Brajan Gruda
Updated: 12/11/2025, 4:34:49 PM Wikipedia source
Brajan Gruda (born 31 May 2004) is a German professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion.
Infobox
2019
Germany U16
2022
Germany U19
Full name
Brajan Gruda
Date of birth
(2004-05-31) 31 May 2004 (age 21)
Place of birth
Speyer, Germany
Height
1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position
Attacking midfielder
Current team
Brighton & Hove Albion
Number
8
2010–2015
FV Speyer
2015–2018
Karlsruher SC
2018–2023
Mainz 05
Years
Team
2023–2024
Mainz 05
2024–
Brighton & Hove Albion
2023–
Germany U21
Tables
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition · Career statistics
Division
Division
Club
Division
Season
Apps
League
Goals
League
Apps
League
Goals
National cup
Apps
National cup
Goals
League cup
Apps
League cup
Goals
Mainz 05
Mainz 05
Club
Mainz 05
Season
2022–23
League
Bundesliga
League
2
League
0
National cup
1
National cup
0
League cup
—
League cup
3
Total
0
2023–24
2023–24
Club
2023–24
Season
Bundesliga
League
28
League
4
League
1
National cup
0
National cup
—
League cup
29
League cup
4
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
30
League
4
League
2
League
0
National cup
—
National cup
32
League cup
4
Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton & Hove Albion
Club
Brighton & Hove Albion
Season
2024–25
League
Premier League
League
21
League
1
National cup
3
National cup
0
League cup
1
League cup
0
Total
25
Total
1
2025–26
2025–26
Club
2025–26
Season
Premier League
League
10
League
1
League
0
National cup
0
National cup
1
League cup
1
League cup
11
Total
2
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
31
League
2
League
3
League
0
National cup
2
National cup
1
League cup
36
League cup
3
Career total
Career total
Club
Career total
Season
61
League
6
League
5
League
0
National cup
2
National cup
1
League cup
68
League cup
7
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Total | |||||
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Mainz 05 | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 29 | 4 | ||
| Total | 30 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 32 | 4 | |||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2024–25 | Premier League | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
| 2025–26 | Premier League | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | |
| Total | 31 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 61 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 68 | 7 | ||
References
- Includes DFB-Pokal, FA Cup
- Includes EFL Cup
- "2024/25 Premier League squad lists"https://www.premierleague.com/news/4110099
- "Brajan Gruda"https://web.archive.org/web/20240510044558/https://www.bundesliga.com/
- Mainz 05https://web.archive.org/web/20221118120312/https://www.mainz05.de/news/05-talent-brajan-gruda-erhaelt-profivertrag/
- "Gruda debuts in professional football with Mainz in the Bundesliga"https://www.koha.net/en/sport/362925/gruda-debuton-ne-futbollin-profesionist-me-mainzin-ne-bundeslige
- "Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–2 1. FSV Mainz 05"https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/matchday/2023-2024/7/borussia-moenchengladbach-vs-1-fsv-mainz-05/liveticker
- 1. FSV Mainz 05https://web.archive.org/web/20240528122656/https://www.mainz05.de/news/geile-mannschaft-geile-jungs
- BBC Sporthttps://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cz073nekvg7o
- The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/may/10/welbeck-spot-on-to-reach-goal-milestone-as-brighton-solve-equation-at-wolves
- Brajan Gruda at WorldFootball.nethttps://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/brajan-gruda/
- "Brajan Gruda"https://www.dfb.de/datencenter/personen/brajan-gruda/spieler
- 1. FSV Mainz 05https://web.archive.org/web/20231002074616/https://www.mainz05.de/news/gruda-ueberzeugt-mwene-und-onisiwo-auf-em-kurs
- DFB – Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V.https://web.archive.org/web/20240123215346/https://www.dfb.de/u-21-maenner/spiele-termine/spiele/?no_cache=1&spieledb_path=%2Fdatencenter%2Fem-qualifikation-1109%2F2023-24%2Fgruppe-d%2Fkosovo-u-21-deutschland-u-21-2351401
- "DFB-Überraschung zum Geburtstag! Youngster-Duo bleibt länger"https://sport.sky.de/fussball/artikel/brajan-gruda-und-rocco-reitz-bleiben-laenger-beim-dfb-team/13145024/34942
- shkoder.infohttps://www.shkoder.info/2019/01/10/brajan-gruda-pinjolli-i-familjes-gruda-grumbullohet-me-kombetaren-u15-te-gjermanise/
- "The attacker openly rejects Albania: I want to play in the World Cup with"https://www.cna.al/english/sport/uesi-refuzon-hapur-shqiperine-dua-te-luaj-ne-boteror-me-i411108
- "Gruda finally closes the door to Albania: I want to play for Germany"https://www.voxnews.al/english/sport/gruda-i-mbyll-perfundimisht-deren-shqiperise-dua-te-luaj-per-gjermanine-i76204
- https://www.cna.al/english/sport/e-bujshme-brajan-gruda-te-shqiperia-e-konfirmon-alban-bushi-vishet-100-kuq-i432769https://www.cna.al/english/sport/e-bujshme-brajan-gruda-te-shqiperia-e-konfirmon-alban-bushi-vishet-100-kuq-i432769
- Brajan Gruda at Soccerwayhttps://int.soccerway.com/players/-/654279/
- uefa.comhttps://www.uefa.com/under21/news/029a-1e1c8234a435-fbf73cb016a8-1000--england-3-2-germany-aet-highlights-rowe-header-ensures-youn/
- dfb.dehttps://www.dfb.de/fritz-walter-medaille/preistraeger-2023/