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 name Michael Gregoritsch
Date of birth (1994-04-18) 18 April 1994[1]
Place of birth Graz, Styria, Austria
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Winger, striker
Team 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)
2011–2012Kapfenberger SV II (loan) 7 (1)
2011–2012Kapfenberger SV (loan) 16 (1)
2012–2013 1899 Hoffenheim II 28 (11)
2013–2014FC St. Pauli II (loan) 5 (2)
2013–2014FC St. Pauli (loan) 15 (1)
2014–2015VfL Bochum (loan) 25 (7)
2015 VfL Bochum 26 (17)
2015–2017 Hamburger SV 55 (10)
2017–2022 FC Augsburg 119 (29)
2019–2020Schalke 04 (loan) 14 (1)
2022– SC Freiburg 36 (10)
International career
2010 Austria U16 1 (0)
2011 Austria U17 3 (1)
2011–2016 Austria U21 29 (20)
2016– Austria 49 (12)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:37, 12 September 2023 (UTC)

Career

Kapfenberger SV

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

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

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

VfL Bochum

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

Hamburger SV

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

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)

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

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

Personal life

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

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 October 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Kapfenberger SV II 2009–10[8] Landesliga Steiermark 175175
2010–11[9] Landesliga Steiermark 135135
Kapfenberger SV II (loan) 2011–12[10] Austrian Regionalliga Central 7171
Total 37113711
Kapfenberger SV 2009–10[7] Austrian Bundesliga 410041
2010–11[7] Austrian Bundesliga 24250292
Kapfenberger SV (loan) 2011–12[7] Austrian Bundesliga 16100161
Total 44450494
1899 Hoffenheim II 2012–13[11] Regionalliga Südwest28112811
FC St. Pauli II (loan) 2013–14[7] Regionalliga Nord 5151
FC St. Pauli (loan) 2013–14[7] 2. Bundesliga 15110161
VfL Bochum (loan) 2014–15[2] 2. Bundesliga 25720277
Hamburger SV 2015–16[12] Bundesliga 25511266
2016–17[13] Bundesliga 30520325
Total 5510315811
FC Augsburg 2017–18[14] Bundesliga 3213103313
2018–19[19] Bundesliga 32642368
2019–20[7] Bundesliga 601070
2020–21[7] Bundesliga 24120261
2021–22[7] Bundesliga 25920279
Total 1192910212931
Schalke 04 (loan) 2019–20[7] Bundesliga 14120161
SC Freiburg 2022–23[7] Bundesliga 3010527[lower-alpha 2]34215
2023–24[7] Bundesliga 60101[lower-alpha 2]080
Total 351062835015
Career total 378852958341593
  1. Includes Austrian Cup, DFB-Pokal
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 12 September 2023[20]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Austria 201610
201740
201861
201961
202062
2021101
2022102
202365
Total4912
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. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
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

References

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  5. "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. "Michael Gregoritsch » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
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  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.
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