# 2024–25 Grasshopper Club Zurich season

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

    As of 3 February 2025
| No. | Name | Pos | Date of birth (age) | at GCZ since | Apps | Goals | Former club |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||
| 23 | Nicolas Glaus | GK | (2002-05-10) 10 May 2002 (age 22) | 06/2023 | 0 | 0 | Stuttgart II |
| 29 | Manuel Kuttin | GK | (1993-12-17) 17 December 1993 (age 31) | 06/2023 | 3 | 0 | free agent |
| 50 | Laurent Seji | GK | (2004-06-22) 22 June 2004 (age 20) | 06/2024 | 0 | 0 | own youth |
| 71 | Justin Hammel | GK | (2000-12-02) 2 December 2000 (age 24) | 06/2022 | 50 | 0 | Lausanne-Ouchy |
| Defenders |||||||||
| 2 | Dirk Abels | RB | (1997-06-13) 13 June 1997 (age 27) | 07/2023 | 28 | 0 | Sparta Rotterdam |
| 3 | Saulo Decarli | CB | (1992-02-04) 4 February 1992 (age 33) | 06/2024 | 2 | 0 | Eintracht Braunschweig |
| 4 | Grayson Dettoni | CB | (2005-06-29) 29 June 2005 (age 19) | 01/2025 | 0 | 0 | Bayern Munich (on loan) |
| 12 | Maksim Paskotši | CB | (2003-01-19) 19 January 2003 (age 22) | 09/2023 | 29 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 15 | Ayumu Seko | CB | (2000-06-07) 7 June 2000 (age 24) | 01/2022 | 86 | 3 | Cerezo Osaka |
| 16 | Noah Persson | LB | (2003-07-16) 16 July 2003 (age 21) | 09/2024 | 0 | 0 | Young Boys (on loan) |
| 22 | Benno Schmitz | RB | (1994-11-17) 17 November 1994 (age 30) | 07/2024 | 0 | 0 | 1. FC Köln |
| 24 | Michael Kempter | LB | (1995-01-12) 12 January 1995 (age 30) | 06/2023 | 6 | 0 | St. Gallen |
| 52 | Samuel Marques | CB | (2005-02-04) 4 February 2005 (age 20) | 04/2024 | 0 | 0 | own youth |
| 57 | Elvir Zukaj | CB | (2002-07-07) 7 July 2002 (age 22) | 07/2023 | 3 | 0 | own youth |
| Midfielders |||||||||
| 6 | Amir Abrashi | CM | (1990-03-27) 27 March 1990 (age 34) | 06/2021 | 239 | 11 | Basel |
| 7 | Tsiy-William Ndenge | DM | (1997-06-13) 13 June 1997 (age 27) | 07/2022 | 62 | 12 | Luzern |
| 8 | Sonny Kittel | AM | (1993-01-06) 6 January 1993 (age 32) | 08/2024 | 0 | 0 | Raków Częstochowa |
| 10 | Giotto Morandi | PM | (1999-03-04) 4 March 1999 (age 26) | 06/2019 | 128 | 19 | own youth |
| 11 | Pascal Schürpf | AM | (1989-07-15) 15 July 1989 (age 35) | 06/2023 | 29 | 5 | Luzern |
| 14 | Imourane Hassane | DM | (2003-04-08) 8 April 2003 (age 21) | 01/2025 | 0 | 0 | Loto-Popo FC (on loan) |
| 19 | Mathieu Choinière | CM | (1999-02-07) 7 February 1999 (age 26) | 08/2024 | 0 | 0 | CF Montréal |
| 28 | Simone Stroscio | DM | (2003-08-20) 20 August 2003 (age 21) | 10/2021 | 3 | 0 | own youth |
| 53 | Tim Meyer | CM | (2004-07-08) 8 July 2004 (age 20) | 07/2023 | 21 | 0 | own youth |
| 55 | Damian Nigg | RW | (2005-04-12) 12 April 2005 (age 19) | 07/2023 | 4 | 0 | own youth |
| 77 | Filipe de Carvalho | LW | (2003-12-01) 1 December 2003 (age 21) | 01/2022 | 58 | 4 | own youth |
| Forwards |||||||||
| 9 | Nikolas Muci | ST | (2003-02-08) 8 February 2003 (age 22) | 07/2024 | 2 | 1 | Lugano |
| 17 | Tomás Verón Lupi | RW | (2000-09-03) 3 September 2000 (age 24) | 09/2024 | 0 | 0 | RC Montevideo (on loan) |
| 18 | Lee Young-jun | ST | (2003-05-23) 23 May 2003 (age 21) | 07/2024 | 0 | 0 | Suwon FC |
| 20 | Evans Maurin | ST | (2001-03-30) 30 March 2001 (age 23) | 07/2024 | 1 | 0 | Yverdon-Sport |
| 25 | Adama Bojang | ST | (2004-05-28) 28 May 2004 (age 20) | 09/2024 | 0 | 0 | Reims (on loan) |
| 27 | Bryan Lasme | ST | (1998-11-14) 14 November 1998 (age 26) | 01/2025 | 0 | 0 | Schalke 04 (on loan) |
| 66 | Nestory Irankunda | RW | (2006-02-09) 9 February 2006 (age 19) | 01/2025 | 0 | 0 | Bayern Munich (on loan) |
| Players loaned out during the season |||||||||
| 23 | Nicolas Glaus | GK | (2002-05-10) 10 May 2002 (age 22) | 06/2023 | 0 | 0 | Stuttgart II |
| 73 | Florian Hoxha | LB | (2001-02-22) 22 February 2001 (age 24) | 07/2021 | 29 | 1 | own youth |
| Players departed during the season |||||||||
| 4 | Kristers Tobers | CB | (2000-12-13) 13 December 2000 (age 24) | 07/2023 | 44 | 1 | Lechia Gdańsk |
| 5 | Joshua Laws | CB | (1998-02-26) 26 February 1998 (age 27) | 08/2023 | 23 | 0 | Wellington Phoenix |
| 14 | Théo Ndicka | LB | (2000-04-20) 20 April 2000 (age 24) | 08/2023 | 36 | 1 | Oostende |
| 17 | Renat Dadashov | CF | (1999-05-17) 17 May 1999 (age 25) | 07/2022 | 40 | 10 | Wolverhampton |
| 21 | Awer Mabil | LW | (1995-09-15) 15 September 1995 (age 29) | 08/2023 | 32 | 8 | Cádiz |
| 27 | Asumah Abubakar | CF | (1997-05-10) 10 May 1997 (age 27) | 01/2024 | 25 | 2 | Luzern |
| 99 | Dorian Babunski | ST | (1996-08-29) 29 August 1996 (age 28) | 08/2023 | 34 | 5 | Debrecen |

### Coaching staff

    As of 19 November 2024
| 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 |

## Test Matches

| Competition | First match | Last match | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Pre-season | 29 June 2024 | 13 July 2023 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 025.00 |
| Mid-season (Autumn) | 20 August 2024 | 5 September 2024 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 050.00 |
| Winter break | 10 January 2025 | 11 January 2025 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 050.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 040.00 |
Last updated: 11 January 2025 Source: Testspiele

### 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

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Super League | 20 July 2024 | 24 May 2025 | Matchday 1 | TBD | 28 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 28 | 39 | −11 | 017.86 |
| Swiss Cup | 18 August 2024 | 3 December 2024 | Round 1 | Best 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 066.67 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 31 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 39 | 40 | −1 | 022.58 |
Last updated: 16 March 2025 Source: Spielplan

### Swiss Super League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 8 | St. Gallen | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 42 | 40 | +2 | 39 | |
| 9 | Sion | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 38 | 44 | −6 | 34 | |
| 10 | Yverdon-Sport | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 30 | 46 | −16 | 31 | |
| 11 | Grasshopper | 28 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 28 | 39 | −11 | 27 | Qualification for the Relegation play-off |
| 12 | Winterthur (Y) | 27 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 27 | 56 | −29 | 20 | Relegation to Swiss Challenge League |
* ↑ Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).

#### Results Breakdown
##### Home/Away Statistics

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 16 March 2025. Source: Spielplan

##### Results by Round

| # | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 |
| Ground | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | Z | A | H | A | H | H | Z | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | Z | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | D | L | L | W | L | D | W | L | L | L | D | L | L | D | D | D | W | W | D | D | D | D | L | D | W | L | D | | | | | |
| Position | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | | | | | |
| Points | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 27 | | | | | |

#### Results

    As of 16 March 2025
Win  Draw  Loss

### Swiss Cup

    As of 3 December 2024
Win  Draw  Loss
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