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Vincenzo Grifo (Italian pronunciation: [vinˈtʃɛntso ˈɡriːfo]; born 7 April 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger or midfielder for Bundesliga club SC Freiburg and the Italy national team.[2] Born in Germany to Italian parents, Grifo has represented Italy at the senior level since 2018.

Vincenzo Grifo

Personal information
Date of birth	(1993-04-07) 7 April 1993 (age 29)[1]
Place of birth	Pforzheim, Germany
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s)	Winger, midfielder
Club information
Current team	SC Freiburg
Number	32
Youth career
1996–2006	1. CfR Pforzheim
2006–2010	Germania Brötzingen
2010–2011	1. CfR Pforzheim
2011–2012	Karlsruher SC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2013	1899 Hoffenheim II	21	(9)
2012–2015	1899 Hoffenheim	12	(0)
2014	→ Dynamo Dresden (loan)	13	(1)
2014–2015	→ FSV Frankfurt (loan)	33	(7)
2015–2017	SC Freiburg	61	(20)
2017–2018	Borussia Mönchengladbach	17	(0)
2018–2019	1899 Hoffenheim	8	(1)
2019	→ SC Freiburg (loan)	16	(6)
2019–	SC Freiburg	106	(31)
National team‡
2013	Italy U20	4	(1)
2018–	Italy	6	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:02, 13 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 May 2021

Club career

Early career

Grifo began his footballing career with local youth sides 1. CfR Pforzheim and Germania Brötzingen, before joining 2. Bundesliga side Karlsruher SC in 2011.[3][4][5]

1899 Hoffenheim

In July 2012, he joined Hoffenheim on a free transfer, signing a two-year contract with the club. After initially playing for the reserve side in the Regionalliga Südwest, he was soon promoted to the Hoffenheim senior squad, and made his debut with the club in the Bundesliga on 19 October 2012, in a 3–2 home win over Greuther Fürth, coming on as a substitute for Takashi Usami.[3][4][5] His performances earned him a two-year contract extension,[3][6] and saw him make a total of 12 substitute appearances throughout the 2012–13 season, as well as 13 appearances and 5 goals in the Regionalliga.[3] In the summer of 2013, he was officially promoted to the first squad, and was given the number 32 shirt.[3] He spent the next seasons on loan with Dynamo Dresden and FSV Frankfurt; with Frankfurt, he registered 7 goals and 10 assists in 35 appearances throughout the 2014–15 season.[3]

SC Freiburg

His performances led SC Freiburg to purchase him for €1.5 million in July 2015;[3][4][5][7] Grifo played a key role in helping the club to win the 2. Bundesliga title and obtain promotion to the Bundesliga, registering 14 goals and 15 assists in 31 league appearances throughout the 2015–16 season.[3][4][5]

In the opening six matches of the 2016–17 season, Grifo registered one goal and four assists in the Bundesliga, as well as three goals in two appearances in the DFB-Pokal.[3][4][5] He finished the season with 6 goals and 12 assists in 30 league matches.[8]

In his time at Freiburg he scored 20 goals and made 26 assists in 61 league appearances.[8]

Borussia Mönchengladbach

On 28 May 2017, Bundesliga rivals Borussia Mönchengladbach announced the signing of Grifo on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee, thought to be around €6 million. The transfer went through on 1 July.[8]

Return to 1899 Hoffenheim

On 11 June 2018, Hoffenheim signed Grifo on a four-year deal.[9]

On 6 January 2019, Grifo returned to Freiburg on a loan deal until the end of 2018–19 season.[10]

Return to SC Freiburg

On 2 September 2019, Grifo returned to Freiburg permanently once again, having spent the second half of the 2018–19 season on loan at the club.[11] On 13 November 2022, he scored his first Bundesliga hat-trick in the first 20 minutes in a 4–1 win over Union Berlin.[12]

International career

On 6 September 2013, Grifo earned his first cap for the Italian under-20 team under manager Alberigo Evani, scoring a goal in a 3–3 draw against Switzerland in Lugano.[3][13] On 14 October 2013, Grifo earned his first call-up to the Italy under-21 side from manager Luigi Di Biagio for Italy's Euro 2015 qualifying match against Belgium.[3][14]

On 20 November 2018, Grifo made his senior debut for Italy, managed by Roberto Mancini, as a second half substitute during a 1–0 friendly win against the United States in Genk.[15][16]

On 15 October 2019, Grifo made his first start for Italy in a 5–0 away win against Liechtenstein during a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying match.[17]

On 11 November 2020, Grifo scored his first goals for Italy, the first in the first half, and the second in the second half via a penalty shot, in a 4–0 home win against Estonia during a friendly.[18]

Style of play

An intelligent and creative midfielder, with good offensive capabilities and an eye for goal, Grifo usually plays as a winger on the left flank, despite being naturally right-footed, a position which allows him to cut into the middle and shoot on goal, due to his finishing ability as well as his striking accuracy from distance; a versatile playmaker, he is also capable of playing as an attacking midfielder, as well as in several other attacking positions, and has frequently been deployed as an outside forward. Considered to be a talented and promising young player, he is mainly known for his technique, flair, and dribbling skills, while his vision, range of passing, set-piece delivery, and crossing accuracy make him an excellent assist provider. A dead-ball specialist, he is also an accurate free kick and penalty kick taker.[3][4][5][19][20][21][22][23][24]

Personal life

Grifo was born in Pforzheim, Germany, to Italian parents; his mother is from Apulia, while his father is from Naro, in the province of Agrigento, Sicily.[3][4][5][25]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 13 November 2022[2]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1899 Hoffenheim	2012–13	Bundesliga	12	0	0	0	—		—		12	0
Dynamo Dresden (loan)	2013–14	2. Bundesliga	13	1	0	0	—		—		13	1
FSV Frankfurt (loan)	2014–15	2. Bundesliga	33	7	2	0	—		—		35	7
SC Freiburg	2015–16	2. Bundesliga	31	14	1	0	—		—		32	14
	2016–17	Bundesliga	30	6	2	3	—		—		32	9
	Total		61	20	3	3	—		—		64	23
Borussia Mönchengladbach	2017–18	Bundesliga	17	0	1	0	—		—		18	0
1899 Hoffenheim	2018–19	Bundesliga	7	1	2	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	—		10	1
	2019–20		1	0	1	0	—		—		2	0
	Total		8	1	3	0	1	0	—		12	1
SC Freiburg (loan)	2018–19	Bundesliga	16	6	0	0	—		—		16	6
SC Freiburg	2019–20	Bundesliga	26	4	1	0	—		—		27	4
	2020–21		31	9	2	0	—		—		33	9
	2021–22		34	9	6	4	—		—		40	13
	2022–23		15	9	2	0	6[lower-alpha 2]	2	—		23	11
	Total		106	31	11	4	6	2	—		123	37
Career total			264	64	19	7	7	2	0	0	291	73

International

As of match played 28 May 2021[26]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Italy	2018	1	0
	2019	1	0
	2020	2	2
	2021	2	0
Total		6	2

Scores and results list Italy's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Grifo goal.[27]

List of international goals scored by Vincenzo Grifo

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	11 November 2020	Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence, Italy	4	Estonia	1–0	4–0	Friendly
2					3–0

Honours

SC Freiburg[2]

• 2. Bundesliga: 2015–16
• DFB-Pokal: runner-Up 2021–22

Individual

• 2. Bundesliga top assist provider: 2015–16 (11 assists)[28]

References

External links

• Vincenzo Grifo at fussballdaten.de (in German)
• Profile at FIGC.it (in Italian)

На других языках

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[de] Vincenzo Grifo

Vincenzo Grifo (* 7. April 1993 in Pforzheim) ist ein italienisch-deutscher Fußballspieler. Der Mittelfeldspieler wird vorrangig zentral oder links eingesetzt. Er steht beim SC Freiburg unter Vertrag und ist italienischer A-Nationalspieler.

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- [en] Vincenzo Grifo

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[es] Vincenzo Grifo

Vincenzo Grifo (Pforzheim, Alemania, 7 de abril de 1993) es un futbolista germano-italiano juega como delantero en el S. C. Friburgo de la 1. Bundesliga de Alemania.[1]

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[fr] Vincenzo Grifo

Vincenzo Grifo, né le 7 avril 1993 à Pforzheim, est un footballeur international italien évoluant au poste de milieu de terrain au SC Fribourg. Il possède également la nationalité allemande.

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[it] Vincenzo Grifo

Vincenzo Grifo (Pforzheim, 7 aprile 1993) è un calciatore italiano con cittadinanza tedesca, centrocampista o attaccante del Friburgo e della nazionale italiana.

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[ru] Грифо, Винченцо

Винче́нцо Гри́фо (итал. Vincenzo Grifo; род. 7 апреля 1993[1], Пфорцхайм, Баден-Вюртемберг[1]) — немецкий и итальянский футболист, полузащитник клуба «Фрайбург».

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