Zsombor Gruber

Zsombor Gruber
Gruber with Hungary in 2025
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-09-07) 7 September 2004
Place of birth Győr, Hungary
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 RAAL La Louvière
Number 30
Youth career
–2017 Győr
2017–2021 Puskás Akadémia
2021–2022 Basel
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2024 Puskás Akadémia 43 (6)
2024–2026 Ferencváros 38 (10)
2024 → Zalaegerszeg (loan) 8 (3)
2025 → MTK Budapest (loan) 9 (2)
2026– RAAL La Louvière 1 (0)
International career‡
2019 Hungary U-15 5 (0)
2019–2020 Hungary U-16 4 (1)
2021 Hungary U-18 1 (0)
2022–2023 Hungary U-19 10 (4)
2023– Hungary U-21 6 (1)
2024– Hungary 3 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 October 2025 (UTC)

Zsombor Gruber (born 7 September 2004) is a Hungarian international footballer who plays as a forward for Belgian Pro League club RAAL La Louvière and the Hungary national team.[1]

Club career

Zalaegerszeg

On 9 February 2024, he was loaned to Zalaegerszegi TE.[2]

MTK Budapest

On 14 February 2025, he was loaned to MTK Budapest FC.[3][4] He made 18 appearances and scored two goals in the 2024–25 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season. On 1 March 2025, he scored a goal in a 5–1 victory over Újpest FC at the Szusza Ferenc Stadion.[5] On 17 May 2025, he scored a goal in a 2–1 defeat from Diósgyőri VTK at the Diósgyőri Stadion.[6] All in all, he made nine league appearances in MTK and scored two goals. He suffered a thigh injury while playing for MTK and he had to ret for five weeks.[7]

Ferencváros

On 1 July 2025, he came back from loan to Ferencváros. Thanks to his performance at MTK, Robbie Keane added him to the team playing preparing for the Champions League qualifiers.[8] On 2 August 2025, he scored his first goal for Ferencváros in a 3–0 victory over newly-promoted Kazincbarcikai SC in the 2025–26 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season.[9][10][11]

On 9 August 2025, he scored twice in a 4–1 victory over Nyíregyháza Spartacus FC in the 2025–26 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season.[12] He scored the winning goal in a 1-0 victory over Paksi FC in the 2025-26 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season at the Fehérvári úti Stadion on 1 February 2026.[13] On 9 May 2026, he won the 2025–26 Magyar Kupa season with Ferencváros by beating Zalaegerszegi TE 1–0 in the 2026 Magyar Kupa final at Puskás Aréna.[14]

La Louvière

On 14 August 2026, Belgian Pro League club RAAL La Louvière signed Gruber.[15][16] He debuted in a 2–1 defeat from KRC Gent in the 2026–27 Belgian Pro League season on 16 August 2026.[17][18]

International career

He was first called up for Hungary in 2024 against the Netherlands and Germany in the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League A season.[19] In an interview with Nemzeti Sport, he said that: "I still can't believe it".[20] He debuted in the national team on 19 November 2024 in a 1–1 draw against Germany at the Puskás Aréna in the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League A match.[21]

He scored his first goal in a 2–0 victory over Armenia in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification match at the Puskás Aréna on 11 October 2025.[22][23][24]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 5 October 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Magyar Kupa Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Puskás Akadémia 2021–22 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 00001[a]010
2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 26331—294
2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 17300—173
Total 4363110477
Csákvár (loan) 2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 40——40
Ferencváros 2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 00000000
2024–25 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 91005[b]0141
2025–26 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 86005[c]0136
Total 17700100277
Zalaegerszeg (loan) 2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 8310—93
MTK (loan) 2024–25 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 92——92
La Louvière 2026–27 Belgian Pro League 00——00
Career total 8118411109619
  1. ↑ Appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League
  2. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ↑ Four appearance in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 11 October 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Hungary 202410
202521
Total31
Scores and results list Hungary's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gruber goal.
List of international goals scored by Zsombor Gruber
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
111 October 2025Puskás Aréna, Budapest, Hungary3 Armenia2–02–02026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Ferencváros

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Gruber Zsombort és Szabó Leventét is meghívta Marco Rossi a magyar válogatottba". Nemzeti Sport. 5 November 2024.
  2. ↑ "Az FTC megszerezte Gruber Zsombort és rögtön kölcsön is adta a ZTE FC-nek | Médiabirodalom" (in Hungarian). 2024-02-09. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
  3. ↑ "Gruber Zsombor kölcsönbe az MTK-hoz igazol". www.fradi.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2025-08-13.
  4. ↑ "Gruber Zsombort kölcsönvette az MTK a Ferencvárostól – hivatalos". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 2025-02-14. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
  5. ↑ "Újpest vs MTK live scores & match info | Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
  6. ↑ "DVTK vs MTK live scores & match info | Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
  7. ↑ "Gruber Zsombort a válogatott miatt is fűti a bizonyítási vágy". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 2025-05-10. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
  8. ↑ "Változik a Fradi BL-kerete, Gruber is ott az Örményországba utazó csapatban". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 2025-07-21. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
  9. ↑ "Ferencváros vs Kazincbarcika live scores & match info | Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
  10. ↑ "Gruber két gólpasszt adott, majd egy 11-esből maga is betalált – simán verte az FTC a Barcikát". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 2025-08-02. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
  11. ↑ "Horváth Kevin és Gruber Zsombor tűnt ki a mezőnyből a fiatalok közül". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 2025-08-07. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
  12. ↑ "Nyíregyháza vs Ferencváros live scores & match info | Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
  13. ↑ "Gruber gólja döntött, az FTC nyerte meg a Paks elleni rangadót". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 2026-02-01. Retrieved 2026-02-01.
  14. ↑ "Gundel-Takács tizenegyest védett, de Raemaekers a Fradi javára döntötte el a kupadöntőt". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 2026-05-09. Retrieved 2026-05-10.
  15. ↑ Media, RAAL (2026-08-14). "Zsombor Gruber est un Loup !". RAAL La Louvière (in French). Retrieved 2026-08-14.
  16. ↑ "A belga La Louviere szerződtette Gruber Zsombort – hivatalos". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 2026-08-14. Retrieved 2026-08-14.
  17. ↑ Media, RAAL (2026-08-16). "JPL | RAAL - KAA Gent : 1-2". RAAL La Louvière (in French). Retrieved 2026-08-17.
  18. ↑ "Mobile livescore - Flashscore.mobi football scores". www.flashscore.mobi. Retrieved 2026-08-17.
  19. ↑ "Gruber Zsombort és Szabó Leventét is meghívta Marco Rossi a magyar válogatottba". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 2024-11-05. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
  20. ↑ ""Még mindig nem tudom felfogni" – Gruber Zsombor a magyar válogatott meghívóról". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 2024-11-05. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
  21. ↑ UEFA.com. "Hungary-Germany | UEFA Nations League 2025". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
  22. ↑ "Lukács és Gruber első válogatott góljával a magyar csapat megverte az örményeket!". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 2025-10-11. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
  23. ↑ www.fifa.com https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/520/288329/288330/400019300. Retrieved 2025-10-12. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  24. ↑ UEFA.com. "Hungary-Armenia | European Qualifiers 2026". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
  25. ↑ "Award: Player of the Month, July–August 2025 — M4 Sport". m4sport.hu (in Hungarian). M4 Sport. 10 October 2025.
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