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) | 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.
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]
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]
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.
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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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 |
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