Oliver Buff

Oliver Buff (born 3 August 1992) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Oliver Buff

Personal information
Date of birth	(1992-08-03) 3 August 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth	Baden, Switzerland
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
2002–2005	Oetwil-Geroldswil
2005–2009	FC Zürich
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2011	FC Zürich II	14	(3)
2010–2017	FC Zürich	173	(21)
2017–2019	Zaragoza	36	(2)
2019	Anorthosis Famagusta	8	(1)
2020	Grasshoppers	18	(3)
2021	Selangor	19	(6)
2022–2023	Žalgiris	37	(1)
International career
2008–2009	Switzerland U17	20	(1)
2009–2011	Switzerland U19	15	(1)
2011–2014	Switzerland U21	16	(2)
2012	Switzerland Olympic	1	(0)
Managerial career
2024–	Grasshoppers U15 (assistant)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 March 2024

He is currently assistant coach of Grasshopper Club Zürich U-15 team.^[1]

Career

FC Zürich

Buff spent his youth years with FC Zürich and became part of the first team in 2010. He won the 2013–14 Swiss Cup and 2015–16 Swiss Cup with Zürich. After 12 years with the club he decided in May 2017 to not renew his contract.^[2]

Zaragoza

On 13 June 2017, Buff signed a two-year deal with Spanish Segunda División side Real Zaragoza.^[3]

Anorthosis Famagusta

In January 2019 Buff transferred for a reported 125,000 Euro to Anorthosis Famagusta and signed a contract up until the end of the season.

Grasshoppers

On 15 October 2019, Buff, who at that time was not under contract, signed for Grasshopper Club Zürich until the end of the season.

Selangor

After a year becoming a free agent, Buff switch sides and reach agreement to join Malaysia Super League club Selangor on 26 January 2021.^[4][5][6] He made his debut and scored two goals for the club against Sri Pahang with a 3–1 victory at the league matches.^[7]

International career

Buff is a Switzerland youth international. In 2009, he was part of the Swiss under-17 team that won the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup beating host nation Nigeria 1–0 in the final. Buff played in 6 of the 7 matches at the tournament and scored in the team's quarter-final against Italy.^[8]

Career statistics

As of 17 March 2021^[9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup[a]		League Cup[b]		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
FC Zürich	2009–10	Swiss Super League	6	1	0	0	—		0	0	6	1
	2010–11	Swiss Super League	10	0	2	0	—		0	0	12	0
	2011–12	Swiss Super League	25	3	1	0	—		5[c]	1	31	4
	2012–13	Swiss Super League	24	1	2	0	—		0	0	26	1
	2013–14	Swiss Super League	22	0	4	0	—		2[d]	0	28	0
	2014–15	Swiss Super League	30	0	3	0	—		7[d]	1	40	1
	2015–16	Swiss Super League	31	8	4	2	—		2[d]	0	37	10
	2016–17	Swiss Challenge League	25	8	3	2	—		3[d]	0	31	10
	Total		173	21	19	4	0	0	19	2	211	27
Zaragoza	2017–18	Segunda División	28	2	3	0	—		—		31	2
	2018–19		8	0	2	0	—		—		10	0
	Total		36	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	41	2
Anorthosis Famagusta	2018–19	Cypriot First Division	8	1	0	0	—		—		8	1
Grasshoppers	2019–20	Swiss Challenge League	18	3	0	0	—		—		18	3
Selangor	2021	Malaysia Super League	19	6	0	0	2	0	—		21	6
Career total			254	33	24	4	2	0	19	2	299	39

1. Includes Swiss Cup, Copa del Rey, Malaysia FA Cup
2. Includes Malaysia Cup
3. Two Appearances in UEFA Champions League, Three Appearances in UEFA Europa League
4. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Switzerland U17

• FIFA U-17 World Cup: 2009