# Michael Gregoritsch

Michael Gregoritsch (born 18 April 1994) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club SC Freiburg and the Austria national team.

## Club career
### 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. 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. Gregoritsch also made appearances for the reserve team over three seasons.

### 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. In 2013, he was on loan to FC St. Pauli, playing for both the first and second teams. Gregoritsch joined VfL Bochum on loan for the 2014–15 season, where he scored seven goals in 27 appearances. 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.
Gregoritsch joined FC Augsburg for the 2017–18 season, scoring three goals in 33 appearances. On 23 December 2019, he joined Schalke 04 on loan until the end of 2019–20 season. On 17 January 2020, Gregoritsch debuted with a goal and an assist in a 2–0 home victory against Borussia Mönchengladbach.
On 8 July 2022, Gregoritsch signed for SC Freiburg ahead of the 2022–23 Bundesliga season.

## 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.

## 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.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 2 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | Continental | Continental | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Kapfenberger SV II | 2009–10 | Landesliga Steiermark | 17 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 5 |
| Kapfenberger SV II | 2010–11 | Landesliga Steiermark | 13 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 5 |
| Kapfenberger SV II (loan) | 2011–12 | Austrian Regionalliga Central | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 |
| Kapfenberger SV II (loan) | Total | Total | 37 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 37 | 11 |
| Kapfenberger SV | 2009–10 | Austrian Bundesliga | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 1 |
| Kapfenberger SV | 2010–11 | Austrian Bundesliga | 24 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 2 |
| Kapfenberger SV (loan) | 2011–12 | Austrian Bundesliga | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 1 |
| Kapfenberger SV (loan) | Total | Total | 44 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 49 | 4 |
| 1899 Hoffenheim II | 2012–13 | Regionalliga Südwest | 28 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 11 |
| FC St. Pauli II (loan) | 2013–14 | Regionalliga Nord | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 |
| FC St. Pauli (loan) | 2013–14 | 2. Bundesliga | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 1 |
| VfL Bochum (loan) | 2014–15 | 2. Bundesliga | 25 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 7 |
| Hamburger SV | 2015–16 | Bundesliga | 25 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 6 |
| Hamburger SV | 2016–17 | Bundesliga | 30 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 5 |
| Hamburger SV | Total | Total | 55 | 10 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 58 | 11 |
| FC Augsburg | 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 32 | 13 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 13 |
| FC Augsburg | 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 32 | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 36 | 8 |
| FC Augsburg | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 |
| FC Augsburg | 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 1 |
| FC Augsburg | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 25 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 9 |
| FC Augsburg | Total | Total | 119 | 29 | 10 | 2 | — | — | 129 | 31 |
| Schalke 04 (loan) | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 1 |
| FC Augsburg II | 2021–22 | Regionalliga Bayern | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| SC Freiburg | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 30 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 42 | 15 |
| SC Freiburg | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 32 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 42 | 12 |
| SC Freiburg | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 14 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 17 | 2 |
| SC Freiburg | Total | Total | 76 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 101 | 29 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 419 | 93 | 33 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 467 | 107 |
* ↑ Includes Austrian Cup, DFB-Pokal
* 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League

### International

    As of match played 17 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Austria | 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| Austria | 2017 | 4 | 0 |
| Austria | 2018 | 6 | 1 |
| Austria | 2019 | 6 | 1 |
| Austria | 2020 | 6 | 2 |
| Austria | 2021 | 10 | 1 |
| Austria | 2022 | 10 | 2 |
| Austria | 2023 | 8 | 5 |
| Austria | 2024 | 11 | 6 |
| Total | Total | 62 | 18 |
    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 |
| 1 | 27 March 2018 | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 3–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 6 September 2019 | Stadion Wals-Siezenheim, Wals-Siezenheim, Austria | Latvia | 6–0 | 6–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying |
| 3 | 4 September 2020 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway | Norway | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B |
| 4 | 11 October 2020 | Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B |
| 5 | 13 June 2021 | Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania | North Macedonia | 2–1 | 3–1 | UEFA Euro 2020 |
| 6 | 29 March 2022 | Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria | Scotland | 1–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 7 | 3 June 2022 | Gradski Vrt Stadium, Osijek, Croatia | Croatia | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League A |
| 8 | 24 March 2023 | Raiffeisen Arena, Pasching, Austria | Azerbaijan | 2–0 | 4–1 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
| 9 | 27 March 2023 | Raiffeisen Arena, Pasching, Austria | Estonia | 2–1 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
| 10 | 17 June 2023 | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium | Belgium | 1–0 | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
| 11 | 7 September 2023 | Raiffeisen Arena, Linz, Austria | Moldova | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 12 | 12 September 2023 | Friends Arena, Stockholm, Sweden | Sweden | 1–0 | 3–1 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
| 13 | 26 March 2024 | Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria | Turkey | 2–1 | 6–1 | Friendly |
| 14 | 26 March 2024 | Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria | Turkey | 3–1 | 6–1 | Friendly |
| 15 | 26 March 2024 | Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria | Turkey | 4–1 | 6–1 | Friendly |
| 16 | 2 July 2024 | Red Bull Arena, Leipzig, Germany | Turkey | 1–2 | 1–2 | UEFA Euro 2024 |
| 17 | 13 October 2024 | Raiffeisen Arena, Linz, Austria | Norway | 5–1 | 5–1 | 2024–25 UEFA Nations League B |
| 18 | 14 November 2024 | Pavlodar Central Stadium, Pavlodar, Kazakhstan | Kazakhstan | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2024–25 UEFA Nations League B |