Leon Grgic

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Leon Grgic
Personal information
Date of birth (2006-01-22) 22 January 2006 (age 18)
Place of birth Bruck an der Mur, Austria
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Sturm Graz
Number 38
Youth career
Kapfenberger SV
2015–2022 Sturm Graz
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022– Sturm Graz II 37 (9)
2023– Sturm Graz 3 (0)
International career‡
2021–2022 Austria U16 8 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 August 2022

Leon Grgic (born 22 January 2006) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays for Sturm Graz. [1]

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Club career

Leon Grgic first played at Kapfenberger SV, before joining Sturm Graz in 2015. Becoming a prolific goalscorer with the youth teams, [2] he signed his first professional contract with The Blackies in 2021. [3] [4]

After progressing from the under-16 to the under-18 team during the previous season, Grgic was promoted to the reserve team for the 2022–23 season. [5] [6] He made his professional debut for SK Sturm Graz II on the 17 August 2022, replacing Milán Tóth  [ de ] during a 5–2 away 2. Liga win against SKN St. Pölten. [7] [8]

International career

Leon Grgic first made his debut for the Austria U16 s in 2 September 2021, in a 3-3 draw against the Germany U16 s. He scored his only goal for them against Israel U16's, netting in a 3-1 loss. He got promoted to the Austria U17 s the following year, in a 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification match against Moldova U17 s, which ended as a 2-0 win. He then progressed to the Austria U19 s the subsequent season, where he scored in a 2-2 draw against the Latvia U19 s in 11 September 2023, 3 days after he made his debut for them, against the same opposition. He was called up to the Austria U21 s in the September international break, where he came on as a substitute for Oluwaseun Adewumi in the 74th minute.

Career statistics

ClubSeasonLeague Austrian Cup EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sturm Graz II 2022–23 2. Liga 162———162
2023–24 2. Liga217———217
Total379———379
Sturm Graz 2022–23 Austrian Bundesliga 200000—20
2023–24 Austrian Bundesliga00101 [lower-alpha 1] 0—20
2024–25 Austrian Bundesliga100000—10
Total301010—50
Career total409101000429
  1. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

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References

  1. ↑ Leon Grgic at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  2. ↑ "ÖFB-Jugendligen: Alle jagen Salzburg". laola1 (in German). 26 February 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "Sturm: Jungprofivertrag für 15-jährigen Leon Grgic". laola1 (in German). 8 July 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "Grgic unterschreibt Profivertrag". SK Sturm (in German). 8 July 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "Bundesliga & 2. Liga: Alle Sommertransfers der steirischen Klubs im Überblick | Kleine Zeitung". Kleine Zeitung (in German). 30 June 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  6. ↑ Mandel, Daniel (26 June 2022). "Sturm Graz will ungarischen Nachwuchsangreifer Milán Tóth". abseits.at (in German). Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  7. ↑ "SKN Saint-Polten 2 : 5 SK Sturm Graz II". Sport1 (in German). 12 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  8. ↑ "Sturm II: 5:2-Kantersieg in St. Pölten". SK Sturm (in German). 8 December 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
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