Fabio Gruber
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 September 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Augsburg, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | 1. FC Nürnberg | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| 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– | 1. FC Nürnberg | 41 | (2) |
| 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 1. FC Nürnberg. Born in Germany, 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]
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.[3]
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".[4]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 17 May 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Augsburg II | 2021–22 | Regionalliga Bayern | 33 | 1 | — | — | — | 33 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | Regionalliga Bayern | 29 | 5 | — | — | — | 29 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 62 | 6 | — | — | — | 62 | 6 | |||||
| SC Verl | 2023–24 | 3. Liga | 18 | 0 | — | — | 5[a] | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | 3. Liga | 21 | 2 | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 23 | 2 | |||
| Total | 39 | 2 | — | — | 7 | 0 | 46 | 2 | ||||
| 1. FC Nürnberg | 2024–25 | 2. Bundesliga | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | |||
| 2025–26 | 2. Bundesliga | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 1 | |||
| Total | 41 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 2 | ||||
| Career total | 142 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 150 | 10 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances in Westphalian Cup
International
- As of match played 8 June 2026
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peru | 2026 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ Fabio Gruber at WorldFootball.net
- ^ 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) - ^ ""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.
External links
- Fabio Gruber at WorldFootball.net