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Brajan Gruda
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-05-31) 31 May 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Speyer, Germany[1]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Right winger
Team information
Current team
 Mainz 05
Number 43
Youth career
2010–2015 FV Speyer
2015–2018 Karlsruher SC
2018–2023 Mainz 05
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Mainz 05 30 (4)
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 a German professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Bundesliga club Mainz 05.

Club career

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 Wolfsburg, confirming Mainz 05's survival in the Bundesliga on the last day of the season.[5]

International career

Gruda is of Albanian descent.[6] He has represented Germany at youth international level.[6][7]

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.[8][9]

In May 2024, he trained with the senior national team prior to the UEFA Euro 2024.[10] He departed the training camp on 5 June after a calf injury.[11]

Personal life

Gruda is the son of Albanian former Vllaznia Shkodër player Bujar Gruda.[12] He is also related to fellow footballer Ildi Gruda.[12] His ancestry traces to the Albanian Gruda tribe of Northern Albania.

Career statistics

As of 18 May 2024[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Mainz 05 2022–23 Bundesliga 2 0 1 0 – 0 0 3 0
2023–24 Bundesliga 28 4 1 0 – 0 0 29 4
Career total 30 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 32 4

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b c "Brajan Gruda". bundesliga.com. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  2. ^ "05-TALENT GRUDA ERHÄLT PROFIVERTRAG". Mainz 05 (in German). 18 November 2022. Archived from the original on 18 November 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Gruda debuts in professional football with Mainz in the Bundesliga". KOHA.net. 25 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–2 1. FSV Mainz 05". Bundesliga. 6 October 2023.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ a b Brajan Gruda at WorldFootball.net
  7. ^ "Brajan Gruda" (in German). German Football Association.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "DFB-Überraschung zum Geburtstag! Youngster-Duo bleibt länger". Sky Sport. 29 May 2024.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ Brajan Gruda at Soccerway Edit this at Wikidata
  14. ^ "Die Preisträger 2023". dfb.de (in German). 8 September 2023.

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