Adrian Grbić

Adrian Grbić
Grbić with Floridsdorfer AC in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-08-04) 4 August 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Vienna, Austria
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Luzern
Number 9
Youth career
2002–2004 SC Wiener Viktoria
2004–2012 Rapid Wien
2012–2015 VfB Stuttgart
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 VfB Stuttgart II 15 (0)
2016–2017 Floridsdorfer AC 27 (5)
2017–2019 SCR Altach 42 (11)
2019–2020 Clermont 26 (17)
2020– Lorient 52 (5)
2022 → Vitesse (loan) 16 (0)
2023 → Valenciennes (loan) 14 (9)
2024– → Luzern (loan) 14 (4)
International career
2011 Austria U16 3 (0)
2012–2013 Austria U17 25 (10)
2014 Austria U18 3 (2)
2014–2015 Austria U19 9 (0)
2017–2019 Austria U21 19 (5)
2020–2021 Austria 9 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2024

Adrian Grbić (born 4 August 1996) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Swiss Super League club Luzern, on loan from Ligue 2 club Lorient.[1][2]

Club career

On 8 July 2020, Grbić signed a five-year contract with Ligue 1 club Lorient. The deal was reportedly worth around €10 million.[3] He scored a goal from a penalty on his debut with Lorient in a 3–1 victory against Strasbourg on 23 August 2020.[4][better source needed] On 11 January 2022, Grbić signed for Dutch club Vitesse on loan until the end of the 2021–22 season.[5] On 31 January 2023, Grbić was loaned to Valenciennes in Ligue 2 for the rest of the season.[6]

On 6 February 2024, Grbić moved on loan to Luzern in Switzerland, with an option to buy.[7]

International career

Grbić was born in Austria and is of Croatian descent.[citation needed] On 4 September 2020, he debuted for the Austria national football team in a 2020–21 UEFA Nations League match against Norway.[8]

Career statistics

As of match played 31 March 2021[1]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Austria 2020 7 4
2021 2 0
Total 9 4
Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Grbić goal.
List of international goals scored by Adrian Grbić
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 7 October 2020 Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt, Austria  Greece 1–1 2–1 Friendly
2 11 November 2020 Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg, Luxembourg  Luxembourg 2–0 3–0 Friendly
3 15 November 2020 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria  Northern Ireland 2–1 2–1 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B
4 18 November 2020 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria  Norway 1–1 1–1 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B

References

  1. ^ a b Adrian Grbić at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Adrien Grbic, première recrue !" (in French). Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Official: FC Lorient sign Adrian Grbic in €10m-plus deal". Transfer Nexus. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  4. ^ "FC Lorient 3–1 Strasbourg". Ligue 1. 23 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Vitesse signs Austrian striker". Football Orange. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Adrian Grbic est valenciennois !". Valenciennes FC (in French). 31 January 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Der FC Luzern Verpflichtet Adrian Grbić" [FC Luzern signs Adrian Grbić]. FC Luzern (in German). 6 February 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  8. ^ Klein, Sebastian (6 September 2020). "Dortmund-Star riet ÖFB-Stürmer per WhatsApp zu Transfer". heute.at (in German).


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