Adam Griger

Adam Griger
Personal information
Full name Adam Griger[1]
Date of birth (2004-03-16) 16 March 2004 (age 20)[1]
Place of birth Prešov, Slovakia
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Hradec Králové
(on loan from Granada B)
Youth career
2012–2019 Tatran Prešov
2019–2020 Poprad
2020 Zemplín Michalovce
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020 Zemplín Michalovce 5 (0)
2021 LASK 5 (0)
2021–2023 → Juniors OÖ 29 (4)
2022–2023 → Cagliari (loan) 1 (0)
2023– Granada B 22 (1)
2024– → Hradec Králové 0 (0)
International career‡
Slovakia U16
2021 Slovakia U18 2 (0)
2021– Slovakia U19 20 (2)
2022– Slovakia U20 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 May 2023

Adam Griger (born 16 March 2004) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a forward for Hradec Králové on loan from Granada B.

Club career

Zemplín Michalovce

Griger made his Fortuna Liga debut for Zemplín Michalovce against Spartak Trnava on 8 August 2020.[2]

LASK

On 22 December 2020, he joined Linz-based LASK of the Austrian Bundesliga.[3]

Loan to Cagliari

On 1 September 2022, Griger was loaned by Italian club Cagliari, with an option to buy.[4] He was initially assigned to the club's Under-19 (Primavera) squad. He received his first call-up to the senior squad on 5 November 2022 for the game against Südtirol.[5]

Granada

In September 2023, Griger signed for Club Recreativo Granada, the reserve side of Granada.[6]

Loan to Hradec Králové

On 10 September 2024, Griger was loaned by Czech club Hradec Králové, with an option to buy.[7]

International career

In December 2022, Griger was first recognised in a Slovak senior national team nomination and was immediately shortlisted by Francesco Calzona for prospective players' training camp at NTC Senec, even before his nomination for Slovak U21 feeder team.[8]

Griger represented Slovakia at the 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship[9] and the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b c "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023 SQUAD LIST: Slovakia (SVK)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 20. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  2. ^ MFK Zemplín Michalovce - FC Spartak Trnava 8 August 2020, sportnet.sme.sk
  3. ^ https://futbal.spravy.sk/clanok/3102277-talentovany-adam-griger-mieri-do-timu-premozitela-dunajskej-stredy/ [dead link‍]
  4. ^ "Griger è del Cagliari". Cagliari (in Italian). 1 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Südtirol v Cagliari game report". Soccerway. 5 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Comunicado Oficial Adam Griger, nuevo jugador del Recreativo Granada". Granada CF (in Spanish). 2 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  7. ^ "Posila do útoku! Ze španělské Granady přichází Adam Griger". FC Hradec Králové (Press release) (in Czech). 10 September 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  8. ^ "MUŽI A – Päťdňový tréningový kemp, dôležitý pre budúcnosť reprezentácie". SFZ (in Slovak). 29 November 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  9. ^ "Slovakia U19 v Austria U19 game report". UEFA. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  10. ^ "Slovakia U20 v USA U20 game report". FIFA. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.


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