Michael Gregoritsch

Michael Gregoritsch

Gregoritsch with Austria U21 in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Michael Gregoritsch
Date of birth	(1994-04-18) 18 April 1994 (age 30) [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)
2011–2012	→ 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	75	(18)
International career‡
2010	Austria U16	1	(0)
2011	Austria U17	3	(1)
2011–2016	Austria U21	29	(20)
2016–	Austria	62	(18)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:27, 1 February 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:27, 17 November 2024 (UTC)

Michael Gregoritsch (born 18 April 1994) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club SC Freiburg and the Austria national team. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Club career

Early career in Austria

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] Gregoritsch also made appearances for the reserve team over three seasons. ^{[8] [9] [10]}

Germany arrival

Gregoritsch moved to 1899 Hoffenheim on 28 June 2011 for an undisclosed fee. He signed a four-year contract but was on loan to Kapfenberger SV until June 2012. Gregoritsch only played for the second team of Hoffenheim, where he scored 11 goals in 28 appearances. ^[11] In 2013, he was on loan to FC St. Pauli, playing for both the first and second teams. ^[7] Gregoritsch joined VfL Bochum on loan for the 2014–15 season, ^[7] where he scored seven goals in 27 appearances. ^[2] 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]

Gregoritsch joined FC Augsburg for the 2017–18 season, scoring three goals in 33 appearances. ^[14] On 23 December 2019, he joined Schalke 04 on loan until the end of 2019–20 season. ^[15] On 17 January 2020, Gregoritsch debuted with a goal and an assist in a 2–0 home victory against Borussia Mönchengladbach. ^[16]

On 8 July 2022, Gregoritsch signed for SC Freiburg ahead of the 2022–23 Bundesliga season. ^[17]

International career

On 6 September 2016, Gregoritsch debuted for the Austria national football team in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification against Georgia, coming as a substitute to Marc Janko as Austria won 2–1. ^[18]

Personal life

As of July 2023, his father, Werner Gregoritsch, is head coach of the Austrian under-21 national team. They are of Slovenian origin. ^[19]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 1 February 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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 [20]	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	32	7	2	0	8 [b]	5	42	12
	2024–25	Bundesliga	13	1	3	1	—		16	2
	Total		75	18	10	3	15	8	100	29
Career total			418	93	33	6	15	8	466	107

1. Includes Austrian Cup, DFB-Pokal
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 17 November 2024 ^[21]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

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	11	6
Total		62	18

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
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	North 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
16	2 July 2024	Red Bull Arena, Leipzig, Germany	Turkey	1–2	1–2	UEFA Euro 2024
17	13 October 2024	Raiffeisen Arena, Linz, Austria	Norway	5–1	5–1	2024–25 UEFA Nations League B
18	14 November 2024	Pavlodar Central Stadium, Pavlodar, Kazakhstan	Kazakhstan	2–0	2–0

References

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External links

• Michael Gregoritsch at fussballdaten.de (in German)