Adrian Grbić
_14.jpg) Grbić with Floridsdorfer AC in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 August 1996 | ||
| 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 | |||
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 1 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 win against Strasbourg on 23 August 2020.[4] 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. He is a youth international for Austria. Three weeks after his 24th birthday, on 25 August 2020, he was first called up to the Austria national football team for the Nations League games against Norway and Romania. He made his debut on 4 September 2020 in a game against Norway.[8]
Career statistics
- 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 |
References
- ^ a b Adrian Grbić at Soccerway
- ^ "Adrien Grbic, première recrue !". Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- ^ "Official: FC Lorient sign Adrian Grbic in €10m-plus deal". transfernexus.com. 8 July 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ^ "FC Lorient 3 – 1 Strasbourg". Ligue 1. 23 August 2020. Archived from the original on 10 July 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ^ "Vitesse signs Austrian striker". Football Oranje. 11 January 2022. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "Adrian Grbic est valenciennois !" (in French). Valenciennes. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ^ "DER FC LUZERN VERPFLICHTET ADRIAN GRBIC" [FC LUCERNE SIGNS ADRIAN GRBIC] (in German). Luzern. 6 February 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ "Norway v Austria game report". UEFA. 4 September 2020.
External links
- Adrian Grbić at WorldFootball.net
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