Michael Gregoritsch (born 18 April 1994) is an Austrian professional

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who plays as a winger or striker for

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club

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and the Austria national team.

Career

Kapfenberger SV

In 2008, Gregoritsch began his career at

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's youth teams and was promoted to the Austrian Bundesliga team in January 2010. 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. This made him the youngest goalscorer in the history of the Austrian Bundesliga with only 15 years and 361 days. He finished the 2009–10 season with a goal in four appearances. He also made appearances for the reserve team over three seasons.

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.

FC St. Pauli

In 2013, he was loaned to

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, where he played for both the first and second teams.

VfL Bochum

He joined

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on loan for the 2014–15 season, where he scored seven goals in 27 appearances.

Hamburger SV

He played for

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during the 2015–16 and 2016–17 seasons. He scored six goals in 26 appearances during the 2015–16 season and five goals in 32 appearances during the 2016–17 season.

FC Augsburg

He went to FC Augsburg for the 2017–18 season. He finished the 2017–18 season with 13 goals in 33 appearances.

Schalke 04 (loan)

On 23 December 2019, Gregoritsch was loaned to

Schalke 04 Fußballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e. V., commonly known as FC Schalke 04 (), Schalke 04 (), or abbreviated as S04 (), is a professional German football and multi-sports club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine ...

until the end of the campaign. 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 Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e. V. Mönchengladbach, commonly known as Borussia Mönchengladbach (), Mönchengladbach () or Gladbach (; abbreviated as Borussia MG, BMG), is a professional Association football, football club based in ...

SC Freiburg

On 8 July 2022,

announced that they had signed Gregoritsch ahead of the

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Bundesliga season.

Personal life

As of June 2021, his father,

Werner Gregoritsch Werner Gregoritsch (born 22 March 1958) is an Austrian association football, football manager and former player. He manages the Austria national under-21 football team, Austria U21 national team and has previously managed Kapfenberger SV, SV Matt ...

, is the head coach of the Austrian under-21 national team.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gregoritsch goal.''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gregoritsch, Michael 1994 births Living people Footballers from Graz Association football midfielders Association football forwards Austrian footballers Austria international footballers Austria youth international footballers Austria under-21 international footballers Kapfenberger SV players TSG 1899 Hoffenheim players TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II players FC St. Pauli players VfL Bochum players Hamburger SV players FC Augsburg players FC Schalke 04 players Bundesliga players Austrian Football Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Regionalliga players UEFA Euro 2020 players Austrian expatriate footballers Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate footballers in Germany