Michael Gregoritsch
Michael Gregoritsch (born 18 April 1994) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a winger or striker for Bundesliga club SC Freiburg and the Austria national team.[2][3][4]
 Gregoritsch with Austria U21 in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Gregoritsch | ||
| Date of birth | 18 April 1994[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Graz, Styria, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger, striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | SC Freiburg | ||
| Number | 38 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2008 | Grazer AK | ||
| 2008–2010 | Kapfenberger SV | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Kapfenberger SV II | 30 | (10) |
| 2010–2011 | Kapfenberger SV | 28 | (10) |
| 2011–2015 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 18 | (9) |
| 2011–2012 | → Kapfenberger SV II (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | → Kapfenberger SV (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | 1899 Hoffenheim II | 28 | (11) |
| 2013–2014 | → FC St. Pauli II (loan) | 5 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | → FC St. Pauli (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | → VfL Bochum (loan) | 25 | (7) |
| 2015 | VfL Bochum | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Hamburger SV | 55 | (10) |
| 2017–2022 | FC Augsburg | 119 | (29) |
| 2019–2020 | → Schalke 04 (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2021 | FC Augsburg II | 1 | (0) |
| 2022– | SC Freiburg | 58 | (17) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010 | Austria U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2011 | Austria U17 | 3 | (1) |
| 2011–2016 | Austria U21 | 29 | (20) |
| 2016– | Austria | 53 | (15) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:48, 26 March 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career
changeKapfenberger SV
changeIn 2008, Gregoritsch began his career at Kapfenberger SV's youth teams and was promoted to the Austrian Bundesliga team in January 2010.[5] He made his debut on 14 April 2010 against Austria Wien and scored his first league goal less than three minutes after coming on as an 82nd-minute substitute.[5] This made him the youngest goalscorer in the history of the Austrian Bundesliga with only 15 years and 361 days.[6] He finished the 2009–10 season with a goal in four appearances.[7] He also made appearances for the reserve team over three seasons.[8][9][10]
1899 Hoffenheim
changeGregoritsch moved to 1899 Hoffenheim on 28 June 2011 for an undisclosed fee. He signed a four-year contract but was loaned to Kapfenberger SV until June 2012. He then only played for the second team of Hoffenheim, where he scored 11 goals in 28 appearances.[11]
FC St. Pauli
changeIn 2013, he was loaned to FC St. Pauli, where he played for both the first and second teams.[7]
VfL Bochum
changeHe joined VfL Bochum on loan for the 2014–15 season,[7] where he scored seven goals in 27 appearances.[2]
Hamburger SV
changeHe played for Hamburger SV during the 2015–16 and 2016–17 seasons.[7] He scored six goals in 26 appearances during the 2015–16 season[12] and five goals in 32 appearances during the 2016–17 season.[13]
FC Augsburg
changeHe went to FC Augsburg for the 2017–18 season. He finished the 2017–18 season with 13 goals in 33 appearances.[14]
Schalke 04
changeOn 23 December 2019, Gregoritsch was loaned to Schalke 04 until the end of the season.[15] In his debut match for Schalke on 17 January 2020, he scored a goal and provided an assist in a 2–0 home win against Borussia Mönchengladbach.[16]
Personal life
changeAs of June 2021, his father, Werner Gregoritsch, is the head coach of the Austrian under-21 national team.[17]
Career statistics
changeClub
change- As of match played 21 April 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kapfenberger SV II | 2009–10[8] | Landesliga Steiermark | 17 | 5 | — | — | 17 | 5 | ||
| 2010–11[9] | Landesliga Steiermark | 13 | 5 | — | — | 13 | 5 | |||
| Kapfenberger SV II (loan) | 2011–12[10] | Austrian Regionalliga Central | 7 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||
| Total | 37 | 11 | — | — | 37 | 11 | ||||
| Kapfenberger SV | 2009–10[7] | Austrian Bundesliga | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | |
| 2010–11[7] | Austrian Bundesliga | 24 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 29 | 2 | ||
| Kapfenberger SV (loan) | 2011–12[7] | Austrian Bundesliga | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | |
| Total | 44 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | 49 | 4 | |||
| 1899 Hoffenheim II | 2012–13[11] | Regionalliga Südwest | 28 | 11 | — | — | 28 | 11 | ||
| FC St. Pauli II (loan) | 2013–14[7] | Regionalliga Nord | 5 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 1 | ||
| FC St. Pauli (loan) | 2013–14[7] | 2. Bundesliga | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | |
| VfL Bochum (loan) | 2014–15[2] | 2. Bundesliga | 25 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | 27 | 7 | |
| Hamburger SV | 2015–16[12] | Bundesliga | 25 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 26 | 6 | |
| 2016–17[13] | Bundesliga | 30 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | 32 | 5 | ||
| Total | 55 | 10 | 3 | 1 | — | 58 | 11 | |||
| FC Augsburg | 2017–18[14] | Bundesliga | 32 | 13 | 1 | 0 | — | 33 | 13 | |
| 2018–19[18] | Bundesliga | 32 | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | 36 | 8 | ||
| 2019–20[7] | Bundesliga | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21[7] | Bundesliga | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 26 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22[7] | Bundesliga | 25 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | 27 | 9 | ||
| Total | 119 | 29 | 10 | 2 | — | 129 | 31 | |||
| Schalke 04 (loan) | 2019–20[7] | Bundesliga | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | |
| FC Augsburg II | 2021–22[7] | Regionalliga Bayern | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| SC Freiburg | 2022–23[7] | Bundesliga | 30 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 7[b] | 3 | 42 | 15 |
| 2023–24[7] | Bundesliga | 28 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 8[b] | 5 | 38 | 12 | |
| Total | 58 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 80 | 27 | ||
| Career total | 401 | 92 | 30 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 446 | 105 | ||
- ↑ Includes Austrian Cup, DFB-Pokal
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
change- As of match played 26 March 2024[19]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 10 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 3 | |
| Total | 53 | 15 | |
- Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gregoritsch goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 March 2018 | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |  Luxembourg |
3–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 6 September 2019 | Stadion Wals-Siezenheim, Wals-Siezenheim, Austria |  Latvia |
6–0 | 6–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying |
| 3 | 4 September 2020 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway |  Norway |
1–0 | 2–1 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B |
| 4 | 11 October 2020 | Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland |  Northern Ireland |
1–0 | 1–0 | |
| 5 | 13 June 2021 | Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania |  Macedonia |
2–1 | 3–1 | UEFA Euro 2020 |
| 6 | 29 March 2022 | Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria |  Scotland |
1–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 7 | 3 June 2022 | Gradski Vrt Stadium, Osijek, Croatia |  Croatia |
2–0 | 3–0 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League A |
| 8 | 24 March 2023 | Raiffeisen Arena, Pasching, Austria |  Azerbaijan |
2–0 | 4–1 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
| 9 | 27 March 2023 | Raiffeisen Arena, Pasching, Austria |  Estonia |
2–1 | 2–1 | |
| 10 | 17 June 2023 | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium |  Belgium |
1–0 | 1–1 | |
| 11 | 7 September 2023 | Raiffeisen Arena, Linz, Austria |  Moldova |
1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 12 | 12 September 2023 | Friends Arena, Stockholm, Sweden |  Sweden |
1–0 | 3–1 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
| 13 | 26 March 2024 | Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria |  Turkey |
2–1 | 6–1 | Friendly |
| 14 | 3–1 | |||||
| 15 | 4–1 |
References
change- ↑ UEFA.com. "Michael Gregoritsch - Austria - UEFA Nations League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Michael Gregoritsch" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- ↑ "Das Gregoritsch-Märchen" (in German). Kleine Zeitung. 15 April 2010. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ↑ "Michael Gregoritsch" (in German). Austrian Football Bundesliga. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "15-Jähriger erzielt Bundesliga-Tor" (in German). merkur-online.de. 16 April 2010. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ↑ "Gregoritsch verzückt Österreich" (in German). kicker. 16 April 2010. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ↑ 7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 7.10 7.11 7.12 7.13 7.14 7.15 "Michael Gregoritsch » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Spielerprofil: Michael Gregoritsch - Kapfenberger SV Amateure 2009/10" (in German). fussballoesterreich.at. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Spielerprofil: Michael Gregoritsch - Kapfenberger SV Amateure 2010/11" (in German). fussballoesterreich.at. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Spielerprofil: Michael Gregoritsch - Kapfenberger SV Amateure 2011/12" (in German). fussballoesterreich.at. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Michael Gregoritsch". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Michael Gregoritsch". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Michael Gregoritsch". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Michael Gregoritsch". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ↑ "Michael Gregoritsch joins FC Schalke 04 on loan". Schalke 04. 23 December 2019.
- ↑ "Borussia Monchengladbach dealt Bundesliga title blow by Schalke". BBC Sport. 17 January 2020.
- ↑ "In Österreichs erster Liga Trainersohn, 15 trifft" (in German). Süddeutsche Zeitung. Archived from the original on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ↑ "Michael Gregoritsch". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- ↑ "Gregoritsch, Michael". National Football Teams. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
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