Adam Griger

Adam Griger
Personal information
Full name Adam Griger[1]
Date of birth (2004-03-16) 16 March 2004 (age 21)[1]
Place of birth Prešov, Slovakia
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[1]
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
Slovan Bratislava
(on loan from Hradec Králové)
Number 30
Youth career
2012–2019 Tatran Prešov
2019–2020 Poprad
2020 Zemplín Michalovce
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020 Zemplín Michalovce 5 (0)
2021 LASK 5 (0)
2021–2023Juniors OÖ (loan) 29 (4)
2022–2023Cagliari (loan) 1 (0)
2023–2025 Granada B 23 (1)
2024–2025Hradec Králové (loan) 22 (4)
2025– Hradec Králové 19 (0)
2026–Slovan Bratislava (loan) 2 (0)
International career
2019 Slovakia U15 2 (0)
2020 Slovakia U16 3 (1)
2020 Slovakia U17 2 (0)
2021 Slovakia U18 2 (0)
2021–2022 Slovakia U19 20 (2)
2022–2023 Slovakia U20 4 (0)
2023– Slovakia U21 13 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 February 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2025

Adam Griger (born 16 March 2004) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a forward for Slovan Bratislava on loan from Hradec Králové.

Club career

Zemplín Michalovce

Griger made his Fortuna Liga debut for Zemplín Michalovce against Spartak Trnava on 8 August 2020.[2]

LASK

On 22 December 2020, he joined Linz-based LASK of the Austrian Bundesliga.[3]

Loan to Cagliari

On 1 September 2022, Griger was loaned by Italian club Cagliari, with an option to buy.[4] He was initially assigned to the club's Under-19 (Primavera) squad. He received his first call-up to the senior squad on 5 November 2022 for the game against Südtirol.[5]

Granada

In September 2023, Griger signed for Club Recreativo Granada, the reserve side of Granada.[6]

Loan to Hradec Králové

On 10 September 2024, Griger was loaned by Czech club Hradec Králové, with an option to buy.[7]

Hradec Králové

On 30 April 2025, Griger signed a multi-year contract with Hradec Králové.[8]

Loan to Slovan Bratislava

On 5 February 2026, Griger joined Slovan Bratislava on a one-year loan deal.[9]

International career

In December 2022, Griger was first recognised in a Slovak senior national team nomination and was immediately shortlisted by Francesco Calzona for prospective players' training camp at NTC Senec, even before his nomination for Slovak U21 feeder team.[10]

Griger represented Slovakia at the 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship[11] and the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 14 February 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Zemplín Michalovce 2020–21 Slovak First Football League 5 0 1 0 6 0
LASK 2020–21 Austrian Bundesliga 4 1 4 1
2021–22 Austrian Bundesliga 1 0 1 0
Total 5 0 5 0
Juniors OÖ (loan) 2020–21 2. Liga 4 0 4 0
2021–22 2. Liga 23 3 23 3
2022–23 Austrian Regionalliga Central 2 0 2 0
Total 29 4 29 4
Cagliari (loan) 2022–23 Serie B 1 0 1 0
Granada B 2023–24 Primera Federación 23 1 23 1
Hradec Králové (loan) 2024–25 Czech First League 22 4 3 1 25 5
Hradec Králové 2025–26 Czech First League 19 0 19 0
Slovan Bratislava (loan) 2025–26 Slovak First Football League 2 0 0 0 2 0
Career total 104 9 4 1 0 0 108 10

References

  1. ^ a b c "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023 SQUAD LIST: Slovakia (SVK)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 20. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  2. ^ MFK Zemplín Michalovce - FC Spartak Trnava 8 August 2020, sportnet.sme.sk
  3. ^ "Deklasovali Dunajskú Stredu, ich káder posilní mladý slovenský útočník". Sme (in Slovak). TASR. 22 December 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  4. ^ "Griger è del Cagliari". Cagliari (in Italian). 1 September 2022. Archived from the original on 24 November 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Südtirol v Cagliari game report". Soccerway. 5 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Comunicado Oficial Adam Griger, nuevo jugador del Recreativo Granada". Granada CF (in Spanish). 2 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  7. ^ "Posila do útoku! Ze španělské Granady přichází Adam Griger". FC Hradec Králové (Press release) (in Czech). 10 September 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  8. ^ Vojík, Jiří (30 April 2025). "Hradec Králové aktivoval opci na Grigera, talentovaný útočník podepsal dlouhodobý kontrakt". EuroFotbal.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  9. ^ "Kvalita a investícia do budúcnosti: Slovan získal ofenzívnu posilu, na ME dal víťazný gól Slovenska". Zoznam.sk (in Slovak). TASR. 5 February 2026. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
  10. ^ "MUŽI A – Päťdňový tréningový kemp, dôležitý pre budúcnosť reprezentácie". SFZ (in Slovak). 29 November 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  11. ^ "Slovakia U19 v Austria U19 game report". UEFA. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  12. ^ "Slovakia U20 v USA U20 game report". FIFA. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.