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Michael Gregoritsch
Austrian footballer (born 1994) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Michael Gregoritsch (born 18 April 1994) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Danish Superliga club Brøndby and the Austria national team.[2][3][4]
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Club career
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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]
Brøndby
On 20 August 2025, Gregoritsch joined Brøndby on a three-year deal.[18] He debuted the following day, coming on for Filip Bundgaard in the 67th minute of a 0–0 draw away to Strasbourg in the UEFA Europa Conference League play-off first leg.[19][20] Three days later he made his Danish Superliga debut as a starter in a 2–0 defeat away to Sønderjyske.[21][22] His first Brøndby goal followed in the second leg against Strasbourg on 28 August, making it 3–2 on the night when he converted an indirect free-kick from close range in the 85th minute; Brøndby were eliminated 2–3 on aggregate despite the late rally.[23]
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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.[24]
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. [25]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 5 October 2025
- Includes Austrian Cup, DFB-Pokal
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Conference League
International
- As of match played 12 October 2025[27]
- Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gregoritsch goal.
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