Michael Gregoritsch

Michi Gregoritsch

Personal information
Full name	Michael Gregoritsch
Date of birth	18 April 1994
Place of birth	Graz, Austria
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position	Winger/Striker
Club information
Current team	Hamburger SV
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	(3)
2011–2015	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	0	(0)
2011–2012	→ Kapfenberger SV II (loan)	7	(1)
2011–2012	→ Kapfenberger SV (loan)	16	(1)
2012–2013	→ TSG 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–	Hamburger SV	35	(7)
National team^‡
2010	Austria U16	1	(0)
2011	Austria U17	3	(1)
2011–	Austria U21	26	(20)
2016–	Austria	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 November 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 September 2016

Michael Gregoritsch (born 18 April 1994) is an Austrian footballer who currently plays for German Bundesliga side Hamburger SV.^[1][2][3]

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.^[4] 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.^[4] This made him the youngest goalscorer in the history of the Austrian Bundesliga with only 15 years and 361 days.^[5]

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim

Gregoritsch moved to 1899 Hoffenheim on 28 June 2011 for an undisclosed fee. He signed a four-year contract.

Statistics

As of 14 May 2016^{[1][3][6][7][8]}

Club performance			League		Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Austria			League		Austrian Cup		Total
2009–10	Kapfenberger SV II	Landesliga Steiermark	17	5	—		17	5
2010–11			13	5	0	0	13	5
2011–12		Regionalliga Mitte	7	1	—		7	1
2009–10	Kapfenberger SV	Bundesliga	4	1	0	0	4	1
2010–11			24	2	5	0	29	2
2011–12			16	1	0	0	16	1
Germany			League		DFB-Pokal		Total
2012–13	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	0	0
2012–13	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II	Regionalliga Südwest	28	11	—		28	11
2013–14	FC St. Pauli II	Regionalliga Nord	5	2	—		5	2
2013–14	FC St. Pauli	2. Bundesliga	15	1	1	0	16	1
2014–15	VfL Bochum		25	7	2	0	27	7
2015–16			0	0	0	0	0	0
2015–16	Hamburger SV	Bundesliga	25	5	1	1	26	6
Total	Austria		81	15	5	0	86	15
	Germany		108	26	4	1	112	27
Career total			179	41	9	1	189	42

Personal life

His father, Werner Gregoritsch, is the current head coach of the Austrian under-21 national team.^[9]

References

1. "Michael Gregoritsch" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
2. "Das Gregoritsch-Märchen" (in German). Kleine Zeitung. 15 April 2010. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
3. "Michael Gregoritsch" (in German). Austrian Football Bundesliga. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
4. "15-Jähriger erzielt Bundesliga-Tor" (in German). merkur-online.de. 16 April 2010. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
5. "Gregoritsch verzückt Österreich" (in German). kicker. 16 April 2010. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
6. "Spielerprofil: Michael Gregoritsch - Kapfenberger SV Amateure 2009/10" (in German). fussballoesterreich.at. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
7. "Spielerprofil: Michael Gregoritsch - Kapfenberger SV Amateure 2010/11" (in German). fussballoesterreich.at. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
8. "Spielerprofil: Michael Gregoritsch - Kapfenberger SV Amateure 2011/12" (in German). fussballoesterreich.at. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
9. "In Österreichs erster Liga Trainersohn, 15 trifft" (in German). Süddeutsche Zeitung. Retrieved 25 January 2013.