Steven Deana (born 4 March 1990) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper, most recently for Swiss Super League side Grasshopper Club Zürich.

Steven Deana
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-03-04) 4 March 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Wetzikon, Switzerland
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1999–2003 FC Wetzikon
2003–2004 FC Effretikon
2004–2005 FC Winterthur
2005–2007 Grasshoppers B
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 Grasshoppers 22 (0)
2009–2010 FC Vaduz 5 (0)
2010–2016 FC Sion 12 (0)
2015–2016FC Aarau (loan) 28 (0)
2016–2017 FC Wil 33 (0)
2017–2019 FC Aarau 31 (0)
2019–2021 MSV Duisburg 0 (0)
2021–2023 Servette FC 0 (0)
2023 FC Lugano 3 (0)
2024 Grasshoppers 1 (0)
International career
2008–2009 Switzerland U19 2 (0)
2012 Switzerland U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 May 2024

Career

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Deana began his career with FC Wetzikon and joined FC Effretikon in summer 2003. After only one season with Effretikon, he was scouted from FC Winterthur in June 2005. Shortly after, he left Winterthur to sign a youth contract with Grasshopper Club Zürich.[1]

On 21 June 2009, he left Grasshoppers of the Swiss Super League and signed his first professional contract with the Liechtensteiner club FC Vaduz.[2]

He moved MSV Duisburg on 29 August 2019.[3] He left Duisburg at the end of the 2020–21 season.[4] Afterwards, he joined Servette FC.[5]

On 15 February 2024, he joined Grasshopper Club Zürich for the remainder of the season to compensate for the injury of backup goalkeeper Manuel Kuttin.[6] He departed the club again on 19 June 2024, following the end of the season.[7] He made a single appearance for Grasshoppers, a 0–1 home loss to his previous club FC Lugano.

Career statistics

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As of 6 March 2020[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC Vaduz 2009–10 Swiss Challenge League 5 0 5 0
FC Sion 2010–11 Swiss Super League 0 0 0 0
2011–12 Swiss Super League 0 0 0 0
2012–13 Swiss Super League 0 0 0 0
2013–14 Swiss Super League 1 0 1 0
2014–15 Swiss Super League 11 0 2 0 13 0
Total 12 0 2 0 14 0
FC Aarau (loan) 2015–16 Swiss Challenge League 28 0 1 0 29 0
FC Wil 2016–17 Swiss Challenge League 33 0 33 0
FC Aarau 2017–18 Swiss Challenge League 28 0 28 0
2018–19 Swiss Challenge League 3 0 3 0
Total 31 0 31 0
MSV Duisburg 2019–20 3. Liga 0 0 0 0
2020–21 3. Liga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 109 0 3 0 112 0

Honours

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2009: 71st Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup "best Goalkeeper Award"[9]

References

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  1. ^ TZO-Sprungbrett U-13
  2. ^ "Burgi" kehrt zum FCV zurück
  3. ^ "Torwartteam komplett: Steven Deana hält bis 2021". msv-duisburg.de. 29 August 2019.
  4. ^ "PCR, Laktat & Testspiel-Stream: So starten unsere Zebras". msv-duisburg.de. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Steven Deana kehrt in die Super League zurück". nau.ch. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  6. ^ "GC Zurich signs Goalkeeper Steven Deana". Grasshopper Club Zürich. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  7. ^ "START OF TRAINING & COACHING STAFF & COMPLETION". Grasshopper Club Zürich. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  8. ^ Steven Deana at Soccerway  
  9. ^ Blatter’s praise for starlets
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