Michael Gregoritsch

Michael Gregoritsch (born 18 April 1994) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a winger or striker for Bundesliga side FC Augsburg.[2][3][4]

Michael Gregoritsch

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	FC Augsburg
Number	11
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	0	(0)
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–	FC Augsburg	76	(20)
2019–2020	→ Schalke 04 (loan)	14	(1)
National team^‡
2010	Austria U16	1	(0)
2011	Austria U17	3	(1)
2011–	Austria U21	29	(20)
2016–	Austria	21	(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 July 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 October 2020

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

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]

Personal life

His father, Werner Gregoritsch, is the current head coach of the Austrian under-21 national team.[17]

Career statistics

Club

As of 29 June 2020.

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup[lower-alpha 1]		Total		Ref.
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Kapfenberger SV II	2009–10	Landesliga Steiermark	17	5	—		17	5	[8]
	2010–11	Landesliga Steiermark	13	5	—		13	5	[9]
	2011–12 (loan)	Austrian Regionalliga Central	7	1	—		7	1	[10]
	Total		37	11	—		37	11	—
Kapfenberger SV	2009–10	Austrian Bundesliga	4	1	0	0	4	1	[7]
	2010–11	Austrian Bundesliga	24	2	5	0	29	2	[7]
	2011–12 (loan)	Austrian Bundesliga	16	1	0	0	16	1	[7]
	Total		44	4	5	0	49	4	—
1899 Hoffenheim II	2012–13	Regionalliga Südwest	28	11	—		28	11	[11]
FC St. Pauli II	2013–14 (loan)	Regionalliga Nord	5	1	—		5	1	[7]
FC St. Pauli	2013–14 (loan)	2. Bundesliga	15	1	1	0	16	1	[7]
VfL Bochum	2014–15 (loan)	2. Bundesliga	25	7	2	0	27	7	[2]
Hamburger SV	2015–16	Bundesliga	25	5	1	1	26	6	[12]
	2016–17	Bundesliga	30	5	2	0	32	5	[13]
	Total		55	10	3	1	58	11	—
FC Augsburg	2017–18	Bundesliga	32	13	1	0	33	13	[14]
	2018–19	Bundesliga	32	6	4	2	36	8	[18]
	2019–20	Bundesliga	6	0	1	0	7	0	[7]
	2020–21	Bundesliga	6	1	1	0	7	1	[7]
	Total		76	20	7	2	83	22	—
Schalke 04	2019–20 (loan)	Bundesliga	14	1	2	0	16	1	[7]
Career total			293	65	19	3	312	68	—

1. Appearances in the Austrian Cup and German Cup.

International

As of 11 October 2020[19]

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	4	2
Total		21	4

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 qualification
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

References

1. UEFA.com. "Michael Gregoritsch - Austria - UEFA Nations League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
2. "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. "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.
8. "Spielerprofil: Michael Gregoritsch - Kapfenberger SV Amateure 2009/10" (in German). fussballoesterreich.at. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
9. "Spielerprofil: Michael Gregoritsch - Kapfenberger SV Amateure 2010/11" (in German). fussballoesterreich.at. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
10. "Spielerprofil: Michael Gregoritsch - Kapfenberger SV Amateure 2011/12" (in German). fussballoesterreich.at. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
11. "Michael Gregoritsch". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
12. "Michael Gregoritsch". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
13. "Michael Gregoritsch". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
14. "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. "In Österreichs erster Liga Trainersohn, 15 trifft" (in German). Süddeutsche Zeitung. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
18. "Michael Gregoritsch". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
19. "Gregoritsch, Michael". National Football Teams. Retrieved 30 March 2018.

External links

• Michael Gregoritsch at fussballdaten.de (in German)