Leon Grgic
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 January 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Bruck an der Mur, Austria | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sturm Graz | ||
| Number | 38 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Kapfenberger SV | |||
| 2015–2022 | Sturm Graz | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Sturm Graz II | 37 | (9) |
| 2023– | Sturm Graz | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Austria U16 | 8 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 August 2022 | |||
Leon Grgic (born 22 January 2006) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays for Sturm Graz.[1]
Club career
Leon Grgic first played at Kapfenberger SV, before joining Sturm Graz in 2015. Becoming a prolific goalscorer with the youth teams,[2] he signed his first professional contract with The Blackies in 2021.[3][4]
After progressing from the under-16 to the under-18 team during the previous season, Grgic was promoted to the reserve team for the 2022–23 season.[5][6] He made his professional debut for SK Sturm Graz II on the 17 August 2022, replacing Milán Tóth during a 5–2 away 2. Liga win against SKN St. Pölten.[7][8]
International career
Leon Grgic first made his debut for the Austria U16s in 2 September 2021, in a 3-3 draw against the Germany U16s. He scored his only goal for them against Israel U16's, netting in a 3-1 loss. He got promoted to the Austria U17s the following year, in a 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification match against Moldova U17s, which ended as a 2-0 win. He then progressed to the Austria U19s the subsequent season, where he scored in a 2-2 draw against the Latvia U19s in 11 September 2023, 3 days after he made his debut for them, against the same opposition. He was called up to the Austria U21s in the September international break, where he came on as a substitute for Oluwaseun Adewumi in the 74th minute.
Career statistics
- As of match played 30 November 2024
| Club | Season | League | Austrian Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sturm Graz II | 2022–23 | 2. Liga | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | 16 | 2 | |||
| 2023–24 | 2. Liga | 21 | 7 | — | — | — | 21 | 7 | ||||
| Total | 37 | 9 | — | — | — | 37 | 9 | |||||
| Sturm Graz | 2022–23 | Austrian Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Austrian Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Austrian Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 42 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 9 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
References
- ^ Leon Grgic at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ "ÖFB-Jugendligen: Alle jagen Salzburg". laola1 (in German). 26 February 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ "Sturm: Jungprofivertrag für 15-jährigen Leon Grgic". laola1 (in German). 8 July 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ "Grgic unterschreibt Profivertrag". SK Sturm (in German). 8 July 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ "Bundesliga & 2. Liga: Alle Sommertransfers der steirischen Klubs im Überblick | Kleine Zeitung". Kleine Zeitung (in German). 30 June 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ Mandel, Daniel (26 June 2022). "Sturm Graz will ungarischen Nachwuchsangreifer Milán Tóth". abseits.at (in German). Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ "SKN Saint-Polten 2 : 5 SK Sturm Graz II". Sport1 (in German). 12 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ "Sturm II: 5:2-Kantersieg in St. Pölten". SK Sturm (in German). 8 December 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
External links
- Leon Grgic at Soccerway
- Leon Grgic at ÖFB