{{Short description|Swiss footballer (born 2003)}} {{use dmy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Simone Stroscio | image = | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2003|8|20}} | birth_place = Winterthur, Switzerland | height = {{height|m=1.76}} | position = Defensive midfielder, Full-back | currentclub = Grasshoppers | clubnumber = 28 | youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2011 | youthclubs1 = FC Effretikon | youthyears2 = 2011–2021 | youthclubs2 = Grasshopper | years1 = 2019–2021 | clubs1 = Grasshopper U18 | caps1 = 29 | goals1 = 3 | years2 = 2020–2025 | clubs2 = Grasshopper U21 | caps2 = 46 | goals2 = 2 | years3 = 2021– | clubs3 = Grasshopper | caps3 = 37 | goals3 = 2 | years4 = 2023–2024 | clubs4 = → Schaffhausen | caps4 = 44 | goals4 = 3 |nationalyears1 = 2022 |nationalteam1 = Switzerland U20 |nationalcaps1 = 3 |nationalgoals1 = 0 |pcupdate = 17 May 2026 }}
'''Simone Stroscio''' (born 20 August 2003) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Grasshopper Club Zürich in the Swiss Super League.
==Early life== Simone Stroscio was born on 20 August 2003.<ref name=soccerway>{{Soccerway|simone-stroscio/795810}}</ref>
==Professional career== ===Academy and early career=== Stroscio has been a part of Grasshopper Club Zürich's youth academy since the under-8 level.<ref name=ta>{{cite web |last1=Rohner |first1=Marcel |last2=Bobst |first2=Sabina |title=Ein Club ohne Gesicht? Falsch! Diese drei jungen Fussballer beweisen es |url=https://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/grasshoppers-zuerich-stroscio-meyer-und-marques-ueberzeugen-507612329335 |publisher=Tages-Anzeiger |access-date=17 November 2025 |language=de-ch |date=18 October 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.4-4-2.com/super-league/gc-grasshoppers/gc-verlaengert-vertraege-filipe-de-carvalho-und-simone-stroscio/|title=GC verlängert Verträge mit zwei Supertalenten|website=4-4-2.com}}</ref> In summer 2021, he first joined the first team of Grasshoppers but still mainly featured for the U21s.<ref name=ta/> On 1 March 2022, he extended his contract with Grasshopper until 2025,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gcz.ch/news/news/artikel/gc-verlaengert-mit-de-carvalho-und-stroscio-bis-2025/|title=GC VERLÄNGERT MIT DE CARVALHO UND STROSCIO BIS 2025|publisher=Grasshopper Club Zürich|website=www.gcz.ch|date=2022-03-01|access-date=17 November 2025}}</ref> along with teammate Filipe de Carvalho. He gave his debut in the Swiss Super League in the final game of the 2021–22 season, on 22 May 2022, coming on in the last nine minutes of a 0–3 defeat against BSC Young Boys.<ref name=soccerway/>
===Loan to Schaffhausen=== On 20 January 2023, he was loaned to FC Schaffhausen in the Swiss Challenge League alongside Robin Kalem for the remainder of the season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gcz.ch/news/artikel/1/kalem-und-stroscio-leihweise-nach-schaffhausen/|title=KALEM UND STROSCIO LEIHWEISE NACH SCHAFFHAUSEN|publisher=Grasshopper Club Zürich|website=www.gcz.ch|date=20 January 2023|access-date=17 November 2025}}</ref> After a successful initial loan, where he made ten appearances, this loan was extended for a full season on 19 July 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gcz.ch/news/artikel/1/simone-stroscio-leihweise-wieder-beim-fc-schaffhausen/|title=SIMONE STROSCIO LEIHWEISE WIEDER BEIM FC SCHAFFHAUSEN|publisher=Grasshopper Club Zürich|website=www.gcz.ch|date=19 July 2023|access-date=17 November 2025}}</ref> He made a total 46 appearances for Schaffhausen and scored three goals as a defensive midfielder.<ref name=soccerway/>
===Return to Grasshoppers=== Stroscio returned to his Grasshoppers for the following season and became a fixed member of the first squad for the 2024–25 season. However, he managed just four short appearances, as the team struggled to find form. On 16 April 2025, he extended his contract for a further two years, with an option for a third.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gcz.ch/news/artikel/17/gc-zuerich-verlaengert-mit-simone-stroscio/|title=GC ZÜRICH VERLÄNGERT MIT SIMONE STROSCIO|publisher=Grasshopper Club Zürich|website=www.gcz.ch|date=16 April 2025|access-date=17 November 2025}}</ref>
He gave his starting eleven debut in the Swiss Super League in the first round of the 2025–26 season and has since become a regular starter.<ref name=ta/> On 30 October 2025, he scored his first goal for the Swiss record champions, the opening goal of a 3–3 draw to BSC Young Boys.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gcz.ch/news/artikel/17/gc-holt-punkt-gegen-die-young-boys/|title=GC holt Punkt gegen die Young Boys|publisher=Grasshopper Club Zürich|website=www.gcz.ch|date=30 October 2025|access-date=17 November 2025}}</ref> He scored his second goal on 10 February 2026, in a 4–3 loss away to FC Luzern.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gcz.ch/news/artikel/17/gc-verliert-spektakulaere-partie-in-luzern/|title=GC verliert spektakuläre Partie in Luzern |publisher=Grasshopper Club Zürich|website=www.gcz.ch|date=11 February 2026|access-date=2 March 2026}}</ref> Four days later, he led the team as captain in a 0–0 draw away against FC St. Gallen.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gcz.ch/news/artikel/17/punktgewinn-beim-tabellenzweiten/|title=Punktgewinn beim Tabellenzweiten|publisher=Grasshopper Club Zürich|website=www.gcz.ch|date=14 February 2026|access-date=2 March 2026}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{Soccerway|new_id=stroscio-simone/2PddDGZD|id=simone-stroscio/795810|archive=20241202103417}} * [https://sfl.ch/de/players/simone-stroscio SFL Profile]
{{Grasshopper Club Zürich squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Stroscio, Simone}} Category:Living people Category:2003 births Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Swiss footballers Category:Grasshopper Club Zurich players Category:Footballers from Winterthur