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 32)
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)
2022–2025 SC Freiburg 82 (19)
2025- 2026 Brøndby IF 11 (2)
2026- FC Augsburg 18 (7)
International career‡
2010 Austria U16 1 (0)
2011 Austria U17 3 (1)
2011–2016 Austria U21 29 (20)
2016– Austria 73 (24)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 October 2026

Michael Gregoritsch (born 18 April 1994) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a winger or striker for Bundesliga club FC Augsburg and the Austria national team.

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

VfL Bochum

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

Hamburger SV

He played for Hamburger SV 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

On 23 December 2019, Gregoritsch was loaned to Schalke 04 until the end of the season. In his debut match for Schalke on 17 January 2020, he scored a goal and provided an assist in a 2–0 home win against Borussia Mönchengladbach.

SC Freiburg

After two further seasons in Augsburg Gregoritsch moved within the Bundesliga to SC Freiburg for the 2022/23 season. In his first season in Freiburg, Gregoritsch scored 10 goals and provided 5 assists in 30 Bundesliga appearances. After failing to score in 14 competitive matches in the 2023/24 season, Gregoritsch scored a first-half hat-trick in Freiburg's 5-0 home win against Olympiacos Piraeus on Matchday 5 of the Europa League. He also provided an assist for Kiliann Sildillia. Gregoritsch missed the start of the 2024/25 season due to a torn muscle fiber.

Brøndby IF

In August 2025, Gregoritsch moved to Brøndby IF in Denmark.

Personal life

As of June 2021, his father, Werner Gregoritsch, is the head coach of the Austrian under-21 national team.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 21 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Kapfenberger SV II 2009–10 Landesliga Steiermark 175——175
2010–11 Landesliga Steiermark 135——135
Kapfenberger SV II (loan) 2011–12 Austrian Regionalliga Central 71——71
Total 3711——3711
Kapfenberger SV 2009–10 Austrian Bundesliga 4100—41
2010–11 Austrian Bundesliga 24250—292
Kapfenberger SV (loan) 2011–12 Austrian Bundesliga 16100—161
Total 44450—494
1899 Hoffenheim II 2012–13 Regionalliga Südwest2811——2811
FC St. Pauli II (loan) 2013–14 Regionalliga Nord 51——51
FC St. Pauli (loan) 2013–14 2. Bundesliga 15110—161
VfL Bochum (loan) 2014–15 2. Bundesliga 25720—277
Hamburger SV 2015–16 Bundesliga 25511—266
2016–17 Bundesliga 30520—325
Total 551031—5811
FC Augsburg 2017–18 Bundesliga 321310—3313
2018–19 Bundesliga 32642—368
2019–20 Bundesliga 6010—70
2020–21 Bundesliga 24120—261
2021–22 Bundesliga 25920—279
Total 11929102—12931
Schalke 04 (loan) 2019–20 Bundesliga 14120—161
FC Augsburg II 2021–22 Regionalliga Bayern 10——10
SC Freiburg 2022–23 Bundesliga 301052734215
2023–24 Bundesliga 28720853812
Total 5817721588027
Career total 40192305158446105
  1. ↑ Includes Austrian Cup, DFB-Pokal
  2. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 1 October 2026
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Austria 201610
201750
201861
201971
202082
2021101
2022102
202384
2024116
2025105
202622
Total7824
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
127 March 2018Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg Luxembourg3–04–0Friendly
26 September 2019Stadion Wals-Siezenheim, Wals-Siezenheim, Austria Latvia6–06–0UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
34 September 2020Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway Norway1–02–12020–21 UEFA Nations League B
411 October 2020Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland Northern Ireland1–01–0
513 June 2021Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania Macedonia2–13–1UEFA Euro 2020
629 March 2022Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria Scotland1–22–2Friendly
73 June 2022Gradski Vrt Stadium, Osijek, Croatia Croatia2–03–02022–23 UEFA Nations League A
824 March 2023Raiffeisen Arena, Pasching, Austria Azerbaijan2–04–1UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
927 March 2023Raiffeisen Arena, Pasching, Austria Estonia2–12–1
1017 June 2023King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium Belgium1–01–1
117 September 2023Raiffeisen Arena, Linz, Austria Moldova1–11–1Friendly
1212 September 2023Friends Arena, Stockholm, Sweden Sweden1–03–1UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
1326 March 2024Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria Turkey2–16–1Friendly
143–1
154–1
162 July 2024Stadium, Leipzig, Germany Turkey1-21-2UEFA Euro 2024
1713 October 2024Raiffeisen Arena, Linz, Austria Norway5-15-1UEFA Nations League B
1814 November 2024Ortalyk Stadion, Almaty , Kazakhstan Kazakhstan2-02-0UEFA Nations League B
1920 March 2025Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria Serbia1-01-1UEFA Nations League play off
207 June 2025Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria Romania1-02-1FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifying
2110 June 2025San Marino Stadium, Serravalle , San MarinoSan Marino2-04-0FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifying
219 October 2025Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, AustriaSan Marino3-010-0FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifying
2218 November 2025Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria Bosnia and Herzegovina1-11-1FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifying
2327 March 2026Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria Ghana2-05-1Friendly match
241 October 2026Dublin Arena, Dublin, Ireland Republic of Ireland2-22-2UEFA Nations League

References

  1. ↑ UEFA.com. "Michael Gregoritsch - Austria - UEFA Nations League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
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  4. ↑ "Michael Gregoritsch" (in German). Austrian Football Bundesliga. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  5. 1 2 "15-Jähriger erzielt Bundesliga-Tor" (in German). merkur-online.de. 16 April 2010. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
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  10. 1 2 "Spielerprofil: Michael Gregoritsch - Kapfenberger SV Amateure 2011/12" (in German). fussballoesterreich.at. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
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  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. ↑ SC Freiburg
  18. ↑ Bröndby IF
  19. ↑ "In Österreichs erster Liga Trainersohn, 15 trifft" (in German). Süddeutsche Zeitung. Archived from the original on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
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  21. ↑ "Gregoritsch, Michael". National Football Teams. Retrieved 17 June 2021.

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