Luca Zuffi

| name = Luca Zuffi

| name = Luca Zuffi

| image = AUT vs. SUI 2015-11-17 (271) Luca Zuffi.jpg

| image = AUT vs. SUI 2015-11-17 (271) Luca Zuffi.jpg

| fullname = Luca Zuffi

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1990|3|27}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1990|3|27}}

| birth_place = [[Winterthur]], Switzerland

| birth_place = [[Winterthur]], Switzerland

| height = {{height|m=1.80}}

| height = {{height|m=1.80}}

| currentclub = [[FC Basel]]

| currentclub = [[FC Sion|Sion]]

| clubnumber = 7

| clubnumber = 7

| position = [[Midfielder]]

| position = [[Midfielder]]

| caps4 = 200

| caps4 = 200

| goals4 = 27

| goals4 = 27

| years5 = 2021–

| clubs5 = [[FC Sion|Sion]]

| caps5 = 9

| goals5 = 1

| nationalyears1 = 2005–2006

| nationalyears1 = 2005–2006

| nationalteam1 = [[Switzerland national under-16 football team|Switzerland U-16]]

| nationalteam1 = [[Switzerland national under-16 football team|Switzerland U-16]]

| nationalcaps6 = 4

| nationalcaps6 = 4

| nationalgoals6 = 0

| nationalgoals6 = 0

| pcupdate = 21 May 2021

| pcupdate = 17 October 2021

| ntupdate = 29 March 2016

| ntupdate = 29 March 2016

}}

}}

”’Luca Zuffi”’ (born 27 March 1990) is a Swiss [[association football|footballer]] who plays as [[midfielder]]. He last played seven seasons for [[FC Basel|Basel]] in the [[Swiss Super League]].<ref name=”fcb 2014-07-09″>{{cite web | last = FC Basel 1893 | year = 2014 | url = http://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/News/2014/07/09/Mittelfeldspieler-Luca-Zuffi-im-Portraet | title = Mittelfeldspieler-Luca-Zuffi-im-Porträt | publisher = FC Basel 1893 | access-date = 9 July 2014}}</ref>

”’Luca Zuffi”’ (born 27 March 1990) is a Swiss [[association football|footballer]] who plays as [[midfielder]] for [[FC Sion|Sion]].

==Club career==

==Club career==

===Basel===

===Basel===

Before the start of the [[2014–15 Swiss Super League|2014–15 Super League season]] [[FC Basel|Basel]] announced that they had completed Zuffi’s transfer to the club on a three-year contract. He made his first team league debut on 19 July 2014 in the 2–1 away win against [[FC Aarau|Aarau]].<ref name=”fcb 2014-07-19″>{{cite web | last = Marti | first = Caspar | year = 2014 | url = http://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/News/2014/07/19/FCA-FCB | title= Gelungene Premiere auf dem Brügglifeld | publisher = FC Basel 1893 | access-date = 19 July 2014|language=de}}</ref> He scored his first goal for his new club on 9 August 2014 during the 4–1 home win against [[FC Zürich|Zürich]].<ref name=”fcb 2014-08-09″>{{cite web | last = Herklotz | first = Guido | year = 2014 | url = http://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/News/2014/08/09/Spielbericht-FCB-FCZ | title= Der FCB siegt im tollen Klassiker überlegen mit 4:1 | publisher = FC Basel 1893 | access-date = 9 August 2014|language=de}}</ref>

Before the start of the [[2014–15 Swiss Super League|2014–15 Super League season]] [[FC Basel|Basel]] announced that they had completed Zuffi’s transfer to the club on a three-year contract. He made his first team league debut on 19 July 2014 in the 2–1 away win against [[FC Aarau|Aarau]].<ref name=”fcb 2014-07-19″>{{cite web | last = Marti | first = Caspar | year = 2014 | url = http://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/News/2014/07/19/FCA-FCB | title= Gelungene Premiere auf dem Brügglifeld | publisher = FC Basel 1893 | access-date = 19 July 2014|language=de}}</ref> He scored his first goal for his new club on 9 August 2014 during the 4–1 home win against [[FC Zürich|Zürich]].<ref name=”fcb 2014-08-09″>{{cite web | last = Herklotz | first = Guido | year = 2014 | url = http://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/News/2014/08/09/Spielbericht-FCB-FCZ | title= Der FCB siegt im tollen Klassiker überlegen mit 4:1 | publisher = FC Basel 1893 | access-date = 9 August 2014|language=de}}</ref><ref name=”fcb 2014-07-09″>{{cite web | last = FC Basel 1893 | year = 2014 | url = http://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/News/2014/07/09/Mittelfeldspieler-Luca-Zuffi-im-Portraet | title = Mittelfeldspieler-Luca-Zuffi-im-Porträt | publisher = FC Basel 1893 | access-date = 9 July 2014}}</ref>

The season 2014–15, with [[Paulo Sousa]] as manager, was a very successful one for Basel. The championship was won for the sixth time in a row<ref name=”fcb 2015-05-29″>{{cite web | last = Marti | first = Caspar | year = 2015 | url = http://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/News/2015/05/29/Der-Meisterfreitag-im-bunten-Zeitraffer | title= Der Meisterfreitag im bunten Zeitraffer | publisher = FC Basel 1893 | access-date = 29 May 2015}} {{in lang|de}}</ref> [[2014–15 Swiss Super League|that season]] and in the [[2014–15 Swiss Cup]] they reached the final. But for the third season in a row, they finished as runners-up, losing 0–3 to [[FC Sion]] in the final. Basel entered the [[2014–15 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] in the [[2014–15 UEFA Champions League group stage|group stage]] and reached the [[2014–15 UEFA Champions League knockout phase|knockout phase]] as on 9 December 2014 they managed a 1–1 draw at [[Anfield]] against [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]].<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/29363537|title=Liverpool 1 Basel 1|date=10 December 2014|work=BBC Sport|access-date=10 December 2014}}</ref> But then Basel then lost to Porto in the [[2014–15 UEFA Champions League#Round of 16|Round of 16]]. Basel played a total of 65 matches (36 Swiss League fixtures, 6 Swiss Cup, 8 Champions League and 15 test matches). The season 2014–15 was also a very successful one for Zuffi. Under trainer [[Paulo Sousa]] he totaled 52 appearances, 29 League, 3 Cup, 7 Champions League, as well 13 in test games. He scored 7 goals in these matches.<ref name=”Rotblau Jahrbuch”>{{Cite book | last1 = Zindel | first1 = Josef | title = Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2015/2016 | publisher = FC Basel Marketing AG | year = 2015 | isbn = 978-3-7245-2050-4}}</ref>

The season 2014–15, with [[Paulo Sousa]] as manager, was a very successful one for Basel. The championship was won for the sixth time in a row<ref name=”fcb 2015-05-29″>{{cite web | last = Marti | first = Caspar | year = 2015 | url = http://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/News/2015/05/29/Der-Meisterfreitag-im-bunten-Zeitraffer | title= Der Meisterfreitag im bunten Zeitraffer | publisher = FC Basel 1893 | access-date = 29 May 2015}} {{in lang|de}}</ref> [[2014–15 Swiss Super League|that season]] and in the [[2014–15 Swiss Cup]] they reached the final. But for the third season in a row, they finished as runners-up, losing 0–3 to [[FC Sion]] in the final. Basel entered the [[2014–15 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] in the [[2014–15 UEFA Champions League group stage|group stage]] and reached the [[2014–15 UEFA Champions League knockout phase|knockout phase]] as on 9 December 2014 they managed a 1–1 draw at [[Anfield]] against [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]].<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/29363537|title=Liverpool 1 Basel 1|date=10 December 2014|work=BBC Sport|access-date=10 December 2014}}</ref> But then Basel then lost to Porto in the [[2014–15 UEFA Champions League#Round of 16|Round of 16]]. Basel played a total of 65 matches (36 Swiss League fixtures, 6 Swiss Cup, 8 Champions League and 15 test matches). The season 2014–15 was also a very successful one for Zuffi. Under trainer [[Paulo Sousa]] he totaled 52 appearances, 29 League, 3 Cup, 7 Champions League, as well 13 in test games. He scored 7 goals in these matches.<ref name=”Rotblau Jahrbuch”>{{Cite book | last1 = Zindel | first1 = Josef | title = Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2015/2016 | publisher = FC Basel Marketing AG | year = 2015 | isbn = 978-3-7245-2050-4}}</ref>

On 22 May 2021 the club announced that Zuffi’s contract that would expire 30 June 2021 would not be renewed.<ref name=”fcb-homepage-2021-05-22-Kadersituation per Ende Saison”>{{cite web | last = FC Basel 1893 | author-link = | date = 22 May 2021 | url = https://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/News/2021/05/22/Kadersituation-per-Ende-Saison | title = Kadersituation per Ende Saison | format = | work = Squad situation at the end of the season | publisher = FC Basel homepage | access-date = 2021-05-22}}</ref> Between the years 2014 and 2021 Zuffi played seven seasons for Basel in a total of 327 games scoring a total of 40 goals. Exactly 200 of these games were in the [[Swiss Super League]], 22 in the [[Swiss Cup]], 30 in the [[UEFA Champions League]], 19 in the [[UEFA Europa League]] and 56 were friendly games. He scored 27 goals in the domestic league, two in the domestic cup, four in the Champions League, three in the Europa League and the other four were scored during the test games.<ref name=”fcb-achiv-Luca Zuffi”>{{cite web | last = Verein “Basler Fussballarchiv” | author-link = | date = 22 May 2021 | url = https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/spieler?command=detail&id=4014 | title = Luca Zuffi – FCB-Statistik | format = | publisher = Verein “Basler Fussballarchiv” | access-date = 2021-05-22}}</ref>

On 22 May 2021 the club announced that Zuffi’s contract that would expire 30 June 2021 would not be renewed.<ref name=”fcb-homepage-2021-05-22-Kadersituation per Ende Saison”>{{cite web | last = FC Basel 1893 | author-link = | date = 22 May 2021 | url = https://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/News/2021/05/22/Kadersituation-per-Ende-Saison | title = Kadersituation per Ende Saison | format = | work = Squad situation at the end of the season | publisher = FC Basel homepage | access-date = 2021-05-22}}</ref> Between the years 2014 and 2021 Zuffi played seven seasons for Basel in a total of 327 games scoring a total of 40 goals. Exactly 200 of these games were in the [[Swiss Super League]], 22 in the [[Swiss Cup]], 30 in the [[UEFA Champions League]], 19 in the [[UEFA Europa League]] and 56 were friendly games. He scored 27 goals in the domestic league, two in the domestic cup, four in the Champions League, three in the Europa League and the other four were scored during the test games.<ref name=”fcb-achiv-Luca Zuffi”>{{cite web | last = Verein “Basler Fussballarchiv” | author-link = | date = 22 May 2021 | url = https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/spieler?command=detail&id=4014 | title = Luca Zuffi – FCB-Statistik | format = | publisher = Verein “Basler Fussballarchiv” | access-date = 2021-05-22}}</ref>

===Sion===

On 17 June 2021, he signed a three-year contract with [[FC Sion|Sion]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[FC Sion|Sion]]|url=https://www.fcsion.ch/fr/news/detail/1919/luca-zuffi-s-engage-avec-le-fc-sion–|title=Luca Zuffi s’engage avec le FC Sion !|date=17 June 2021|accessdate=19 October 2021|language=fr}}</ref>

==International career==

==International career==

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