamax FCS will be hosted for a test match on 10 October 2024, during the second international break of the season. A test match against partner club Wacker Innsbruck, who play in the Tiroler Liga, the fourth tier of the Austrian football pyramid, is scheduled for the final international break of the year.
Winter On 17 December 2024, the club announced their training plan for the winter break. The team will resume training on 3 January 2025, before departing to Sotogrande, Spain for the training camp between 5 and 12 January 2025. The training camp will be ended with a test match on 11 January 2025. Reigning Austrian champions Sturm Graz will be their opponent. An additional test match was announced on 9 January 2025, to be held on 10 January against SV Elversberg of the 2. Bundesliga.
Competitions
Overview
Swiss Super League
League table
Results Breakdown
Home/Away Statistics
Results by Round
Results
Relegation Play-off
Grasshopper Club Zürich wins 4–1 on aggregate
Swiss Cup
Opponent's league indicated in brackets.
Awards Fan Awards Player of the Month July: Nikolas Muci August: Lee Young-jun September: Giotto Morandi October: Tim Meyer November: Tsiy-William Ndenge December: Noah Persson January: Tomás Verón Lupi February: Nestory Irankunda March: Justin Hammel
References
External links