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]

Michael Gregoritsch
Gregoritsch with Austria U21 in 2014
Personal information
Full nameMichael Gregoritsch
Date of birth (1994-04-18) 18 April 1994 (age 30)[1]
Place of birthGraz, Styria, Austria
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)Winger, striker
Team information
Current team
SC Freiburg
Number38
Youth career
2001–2008Grazer AK
2008–2010Kapfenberger SV
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2011Kapfenberger SV II30(10)
2010–2011Kapfenberger SV28(10)
2011–20151899 Hoffenheim18(9)
2011–2012Kapfenberger SV II (loan)7(1)
2011–2012Kapfenberger SV (loan)16(1)
2012–20131899 Hoffenheim II28(11)
2013–2014FC St. Pauli II (loan)5(2)
2013–2014FC St. Pauli (loan)15(1)
2014–2015VfL Bochum (loan)25(7)
2015VfL Bochum0(0)
2015–2017Hamburger SV55(10)
2017–2022FC Augsburg119(29)
2019–2020Schalke 04 (loan)14(1)
2021FC Augsburg II1(0)
2022–SC Freiburg62(17)
International career
2010Austria U161(0)
2011Austria U173(1)
2011–2016Austria U2129(20)
2016–Austria53(15)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:48, 26 March 2024 (UTC)

Career edit

Kapfenberger SV edit

In 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 edit

Gregoritsch 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 edit

In 2013, he was loaned to FC St. Pauli, where he played for both the first and second teams.[7]

VfL Bochum edit

He joined VfL Bochum on loan for the 2014–15 season,[7] where he scored seven goals in 27 appearances.[2]

Hamburger SV edit

He 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 edit

He went to FC Augsburg for the 2017–18 season. He finished the 2017–18 season with 13 goals in 33 appearances.[14]

Schalke 04 (loan) edit

On 23 December 2019, Gregoritsch was loaned to Schalke 04 until the end of the campaign.[15] In his debut match for Schalke on 17 January 2020, he recorded a goal and an assist in a 2–0 home win against Borussia Mönchengladbach.[16]

SC Freiburg edit

On 8 July 2022, SC Freiburg announced that they had signed Gregoritsch ahead of the 2022–23 Bundesliga season.[17]

Personal life edit

As of July 2023, his father, Werner Gregoritsch, is the head coach of the Austrian under-21 national team.[18]

Career statistics edit

Club edit

As of match played 18 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup[a]ContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Kapfenberger SV II2009–10[8]Landesliga Steiermark175175
2010–11[9]Landesliga Steiermark135135
Kapfenberger SV II (loan)2011–12[10]Austrian Regionalliga Central7171
Total37113711
Kapfenberger SV2009–10[7]Austrian Bundesliga410041
2010–11[7]Austrian Bundesliga24250292
Kapfenberger SV (loan)2011–12[7]Austrian Bundesliga16100161
Total44450494
1899 Hoffenheim II2012–13[11]Regionalliga Südwest28112811
FC St. Pauli II (loan)2013–14[7]Regionalliga Nord5151
FC St. Pauli (loan)2013–14[7]2. Bundesliga15110161
VfL Bochum (loan)2014–15[2]2. Bundesliga25720277
Hamburger SV2015–16[12]Bundesliga25511266
2016–17[13]Bundesliga30520325
Total5510315811
FC Augsburg2017–18[14]Bundesliga3213103313
2018–19[19]Bundesliga32642368
2019–20[7]Bundesliga601070
2020–21[7]Bundesliga24120261
2021–22[7]Bundesliga25920279
Total1192910212931
Schalke 04 (loan)2019–20[7]Bundesliga14120161
FC Augsburg II2021–22[7]Regionalliga Bayern1010
SC Freiburg2022–23[7]Bundesliga3010527[b]34215
2023–24[7]Bundesliga327208[b]54212
Total6217721588427
Career total40592305158450105
  1. ^ Includes Austrian Cup, DFB-Pokal
  2. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International edit

As of match played 26 March 2024[20]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Austria201610
201740
201861
201961
202062
2021101
2022102
202385
202423
Total5315
Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gregoritsch goal.
List of international goals scored by Michael Gregoritsch
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
127 March 2018Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg  Luxembourg3–04–0Friendly
26 September 2019Stadion Wals-Siezenheim, Wals-Siezenheim, Austria  Latvia6–06–0UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
34 September 2020Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway  Norway1–02–12020–21 UEFA Nations League B
411 October 2020Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland  Northern Ireland1–01–0
513 June 2021Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania  North Macedonia2–13–1UEFA Euro 2020
629 March 2022Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria  Scotland1–22–2Friendly
73 June 2022Gradski Vrt Stadium, Osijek, Croatia  Croatia2–03–02022–23 UEFA Nations League A
824 March 2023Raiffeisen Arena, Pasching, Austria  Azerbaijan2–04–1UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
927 March 2023Raiffeisen Arena, Pasching, Austria  Estonia2–12–1
1017 June 2023King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium  Belgium1–01–1
117 September 2023Raiffeisen Arena, Linz, Austria  Moldova1–11–1Friendly
1212 September 2023Friends Arena, Stockholm, Sweden  Sweden1–03–1UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
1326 March 2024Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria  Turkey2–16–1Friendly
143–1
154–1

References edit

  1. ^ UEFA.com. "Michael Gregoritsch - Austria - UEFA Nations League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Michael Gregoritsch" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Das Gregoritsch-Märchen" (in German). Kleine Zeitung. 15 April 2010. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  4. ^ "Michael Gregoritsch" (in German). Austrian Football Bundesliga. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  5. ^ a b "15-Jähriger erzielt Bundesliga-Tor" (in German). merkur-online.de. 16 April 2010. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  6. ^ "Gregoritsch verzückt Österreich" (in German). kicker. 16 April 2010. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Michael Gregoritsch » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  8. ^ a b "Spielerprofil: Michael Gregoritsch - Kapfenberger SV Amateure 2009/10" (in German). fussballoesterreich.at. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  9. ^ a b "Spielerprofil: Michael Gregoritsch - Kapfenberger SV Amateure 2010/11" (in German). fussballoesterreich.at. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  10. ^ a b "Spielerprofil: Michael Gregoritsch - Kapfenberger SV Amateure 2011/12" (in German). fussballoesterreich.at. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  11. ^ a b "Michael Gregoritsch". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  12. ^ a b "Michael Gregoritsch". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  13. ^ a b "Michael Gregoritsch". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  14. ^ a b "Michael Gregoritsch". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  15. ^ "Michael Gregoritsch joins FC Schalke 04 on loan". Schalke 04. 23 December 2019.
  16. ^ "Borussia Monchengladbach dealt Bundesliga title blow by Schalke". BBC Sport. 17 January 2020.
  17. ^ "MICHAEL GREGORITSCH JOINS SC FREIBURG". scfreiburg.com. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  18. ^ "In Österreichs erster Liga Trainersohn, 15 trifft" (in German). Süddeutsche Zeitung. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  19. ^ "Michael Gregoritsch". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  20. ^ "Gregoritsch, Michael". National Football Teams. Retrieved 17 June 2021.

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