Zlatko Hebib (born 28 December 1990) is a Swiss

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays for FC Zürich II.

Career

Hebib was born in

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, SR Croatia,

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, but moved to Switzerland at an early age. He joined

Grasshopper Club Zürich Grasshopper Club Zürich, commonly referred to as simply GC, GCZ, or Grasshoppers, is a multisports club based in Zürich, Switzerland. The oldest and best known department of the club is its football team. With 27 titles, Grasshopper holds the ...

as a 7-year old, coming through the ranks of the Swiss club, but not having made a first team appearance. After a season spent at

Yverdon-Sport FC Yverdon-Sport FC is a Swiss football team from the town of Yverdon-les-Bains. The club plays in a green and white strip, and were promoted from the Swiss 1. Liga Promotion, the third tier of Swiss football after winning in the 2020–21 season. ...

and four months spent without a team, Hebib joined SV Babelsberg 03 in November 2011. The Swiss youth international made his professional debut in the German

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in a 3–1 away win over VfR Aalen. In July 2017, Hebib joined FC Stade Nyonnais. Two years later, he joined

FC Rapperswil-Jona Fussball Club Rapperswil-Jona, was founded in 1928 and is now the largest sports club in the Oberer Lake / Linth area. After achieving promotion in June 2017, the first team will played in the Swiss Challenge League, the second tier of Swiss foot ...

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