var playerInfo={"05B90AE4F21571952008D48326AE77E3":"7","1CD1A53514962B6A":"1","37FE64B882E92ECB":"Zoltan Stieber","F14A25307A7B90F34DF7D46459F247E0":"1988-10-16","9B962DAE9CDB1287":"67kg","519F480A5D95AABEE231AFCBBAB20A94":"","584B722087373EED7A432DDE0763CE35":"1","165A9E64AAEECF0376C325C4F36A5C95":"0","AA81248D0821D00F0BA9BCB533E2881F":"Ujpest FC","CDD05FD46E6F78B9FEABD05EFFA7F762":"<STRONG><U>CLUB<BR><\/U><\/STRONG><BR><STRONG>Aston Villa<BR><\/STRONG>HKFC International Soccer Sevens Winner: 2007<BR>FA Premier Academy League Runners-Up: 2005-06<BR><BR><STRONG><U>INDIVIDUAL<BR><\/U><\/STRONG><BR><STRONG>HKFC International Soccer Sevens Player of the Tournament:<\/STRONG> <BR>2007<BR><BR><STRONG>BBC Radio West Midlands Young Player of the Month Winner:<\/STRONG> <BR>September 2007<BR><BR><STRONG>Top assists in 2. Bundesliga: <BR><\/STRONG>2010-11 (17 assists)<BR><BR><STRONG>Best player in 2. Bundesliga Runner-Up:<\/STRONG> <BR>2010-11 (with 27 points)","165A9E64AAEECF036C1B6B6A72794204F7BF560594F29F16":"1","A3B3C821F4815DD2":"59281","D91FA56861637784":"MTK Budapest FC","F849A024F3C8AF1B2C4A709B4C92BB0F":"2022-1-28","56D1193A280251FE":"Zoltan Stieber","80071F80C4550E7F":"175cm","229187823D238BA5":"593","5232E2CC9B16F53977588D5F27A411B8":"<P>Zoltan Stieber is a professional Hungarian footballer of German descent who plays for 1. FC N&#252;rnberg on loan from Hamburger SV and the Hungary national football team.<BR><BR>In July 2007, Stieber was given his first taste of first-team action, when he was called up to the senior squad for the tour of the U.S. and Canada. He made his debut for Aston Villa against Toronto FC and impressed against the Major League Soccer team, the Hungarian also appeared in a further pre-season match against Walsall, in which he assisted the first goal of the game. Despite not making a competitive breakthrough to the senior team, Stieber made a positive impression for Aston Villa Reserves that season, scoring against Fulham and Portsmouth and chalking up 6 assists in the opening 6 matches. This led the young midfielder to be awarded the first ever BBC Radio West Midlands Young Player of the Month, on 20 September 2007. On 22 November 2007, Stieber joined Coca Cola League One side Yeovil Town on loan until 1 January 2008 and scored his first goal days before his loan spell ran out, in the 2-1 victory over Brighton and Hove Albion. He made an immediate impact for the Glovers and his loan deal was extended until the end of January. Like the previous season, Stieber was again involved with the first-team prior to the beginning of the new campaign. Stieber never saw competitive first-team action at Villa Park, so the club allowed him to participate in trials at other clubs.<BR><BR>Stieber trained with Blackpool for a short period and was also offered a trial by Norwich City. However, he decided to join TuS Koblenz on 29 January 2009 after a successful trial. Zoltan signed a 30-month contract until 30 June 2011. He made his 2. Bundesliga debut on 30 January 2009, replacing Frank Wiblishauser in the 64th minute. That match ended in a 0-0 draw. His first time in the starting eleven came on 6 February 2009, against FSV Frankfurt. His first 2. Bundesliga goal and assist on 13 February 2009 in a match against SV Wehen Wiesbaden. On 26 May 2010, he left TuS Koblenz and signed for Alemannia Aachen for two years. This season he had 10 goals and 17 assists. On 22 March 2011, it was announced that Zoltan was to sign for Bundesliga side 1. FSV Mainz 05 on a four-year contract at the end of the 2010-11 season. On 21 June 2012 it was announced that he signed for Bundesliga side Greuther Furth on a four-year contract. He scored his first Bundesliga goal against 1899 Hoffenheim and went on to score against Eintracht Frankfurt and Borussia Dortmund in a season that ultimately saw Greuther Furth relegated from the German top flight. At the start of the new season, Stieber performed strongly, as he had 3 goals and 6 assists in just 9 games. In the last game of the season, against Dynamo Dresden, he scored a goal, and made 3 assists, at an eventual 4-0 win. In his final season for Furth, in the 2. Bundesliga, Stieber scored 9 goals and made 11 assists in total.<BR><BR>On the 26th of May 2014, Stieber signed for Bundesliga club Hamburg. Stieber was spotted by the Hamburg managers during the relegation play-offs of the 2013-14 Bundesliga season against Furth. The first tie ended with a goalless draw, while the second tie finished with 1-1 which resulted that Hamburg could remain in the top flight of the Bundeliga. Stieber gave the assist on the return match. In January 2015, Stieber played for the first time as a center in Hamburg against Eintracht Frankfurt in a friendly match. On 4 February, Stieber scored his first goal in the 2014-15 Bundesliga season in a 3-0 victory over SC Paderborn 07 in the 91st minute at the Benteler Arena, Paderborn, Germany. On 7 February 2015, he set the record of the highest distance in the 2014-15 Bundesliga by running 13.9 km against Hannover 96 at the Imtech-Arena, Hamburg. In the 2014-15 Bundesliga, Stieber scored his first goal with superb finish at the 73rd minute against Borussia Monchengladbach at the Imtech Arena, in Hamburg on 22 February 2015. For the first time, Stieber was able to score a goal in a consecutive match against Eintracht Frankfurt at the Commerzbank-Arena in Frankfurt on 28 February 2015 in the 2014-15 Bundesliga. However, the match ended with a 2-1 defeat for his team. He moved on loan to 1. FC Nurnberg on 18 January 2016.<BR><BR>Stieber made his international debut for Hungary, on 2 September 2011, in a 2-1 victory over Sweden. On 5 June 2015, Stieber scored his first goal for Hungary in a 4-0 friendly win over Lithuania in Debrecen. He followed this up with the winning goal in a 1-0 defeat of Finland in qualification for UEFA Euro 2016 on 13 June.<BR><BR><STRONG>Facebook:<\/STRONG> facebook.com\/ZoltanStieber<BR><STRONG>Twitter:<\/STRONG> twitter.com\/zoltanstieber?lang=de<\/P>","D91AFD3F8E13D94664CE2C04A1143112":"Ujpest FC,Zalaegerszegi TE,D.C. United,FC Kaiserslautern,Hamburger,FC Nurnberg[on loan],Greuther Furth,1.FSV Mainz 05,TSV Alemannia Aachen,TuS Koblenz,Aston Villa U23,Yeovil Town[on loan],iAston Villa Reserve,Ujpesti TE(U19)","43E2EE6075CF14CE3F1421B506383C07":"Hungary","e_index":3};