Florian Grillitsch, Defensive Midfield at Frosinone

Defensive Midfield · Midfielder

#27 Florian Grillitsch

Frosinone Serie A · Italy

Date of birth / Age: 7 Aug 1995 (31)
Height · Weight: 1.87 m · 77 kg
Foot: Right
Main position: Defensive Midfield
Citizenship: Austria
Joined club: 12 Aug 2026
Contract until: 2027
International: Austria · 61 caps, 1 goals

Date of birth / Age: 7 Aug 1995 (31)
Height · Weight: 1.87 m · 77 kg
Foot: Right
Main position: Defensive Midfield
Citizenship: Austria
Joined club: 12 Aug 2026
Contract until: 2027
International: Austria · 61 caps, 1 goals

Season 2025/26

Appearances: 32
Starting eleven: 21
Goals: 3
Assists: 1
Yellow cards: 6
Second yellows: 0
Red cards: 0
Minutes: 1,896

Starting eleven66%

21 of 32 appearances

Minutes played1,896

59 per appearance

Goal involvement4

3 goals · 1 assists

Positions played

295 matches · since 2015/16

RBLWAMCBCMDM

Position	Apps	G	A
Defensive Midfield	127	5	4
Central Midfield	103	5	4
Centre-Back	48	1	2
Attacking Midfield	9	3	2
Other · LW, RB	8	0	0

How he compares

TSH benchmarks · central midfielders with 900+ minutes

World rank: #121; central midfielder in the world by TSH Score
In his age group: #41; among central midfielders aged 30+
In his league: 93%; of Primeira Liga central midfielders rank below him

Career stats

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Competitions

Club

Season	Competition	Club	Apps	Starts	G	A	Yellow cards	Second yellow	Red cards	Min
2026/27	Serie A	Frosinone	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	12
2025/26	Primeira Liga	Sporting Braga	20	12	1	1	3	0	0	1,132
2025/26	UEFA Europa League	Sporting Braga	10	8	2	–	2	–	0	673
2025/26	Taça da Liga	Sporting Braga	2	1	0	–	1	–	0	91
2026	FIFA World Cup	Austria	2	0	0	–	0	–	0	88
2024/25	La Liga	Real Valladolid	13	7	0	0	1	0	0	623
2024/25	Bundesliga	Hoffenheim	8	8	0	0	1	0	0	605
2024/25	UEFA Europa League	Hoffenheim	4	4	0	–	1	–	0	307
2024/25	DFB Pokal	Hoffenheim	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	150
2026	UEFA World Cup Qualifiers	Austria	5	0	0	–	1	–	0	77
2024/25	UEFA Nations League - League B	Austria	3	0	0	–	0	–	0	22
2024/25	UEFA Nations League - Play-offs	Austria	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	150
2023/24	Bundesliga	Hoffenheim	30	25	1	3	8	0	0	2,294
2023/24	DFB Pokal	Hoffenheim	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	76
2024	UEFA European Championship	Austria	4	3	0	–	0	–	0	194
2022/23	Eredivisie	Ajax	10	4	0	0	2	0	0	419
2022/23	UEFA Champions League	Ajax	5	0	0	–	0	–	0	53
2022/23	KNVB Beker	Ajax	3	2	0	–	0	–	0	143
2024	UEFA European Championship Qualifiers	Austria	4	2	0	–	1	–	0	202
2021/22	Bundesliga	Hoffenheim	18	16	0	0	7	0	0	1,495
2020/21	Bundesliga	Hoffenheim	26	22	2	1	5	1	0	1,882
2020/21	UEFA Europa League	Hoffenheim	7	4	2	–	0	–	0	395
2020/21	DFB Pokal	Hoffenheim	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	105
2022	UEFA World Cup Qualifiers	Austria	9	9	0	–	3	–	0	745
2020	UEFA European Championship	Austria	3	2	0	–	0	–	0	223
2020/21	UEFA Nations League - League B	Austria	2	1	0	–	0	–	0	93
2019/20	Bundesliga	Hoffenheim	31	28	0	1	3	0	0	2,410
2019/20	DFB Pokal	Hoffenheim	3	2	1	–	1	–	0	206
2018/19	Bundesliga	Hoffenheim	30	27	0	2	8	0	0	2,395
2018/19	UEFA Champions League	Hoffenheim	6	5	1	–	3	–	0	415
2020	UEFA European Championship Qualifiers	Austria	3	2	0	–	0	–	0	183
2018/19	UEFA Nations League - League B	Austria	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	81
2017/18	Bundesliga	Hoffenheim	6	21	1	1	5	0	0	339
2017/18	UEFA Europa League	Hoffenheim	2	2	1	–	1	–	0	146
2017/18	DFB Pokal	Hoffenheim	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2016/17	Bundesliga	Werder Bremen	23	21	2	0	4	0	0	1,720
2016/17	DFB Pokal	Werder Bremen	1	0	0	–	0	–	0	15
2018	UEFA World Cup Qualifiers	Austria	4	3	0	–	0	–	0	258
2015/16	Bundesliga	Werder Bremen	25	23	1	2	3	0	0	1,989
2015/16	3. Liga	Werder Bremen II	5	5	1	0	0	0	0	416
2015/16	DFB Pokal	Werder Bremen	5	5	1	–	0	–	0	474
2014/15	Regionalliga	Werder Bremen II	26	21	9	0	3	1	0	1,927
2017	UEFA U21 Championship	Austria U21	6	5	1	–	0	–	0	377
2015	FIFA U20 World Cup	Austria U20	3	3	0	–	2	–	0	270
2013/14	U19 Bundesliga	Werder Bremen U19	15	14	11	–	1	–	0	1,216
2013/14	Regionalliga	Werder Bremen II	5	1	0	–	1	–	0	168
2014	UEFA U19 Championship	Austria U19	8	8	7	–	3	–	0	637
2012	UEFA U17 Championship	Austria U17	1	0	1	–	0	–	0	40

No rows match these filters.
Career total · all competitions			405	334	46	11^*	74	2^*	0	28,021

By competition

Competition	Apps	G	A
Bundesliga	197	7	10
Austria	42	0	–
Regionalliga	31	9	0
UEFA Europa League	23	5	–
Primeira Liga	20	1	1
U19 Bundesliga	15	11	–
DFB Pokal	14	2	–
La Liga	13	0	0
UEFA Champions League	11	1	–
Eredivisie	10	0	0

* Assists and second yellows are counted where the data has them, mostly league games from 2014/15; cups and internationals show “–”. Friendlies are excluded. Data as of 26 Oct 2026.

Clubs and transfers

Aug 2026 Aug 2026 · Transfer Sporting Braga Frosinone Transfer Fee in TSH subscription
Aug 2025 Aug 2025 · Transfer Hoffenheim Sporting Braga Transfer Fee in TSH subscription
Jun 2025 Jun 2025 · Back from Loan Real Valladolid Hoffenheim Back from Loan Fee in TSH subscription
Feb 2025 Feb 2025 · Loan Hoffenheim Real Valladolid Loan Fee in TSH subscription
Jul 2023 Jul 2023 · Transfer Ajax Hoffenheim Transfer Fee in TSH subscription
Sept 2022 Sept 2022 · Free Transfer – Ajax Free Transfer
Jul 2022 Jul 2022 · Free Agent Hoffenheim – Free Agent
Jul 2017 Jul 2017 · Free Transfer Werder Bremen Hoffenheim Free Transfer
Jul 2013 Jul 2013 · Transfer St. Pölten Werder Bremen Transfer Fee in TSH subscription

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