Leon Grgic

Leon Grgic
Personal information
Date of birth (2006-01-22) 22 January 2006
Place of birth Bruck an der Mur, Austria
Position(s) 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 21 (6)
International career‡
2021–2022 Austria U16 8 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 August 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 August 2022

Leon Grgic (born 22 January 2006) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays for Sturm Graz.[1]

Club career

Leon Grgic 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, Grgic 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, Grgic 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.

Career statistics

As of match played 1 August 2025
Club Season League Austrian Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals 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 1 1 1 0 0 0 — 2 1
Total 21 6 2 0 2 0 — 25 6
Career total 67 19 2 0 2 0 0 0 70 19
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

References

  1. ^ Leon Grgic at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  2. ^ "ÖFB-Jugendligen: Alle jagen Salzburg". laola1 (in German). 26 February 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Sturm: Jungprofivertrag für 15-jährigen Leon Grgic". laola1 (in German). 8 July 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Grgic unterschreibt Profivertrag". SK Sturm (in German). 8 July 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Bundesliga & 2. Liga: Alle Sommertransfers der steirischen Klubs im Überblick | Kleine Zeitung". Kleine Zeitung (in German). 30 June 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  6. ^ Mandel, Daniel (26 June 2022). "Sturm Graz will ungarischen Nachwuchsangreifer Milán Tóth". abseits.at (in German). Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  7. ^ "SKN Saint-Polten 2 : 5 SK Sturm Graz II". Sport1 (in German). 12 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Sturm II: 5:2-Kantersieg in St. Pölten". SK Sturm (in German). 8 December 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  9. ^ "ÖFB-Juwel soll vor Nationenwechsel zu Kroatien stehen". www.laola1.at.
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