Oliver Buff

Oliver Buff (born 3 August 1992) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays for as a midfielder for Selangor in the Malaysia Super League.

Oliver Buff

Personal information
Full name	Oliver Buff
Date of birth	3 August 1992
Place of birth	Baden, Switzerland
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Selangor
Number	23
Youth career
2002–2005	Oetwil-Geroldswil
2005–2009	Zürich
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2011	Zürich II	14	(3)
2010–2017	Zürich	173	(21)
2017–2019	Real Zaragoza	36	(2)
2019	Anorthosis Famagusta	8	(1)
2020	Grasshoper	18	(3)
2021–	Selangor	0	(0)
National team
2008–2009	Switzerland U17	20	(1)
2009–2011	Switzerland U19	15	(1)
2011–2014	Switzerland U21	16	(2)
2012	Switzerland Olympic	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:17, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

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.[1]

Zaragoza

On 13 June 2017, Buff signed a two-year deal with Spanish Segunda División side Real Zaragoza.[2]

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.

Grasshopper Club Zürich

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.[3][4][5]

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.[6]

Career statistics

As of 26 January 2021[7]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup[lower-alpha 1]		League Cup[lower-alpha 2]		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
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[lower-alpha 3]	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[lower-alpha 4]	0	28	0
	2014–15	Swiss Super League	30	0	3	0	—		7[lower-alpha 4]	1	40	1
	2015–16	Swiss Super League	31	8	4	2	—		2[lower-alpha 4]	0	37	10
	2016–17	Swiss Challenge League	25	8	3	2	—		3[lower-alpha 4]	0	31	10
	Total		173	21	19	4	0	0	19	2	211	27
Real 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
	Total		8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	1
Grasshoper	2019–20	Swiss Challenge League	18	3	0	0	—		—		18	3
	Total		18	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	3
Selangor	2021	Malaysia Super League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career totals			235	27	24	4	0	0	19	2	278	33

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

• FIFA U-17 World Cup: 2009

References

1. "Oliver Buff verlässt den FC Zürich Ende Saison". fcz.ch. 2017-05-29. Retrieved 2017-06-12.
2. "Alberto Benito, Grippo, Ángel, Eguaras y Buff, cinco primeros fichajes" [Alberto Benito, Grippo, Ángel, Eguaras and Buff, five first signings] (in Spanish). Heraldo de Aragón. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
3. Zainal, Zulhilmi (26 January 2021). "'I wanted to be part of Red Yellow family from the first minute' - Buff announced as latest Selangor signing". Goal. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
4. Hashim, Firdaus (24 December 2020). "Bekas pemain Real Zaragoza sertai Selangor". MyMetro. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
5. "OFFICIAL: Oliver Buff Is RED!". selangorfc. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
6. "Switzerland v. Italy". FIFA U-17 World Cup. FIFA.com. 8 November 2009. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
7. Oliver Buff at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 February 2018.

External links

• Oliver Buff at Soccerway
• Oliver Buff at WorldFootball.net