Josip Brekalo
Josip Brekalo | ||
in the jersey of VfB Stuttgart (2017)
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Personnel | ||
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birthday | June 23, 1998 | |
place of birth | Zagreb , Croatia | |
size | 180 cm | |
position | Storm | |
Juniors | ||
Years | station | |
–2015 | Dinamo Zagreb | |
Men's | ||
Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
2015-2016 | Dinamo Zagreb II | 9 (0) |
2015-2016 | Dinamo Zagreb | 8 (0) |
2016– | VfL Wolfsburg | 62 (9) |
2016 | VfL Wolfsburg II | 2 (0) |
2017 | → VfB Stuttgart (loan) | 25 (2) |
National team | ||
Years | selection | Games (goals) 2 |
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 | 13 (5) |
2018– | Croatia | 4 (0) |
1 Only league games are given. As of March 1, 2020 2 As of March 24, 2019 |
Josip Brekalo (born June 23, 1998 in Zagreb ) is a Croatian soccer player who is active for VfL Wolfsburg .
Career
Emerging from the youth team of Dinamo Zagreb , the club based in his birthplace, Brekalo made his debut at the age of 17 in their second team when he won a 4-0 home game against second division NK on August 14, 2015 (1st matchday) Hrvatski dragovoljac came on for Dani Olmo in the 61st minute. On December 19, 2015 (21st matchday) he made his debut in the 1st HNL in a 1-0 home win against Inter Zaprešić , substituting for Paulo Machado in the second half. For the 2016/17 season he was signed by VfL Wolfsburg , who provided him with a contract valid until June 30, 2021.
On January 31, 2017, Brekalo was awarded to VfB Stuttgart, initially until the end of the season, with an option for a further season, which was later automatically activated through promotion. For Stuttgart he scored his first professional goal on February 17, 2017 in the game against 1. FC Heidenheim with the 2-1 winning goal. This hit was voted Goal of the Month for February 2017. During the winter break of the 2017/18 season, he returned prematurely to his parent club as part of the transfer of Mario Gómez from Wolfsburg to Stuttgart.
In November 2018, Brekalo made his debut in a UEFA Nations League game against Spain for the Croatian national team . With his shot from the edge of the penalty area, which Spanish goalkeeper David de Gea gave so much that Tin Jedvaj only had to push the ball over the lines, he initiated the 3-2 winner in stoppage time.
successes
- Croatian champion : 2015/16
- Croatian Cup Winner : 2015/16
- German second division champions : 2016/17
Awards
- Goalscorer of the month February 2017
Web links
- Josip Brekalo in the database of weltfussball.de
- Josip Brekalo in the database of transfermarkt.de
- Josip Brekalo in the database of the Croatian Football Association
Individual evidence
- ↑ Josip Brekalo is coming. VfL Wolfsburg press release, May 15, 2016, archived from the original on June 10, 2016 ; accessed on December 22, 2017 .
- ↑ Josip Brekalo changes to VfB . Announcement from VfB Stuttgart, January 31, 2017, accessed on December 22, 2017.
- ↑ VfB hurries FCH thanks to Brekalo's stroke of genius . Match report on kicker.de , February 17, 2017, accessed on December 22, 2017.
- ↑ Transfer hammer ! Mario Gomez returns to VfB . kicker.de, December 22, 2017, accessed on December 22, 2017.
- ↑ kicker.de: Double Jedvaj ensures Croatia's final (November 15, 2018) , accessed on November 17, 2018
- ↑ Goal of the month: Brekalo scores goal of the month for February . Sportschau , February 17, 2017, accessed on December 22, 2017.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Brekalo, Josip |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Croatian soccer player |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 23, 1998 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Zagreb , Croatia |