The 2026–27 Grasshopper Club Zurich season is the club's sixth 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 25 July 2026. Grasshoppers will also participate in the Swiss Cup.
Squad Players
No. Name Nationality Date of birth (age) at GCZ since Goals Former club Goalkeepers 1 Marvin Hübel GK 07/2026 0 0 Aarau 45 Eron Avdullahu GK 07/2026 0 0 own youth 71 Justin Hammel GK 06/2022 91 0 Lausanne-Ouchy Defenders 4 Luka Mikulić CB 01/2026 16 0 HŠK Posušje 15 Abdoulaye Diaby CB 09/2025 20 0 St. Gallen 22 Pantaleo Creti RB 07/2025 6 2 AC Monza U17 25 John Hilton LB 09/2026 0 0 FC Dordrecht 28 Simone Stroscio DM 10/2021 43 2 own youth 34 Allan Arigoni RB 07/2025 103 3 FC Lugano 44 Bujar Pllana CB 08/2026 0 0 Lechia Gdańsk 57 Nico Rissi LB 12/2025 5 0 own youth 58 Yannick Bettkober CB 04/2025 7 0 own youth 73 Dorian Paloschi CB 07/2025 14 0 AC Milan U20 Midfielders 5 Imourane Hassane DM 01/2025 51 1 Loto-Popo FC 6 Amir Abrashi CM 06/2021 289 11 Basel 8 Tim Meyer CM 07/2023 88 3 own youth 10 Óscar Clemente CM 08/2025 25 2 Levante 11 Giotto Morandi AM 08/2026 157 25 Servette 16 Matteo Mantini CM 07/2025 15 0 Inter Milan U18 17 Samuel Krasniqi LW 11/2025 28 1 own youth 23 Samuel Marques CM 04/2024 31 1 own youth 31 Maximilian Ullmann LB 11/2025 22 3 Wolfsberger AC 55 Dominik Papic CM 04/2026 3 1 own youth 56 Denis Sahin CM 04/2026 2 0 own youth 66 Manex Guibelalde DM 08/2026 0 0 Athletic Bilbao B Forwards 7 Luke Plange ST 07/2025 29 10 Crystal Palace 9 Nikolas Muci ST 07/2024 60 13 Lugano 18 Lee Young-jun ST 07/2024 42 7 Suwon FC 20 Diego Ferrazza ST 08/2026 0 0 Spezia Calcio 60 Samuele Bengondo ST 10/2025 1 0 AC Taverne 81 Julian von Moos RW 08/2026 0 0 Servette Players on loan 11 Salifou Diarrassouba LW 07/2025 28 0 ASEC Mimosas 14 Alieu Conateh LW 07/2026 1 0 Gambinos Stars Africa 27 Tomás Verón Lupi RW 09/2024 33 3 RC Montevideo 30 Ismajl Beka CB 01/2026 4 0 Luzern 51 Loris Giandomenico LB 07/2025 16 0 own youth Players departed during the season 3 Saulo Decarli CB 06/2024 35 1 Eintracht Braunschweig 21 Leart Kabashi CM 01/2025 6 1 own youth
Coaching staff
Position Name Since Head coach Peter Zeidler 05/2026 Assistant coach Shkëlzen Gashi 03/2026 Athletic coach Jörg Mikoleit 06/2024 Goalie Coach Andreas Hilfiker 07/2025 Video analyst Claudio Spiegel 07/2025
Transfers
In DatePlayerTransferred fromFee/notesRef.9 Mantova 1911Loan return14 SKU AmstettenLoan return51 Rapperswil-JonaLoan return73 Étoile CarougeLoan return1 AarauUndisclosed fee20 Spezia Calcio U19€200,00044 Lechia GdanskFree transfer81 ServetteUndisclosed fee11 ServetteUndisclosed fee66 Athletic Bilbao BUndisclosed fee25 DordrechtFree transfer24 Derby CountyLoan with buy option
Out DatePlayerTransferred toFee/notesRef.99 Royal AntwerpMutual contract dissolution1 RW OberhausenContract exiry2 Free agentContract exiry10 Bayern MunichLoan return14 Bayern MunichLoan return19 Young BoysLoan return50 Lausanne-OuchyContract exiry73 Étoile CarougeContract exiry11 Rapperswil-JonaLoan20 KAA Gent€2,700,00027 Free agentMutual contract dissolution3 Retired51 Greuther FürthLoan with buy option21 Heart of MidlothianUndisclosed fee14 Austria LustenauLoan with buy option30 Rapperswil-JonaLoan— Wacker InnsbruckUndisclosed fee
Absences
Injuries and other Absences
StartEndPlayerReason/InjuryRef.
Suspensions
DatePlayerNoteRef.18 Violent conduct35 Yellow-red card3
Pre-season and Friendlies
Competitions Overview
Swiss Super League League Table
Statistics
Results by Round
Results
Swiss Cup
References
External links