Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 31 May 2004 | ||
Place of birth | Speyer, Germany[1] | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2015 | FV Speyer | ||
2015–2018 | Karlsruher SC | ||
2018–2023 | Mainz 05 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2023–2024 | Mainz 05 | 30 | (4) |
2024– | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2019 | Germany U15 | 1 | (0) |
2019 | Germany U16 | 1 | (0) |
2022 | Germany U18 | 2 | (2) |
2022 | Germany U19 | 7 | (4) |
2023– | Germany U21 | 7 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:31, 26 March 2024 (UTC) |
Brajan Gruda (born 31 May 2004) is an Albanian-German professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion.
Club career
[edit]Mainz 05
[edit]Born in Speyer, Gruda began his career with local side FV Speyer, before joining Karlsruher SC in 2015.[1] He joined Mainz 05 at the age of 14, and signed his first professional contract with the club in November 2022.[2]
In January 2023, he was promoted to take part in first team training, and made his senior debut on 25 January 2023 in a 2–1 home Bundesliga defeat against Borussia Dortmund.[3] Later that year, on 6 October, he scored his first goal in a 2–2 away draw against Borussia Mönchengladbach.[4]
On 18 May 2024, he scored and assisted in a 3–1 victory against VfL Wolfsburg, confirming Mainz 05's survival in the Bundesliga on the last day of the season.[5]
Brighton & Hove Albion
[edit]On 14 August 2024, Gruda signed for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion, signing a contract until 2028.[6]
International career
[edit]Gruda is of Albanian descent.[7] He has represented Germany at youth international level.[7][8]
In September 2023, he was first called up by Germany U21, and he made his U21 debut in a 3–0 victory against Kosovo, he provided three assists in the match.[9][10]
In May 2024, he trained with the senior national team prior to the UEFA Euro 2024.[11] He departed the training camp on 5 June after a calf injury.[12]
Personal life
[edit]Gruda is the son of Albanian former Vllaznia Shkodër player Bujar Gruda.[13] He is also related to fellow footballer Ildi Gruda.[13] His ancestry traces to the Albanian Gruda tribe of Northern Albania.
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 18 May 2024[14]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Mainz 05 | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
2023–24 | Bundesliga | 28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 4 | |
Career total | 30 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 4 |
Honours
[edit]Individual
- Fritz Walter Medal U19 Silver: 2023[15]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Brajan Gruda". bundesliga.com. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ^ "05-TALENT GRUDA ERHÄLT PROFIVERTRAG". Mainz 05 (in German). 18 November 2022. Archived from the original on 18 November 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ "Gruda debuts in professional football with Mainz in the Bundesliga". KOHA.net. 25 January 2023.
- ^ "Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–2 1. FSV Mainz 05". Bundesliga. 6 October 2023.
- ^ "Geile Mannschaft, geile Jungs". 1. FSV Mainz 05 (in German). 18 May 2024. Archived from the original on 28 May 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ "Brighton sign midfielder Gruda from Mainz for £25m". BBC Sport. 14 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b Brajan Gruda at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Brajan Gruda" (in German). German Football Association.
- ^ "Gruda überzeugt, Mwene & Onisiwo auf EM-Kurs". 1. FSV Mainz 05 (in German). 13 September 2023. Archived from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "Kosovo U21 0:3 (0:0) Deutschland U21". DFB - Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V. (in German). 6 March 2014. Archived from the original on 23 January 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "DFB-Überraschung zum Geburtstag! Youngster-Duo bleibt länger". Sky Sport. 29 May 2024.
- ^ "Kosovo U21 0:3 (0:0) Deutschland U21". DFB - Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V. (in German). 6 March 2014. Archived from the original on 23 January 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Brajan Gruda, "pinjolli" i familjes Gruda grumbullohet me Kombëtaren U15 të Gjermanisë" [Brajan Gruda, the "kid" of the Gruda family, joins the U15 National Team of Germany]. shkoder.info (in Albanian). 10 January 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ^ Brajan Gruda at Soccerway
- ^ "Die Preisträger 2023". dfb.de (in German). 8 September 2023.
External links
[edit]- Brajan Gruda at Soccerway.com
- Brajan Gruda at WorldFootball.net
- Brajan Gruda at BDFutbol
- Brajan Gruda at kicker (in German)
- Brajan Gruda at the German Football Association
- Profile at the 1. FSV Mainz 05 website (in German)