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Adrian Grbić
Austrian footballer
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]
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_14.jpg) Grbić with Floridsdorfer AC in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1996-08-04) 4 August 1996 (age 27) | ||
| 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) | 0 | (0) |
| 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 4 February 2024 | |||
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]
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]
- As of match played 31 March 2021[1]
| 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.
| 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 |
- Adrian Grbić at Soccerway
- "Adrien Grbic, première recrue !" (in French). Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- "Official: FC Lorient sign Adrian Grbic in €10m-plus deal". Transfer Nexus. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- "FC Lorient 3–1 Strasbourg". Ligue 1. 23 August 2020.
- "Vitesse signs Austrian striker". Football Orange. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- "Adrian Grbic est valenciennois !". Valenciennes FC (in French). 31 January 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- "Der FC Luzern Verpflichtet Adrian Grbić" [FC Luzern signs Adrian Grbić]. FC Luzern (in German). 6 February 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- Klein, Sebastian (6 September 2020). "Dortmund-Star riet ÖFB-Stürmer per WhatsApp zu Transfer". heute.at (in German).
- Adrian Grbić at WorldFootball.net
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