Leon Grgić
Austrian footballer (born 2006)
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Leon Grgić (born 22 January 2006) is a Croatian-Austrian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Austrian Bundesliga for Sturm Graz.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 January 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Bruck an der Mur, Austria | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sturm Graz | ||
| Number | 38 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Kapfenberger SV | |||
| 2015–2022 | Sturm Graz | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Sturm Graz II | 46 | (13) |
| 2023– | Sturm Graz | 36 | (7) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Austria U16 | 8 | (1) |
| 2022 | Austria U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | Austria U19 | 12 | (4) |
| 2024 | Austria U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2025– | Croatia U21 | 0 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22 September 2025 | |||
Club career
Leon Grgić first played at Kapfenberger SV, before joining Sturm Graz in 2015. Becoming a prolific goalscorer with the youth teams,[2] he signed his first professional contract with The Blackies in 2021.[3][4]
After progressing from the under-16 to the under-18 team during the previous season, Grgić was promoted to the reserve team for the 2022–23 season.[5][6] He made his professional debut for SK Sturm Graz II on the 17 August 2022, replacing Milán Tóth during a 5–2 away 2. Liga win against SKN St. Pölten.[7][8]
International career
Born in Austria, Grgić is of Croatian descent.[9] He first made his debut for the Austria U16s on 2 September 2021, in a 3-3 draw against the Germany U16s. He scored his only goal for them against Israel U16's, netting in a 3-1 loss. He got promoted to the Austria U17s the following year, in a 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification match against Moldova U17s, which ended as a 2-0 win. He then progressed to the Austria U19s the subsequent season, where he scored in a 2-2 draw against the Latvia U19s on 11 September 2023, 3 days after he made his debut for them, against the same opposition. He was called up to the Austria U21s in the September international break, where he came on as a substitute for Oluwaseun Adewumi in the 74th minute.
On 22 August 2025, Grgić's request to switch international allegiance to Croatia was approved by FIFA.[10]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 7 December 2025
| Club | Season | League | Austrian Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sturm Graz II | 2022–23 | 2. Liga | 16 | 2 | — | — | 16 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | 2. Liga | 21 | 7 | — | — | 21 | 7 | |||
| 2024–25 | 2. Liga | 9 | 4 | — | — | 9 | 4 | |||
| Total | 46 | 13 | — | — | 46 | 13 | ||||
| Sturm Graz | 2022–23 | Austrian Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023–24 | Austrian Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | Austrian Bundesliga | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 19 | 5 | |
| 2025–26 | Austrian Bundesliga | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6[c] | 0 | 25 | 2 | |
| Total | 36 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 48 | 7 | ||
| Career total | 82 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 93 | 20 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
