Florian Grillitsch

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Florian Grillitsch
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Grillitsch with Austria in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-08-07) 7 August 1995 (age 30)[1]
Place of birth Neunkirchen, Austria[1]
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s)
Team information
Current team
 Braga
Number 27
Youth career
2001–2008 SVSF Pottschach[2]
2008–2013 St. Pölten[2]
2013–2014 Werder Bremen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Werder Bremen II 36 (10)
2015–2017 Werder Bremen 48 (3)
2017–2022 TSG Hoffenheim 130 (3)
2022–2023 Ajax 10 (0)
2023–2025 TSG Hoffenheim 38 (1)
2025 → Valladolid (loan) 13 (0)
2025– Braga 7 (0)
International career‡
2013–2014 Austria U19 8 (7)
2015 Austria U20 5 (2)
2014–2017 Austria U21 6 (3)
2017– Austria 56 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:43, 15 December 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:50, 12 October 2025 (UTC)

Florian Grillitsch (born 7 August 1995) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre back for Portuguese Primeira Liga club Braga and the Austria national team.

Club career

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Early career

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Born in Neunkirchen, Austria on 7 August 1995,[1] Grillitsch played for SVSF Pottschach and St. Pölten in his youth football career.[2]

Werder Bremen

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2013–15

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Grillitsch joined Werder Bremen on 1 July 2013. He split the 2013–14 season between the Werder Bremen U19 team and Werder Bremen II.[1] He made 15 appearances in the A-Junioren-Bundesliga Nord/Nordost scoring 11 goals[2] and made five appearances in the Regionalliga Nord for Werder Bremen II.[2] In the 2014–15 season, Grillitsch made 26 appearances scoring nine goals for Werder's reserve team.[3]

2015–16 season

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Grillitsch made his first team debut during the 2015–16 season.[4] He played the full 120 minutes including extra-time in the 2–0 win against Würzburger Kickers in the first round of the DFB-Pokal on 8 August 2015, notably assisting Anthony Ujah for 1–0.[5] His first Bundesliga match was a 3–0 loss to Schalke 04 on matchday one on 15 August 2015. He replaced the veteran Clemens Fritz after 70 minutes at 2–0.[6] He also played for Werder Bremen II during the 2015–16 season.[4] Grillitsch achieved his first assist in the Bundesliga as Werder beat Mainz 3–1 on 24 October 2015 setting up Fin Bartels for the third goal. He played the full 90 minutes.[7] Four days later, Grillitsch prominently featured in Werder's 1–0 second-round DFB-Pokal victory over 1. FC Köln, providing a major goal-scoring chance for Ujah, playing multiple through-balls and almost scoring.[8][9][10] Afterwards, he was voted "Man of the match" by the club's fans.[11]

2016–17 season

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On 18 March 2017, Grillitsch scored his second goal of the 2016–17 season in a 3–0 win against Leipzig, a match that saw all three of Werder Bremen's Austrian players score in the club's highest win of the season.[12][13]

1899 Hoffenheim

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Grillitsch with Hoffenheim in May 2019

On 16 January 2017, Grillitsch signed a contract with 1899 Hoffenheim until 2021, starting from the 2017–18 season.[14]

He made his debut for the club in the league match against Bayer 04 Leverkusen (1–1 draw) on August 26, 2017. Grillitsch scored his first goal for 1899 Hoffenheim on 2 November that year in the UEFA Europa League against Istanbul Başakşehir.[15] However, Hoffenheim finished last in the group behind Istanbul Başakşehir, SC Braga and PFK Ludogorets.

Things went better in the Bundesliga, with a fourth-place finish in 2017–18, and a group stage spot in the UEFA Champions League. The following seasons, Grillitsch finished eighth, seventh, eleventh and eighth again with Hoffenheim, in his five seasons at the club, where he clocked up 151 appearances with eight goals and eleven assists.

Grillitsch was a starter in the vast majority of those matches. But in the summer of 2022, Grillitsch let his contract expire with the club.

Ajax and Hoffenheim again

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After moving to then Dutch champions AFC Ajax in September 2022,[16] Grillitsch returned to Hoffenheim after a year on a free transfer, signing a contract until 2026.[17]

Loan to Valladolid

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On 3 February 2025, Grillitsch was loaned to Spanish side Valladolid for the remainder of the 2024–25 season.[18]

Braga

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On 29 August 2025, Grillitsch signed a two-season contract with Braga in Portugal.[19]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 15 December 2025[2][3][4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club[4] Season[4] League National cup[a] League cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Werder Bremen II 2013–14 Regionalliga Nord 5 0 — — — 5 0
2014–15 Regionalliga Nord 26 9 — — — 26 9
2015–16 3. Liga 5 1 — — — 5 1
Total 36 10 — — — 36 10
Werder Bremen 2015–16 Bundesliga 25 1 5 1 — — 30 2
2016–17 Bundesliga 23 2 1 0 — — 24 2
Total 48 3 6 1 — — 54 4
TSG Hoffenheim 2017–18 Bundesliga 25 1 1 0 — 3[b] 1 29 2
2018–19 Bundesliga 30 0 0 0 — 6[c] 1 36 1
2019–20 Bundesliga 31 0 3 1 — — 34 1
2020–21 Bundesliga 26 2 1 0 — 7[b] 2 34 4
2021–22 Bundesliga 18 0 0 0 — — 18 0
Total 130 3 5 1 — 16 4 151 8
Ajax 2022–23 Eredivisie 10 0 3 0 — 5[c] 0 18 0
TSG Hoffenheim 2023–24 Bundesliga 29 1 1 0 — — 30 1
2024–25 Bundesliga 8 0 2 0 — 4[b] 0 14 0
Total 37 1 3 0 — 4 0 44 1
Valladolid (loan) 2024–25 La Liga 13 0 — — — 13 0
Braga 2025–26 Primeira Liga 7 0 1 0 1 0 4[b] 0 13 0
Career total 281 17 18 2 1 0 29 4 329 23
  1. ^ Includes DFB-Pokal, KNVB Cup
  2. ^ a b c d Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

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As of match played 12 October 2025[20]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Austria 2017 6 0
2018 7 1
2019 3 0
2020 3 0
2021 14 0
2022 2 0
2023 5 0
2024 9 0
2025 7 0
Total 56 1
As of match played 27 March 2018
Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Grillitsch goal.[20]
List of international goals scored by Florian Grillitsch
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 27 March 2018 Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg 2–0 4–0 Friendly

References

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