Fabio Gruber

Fabio Gruber 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.

Early life

Gruber was born on 3 September 2002. Born in Augsburg, Germany, he is a native of the city.

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.

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.

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".