Fabio Gruber

Fabio Gruber (born 3 September 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back and defender for 1. FC Nürnberg. Born in Germany, he plays for the Peru national team.

Fabio Gruber

Personal information
Date of birth	(2002-09-03) 3 September 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth	Augsburg, Germany
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Positions	Centre-back Defender
Team information
Current team	1. FC Nürnberg
Number	4
Youth career
0000–2021	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	21	(1)
International career‡
2025–	Peru	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:05, 18 November 2025 (UTC)

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 German Bundesliga side 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 German side SC Verl, where he made thirty-nine league appearances and scored two goals. Following his stint there, he signed for German side 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 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]