Adrian Grbić

Adrian Grbić (born 4 August 1996) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club FC Lorient and the Austria national team.[1][2]

Adrian Grbić
Grbić with Floridsdorfer AC in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-08-04) 4 August 1996
Place of birth Vienna, Austria
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Lorient
Number 27
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 20 (3)
National team‡
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– Austria 7 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 February 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 November 2020

Club career

On 8 July 2020, Grbić signed a five-year contract with Ligue 1 club FC Lorient. The deal was 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]

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.[5]

Career statistics

International
As of match played 19 November 2020[1]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Austria 202074
Total74

International goals
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 2020Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt, Austria Greece1–12–1Friendly
2.11 November 2020Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg, Luxembourg Luxembourg2–03–0Friendly
3.15 November 2020Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria Northern Ireland2–12–12020–21 UEFA Nations League B
4.18 November 2020Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria Norway1–11–12020–21 UEFA Nations League B

References
  1. Adrian Grbić at Soccerway
  2. "Adrien Grbic, première recrue !". Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  3. "Official: FC Lorient sign Adrian Grbic in €10m-plus deal". transfernexus.com. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  4. "FC Lorient 3 – 1 Strasbourg". Ligue 1. 23 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  5. "Norway v Austria game report". UEFA. 4 September 2020.


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