Josip Brekalo
 Brekalo training with VfB Stuttgart in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 June 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Zagreb, Croatia | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | VfL Wolfsburg | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2015 | Dinamo Zagreb | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Dinamo Zagreb | 8 | (0) |
| 2016– | VfL Wolfsburg | 26 | (4) |
| 2017 | → VfB Stuttgart (loan) | 25 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012 | Croatia U14 | 2 | (0) |
| 2013 | Croatia U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Croatia U16 | 8 | (2) |
| 2013–2015 | Croatia U17 | 25 | (9) |
| 2015 | Croatia U18 | 6 | (3) |
| 2015–2017 | Croatia U19 | 17 | (6) |
| 2016– | Croatia U21 | 8 | (5) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 October 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 November 2017 | |||
Josip Brekalo (Croatian pronunciation: [jǒsip brěːkalo];[1][2] born 23 June 1998) is a Croatian footballer who plays as a striker for VfL Wolfsburg.
Club career
Brekalo is a youth exponent from Dinamo Zagreb. He made his league debut on 19 December 2015 against Inter Zaprešić.[3] On 15 May 2016 he signed for Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg for €6m.[4]
On 31 January 2017, Brekalo was loaned out to VfB Stuttgart until the end of the season with an option for a further year. The loan deal was automatically extended until June 2018 when Stuttgart secured promotion.[5] Brekalo scored his first senior goal on 17 February 2017 coming off the bench for VfB Stuttgart against 1. FC Heidenheim.[6] Brekalo returned prematurely to Wolfsburg on 1 January 2018.[7]
International career
Brekalo is a youth international and has represented Croatia in 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship and 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.
Career statistics
- As of match played 19 December 2017[8]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dinamo Zagreb II | 2015–16 | Druga HNL | 9 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| Dinamo Zagreb | 2015–16 | Prva HNL | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| Wolfsburg | 2016–17 | Bundesliga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 4 | |||
| Total | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | ||
| Wolfsburg II | 2016–17 | Regionalliga Nord | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Stuttgart (loan) | 2016–17 | 2. Bundesliga | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | |
| 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 14 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 17 | 2 | ||
| Total | 25 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 63 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 8 | ||
References
- ↑ "Jòsip". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 2018-03-19.
Jòsip
- ↑ "brȅcati". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 2018-03-19.
Brékalo
- ↑ "Dinamo Zagreb vs. Inter Zaprešić - 19 December 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2015-08-15.
- ↑ http://www.index.hr/sport/clanak/josip-brekalo-potpisao-za-wolfsburg/893514.aspx
- ↑ "Josip Brekalo signs for VfB". VfB Stuttgart. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ↑ "Away win in Heidenheim". VfB Stuttgart. 17 February 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ↑ "Josip Brekalo makes early return to VfL Wolfsburg". VfB Stuttgart. 22 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ↑ "J. Brekalo". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
External links
- Josip Brekalo at Croatian Football Statistics
- Josip Brekalo at the Croatian Football Federation