Adrian Grbić (born 4 August 1996) is an Austrian professional

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who plays as a

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for French club

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on loan from Lorient, and the Austria national team.

Club career

On 8 July 2020, Grbić signed a five-year contract with

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club Lorient. The deal was reportedly worth around €10 million. He scored a goal from a penalty on his debut with Lorient in a 3–1 win against

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on 23 August 2020. On 11 January 2022, Grbić signed for Dutch club Vitesse on loan until the end of the 2021–22 season. On 31 January 2023, Grbić was loaned to

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for the rest of the season.

International career

Grbić was born in Austria and is of Croatian descent. He is a youth international for Austria. Three weeks after his 24th birthday, on 25 August 2020, he was first called up to the

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for the Nations League games against

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and

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. He made his debut on 4 September 2020 in a game against Norway.

Career statistics

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

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* 1996 births Living people Men's association football forwards Austrian footballers Austria men's youth international footballers Austria men's under-21 international footballers Austria men's international footballers Austrian people of Croatian descent 2. Liga (Austria) players 3. Liga players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Eredivisie players VfB Stuttgart players VfB Stuttgart II players Floridsdorfer AC players Clermont Foot players FC Lorient players SBV Vitesse players Valenciennes FC players Austrian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Germany Expatriate footballers in France Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Austrian expatriate sportspeople in France Austrian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands {{Austria-footy-forward-stub