Fabio Gruber

Fabio Gruber
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-09-03) 3 September 2002
Place of birth Augsburg, Germany
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Mainz 05
Number 3
Youth career
–2021 FC Augsburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 FC Augsburg II 62 (6)
2023–2025 SC Verl 39 (2)
2025–2026 FC Nürnberg 41 (2)
2026– Mainz 05 0 (0)
International career‡
2025– Peru 5 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:46, 8 June 2026 (UTC)

Fabio Gruber (born 3 September 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bundesliga club Mainz 05, he plays for the Peru national team.

Early life

Gruber was born on 3 September 2002. Born in Augsburg, Germany, he is a native of the city.[1]

Club career

As a youth player, Gruber joined the youth academy of Bundesliga club FC Augsburg and was promoted to the club's reserve team ahead of the 2021–22 season, where he made sixty-two league appearances and scored six goals.

During the summer of 2023, he signed for 3. Liga side SC Verl, where he made 39 league appearances and scored two goals. Following his stint there, he moved for 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Nürnberg in 2025.[2]

On 12 June 2026, Gruber signed with Bundesliga club Mainz 05.[3]

International career

Gruber was born in Germany to a German father and Peruvian mother. In November 2025, he was called up to the Peru national team for a set of friendlies.[4]

Style of play

Gruber plays as a central defender and is right-footed. German journalist Uli Digmayer said in 2025 that he "is very talented and intelligent, very calm with the ball, relatively quick for a centre-back , has good passing skills and is especially strong in the air".[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 August 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Augsburg II 2021–22 Regionalliga Bayern 331———331
2022–23 Regionalliga Bayern 295———295
Total 626———626
SC Verl 2023–24 3. Liga 180——5[a]0230
2024–25 3. Liga 212——2[a]0232
Total 392——70462
1. FC Nürnberg 2024–25 2. Bundesliga 91———91
2025–26 2. Bundesliga 32110——331
Total 41210——422
Mainz 05 2026–27 Bundesliga 0010——10
Career total 1421020007015110
  1. 1 2 Appearances in Westphalian Cup

International

As of match played 8 June 2026
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Peru 202650
Total50

References

  1. ↑ "Quién es Fabio Gruber, el flamante convocado de Perú para la próxima fecha FIFA" [Who is Fabio Gruber, Peru's newly called-up player for the upcoming FIFA dates] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 6 November 2025. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  2. ↑ Fabio Gruber at WorldFootball.net
  3. ↑ "Fabio Gruber joins Mainz 05". 1. FSV Mainz 05. 12 June 2026. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
  4. ↑ Germany, nn de, Nürnberg (8 November 2025). "Kurztrip nach Peru: Club-Profi Fabio Gruber war für seinen Traum rund 30 Stunden unterwegs". www.nn.de.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ↑ ""Fabio Gruber es muy valorado, se le ve como un futuro líder": el impacto en FC Nürnberg por beneficioso y exótico llamado surgido en Perú" ["Fabio Gruber is highly valued, he is seen as a future leader": the impact on FC Nürnberg of the beneficial and exotic call-up from Peru] (in Spanish). Infobae. 11 November 2025. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
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